今天為同學們介紹容易混淆的wide和widely。
wide既是形容詞也是副詞。
wide做副詞時和同是副詞的widely意思上有重疊，有時候難以區別。
01wide
wide做副詞，主要意思是「儘可能遠地;充分地；完全地」
記住這一點很重要：在固定搭配裡，多用wide
People came fromfar and wide to see the concert.
人們從四面八方趕來看音樂會。
Her intellect is famed far and wide.
她的才智遠近聞名。
Someone left the back door wide open.
有人把讓後門大開。
His eyes were wide open, but he was, apparently, dead.
他的眼睛睜得大大的，但他顯然已經死了。
Most experts agree that the election is wide openat this point.
大多數專家都認為，目前選舉結果難料。
She was wide awakeall night after he had left.
他走後她徹夜未眠。
He stood with his legs wide apart.
他兩腿分開站著。
There were two very large oak trees in front of our house with wide spreading branches.
我們的房子前面有兩棵很大的橡樹，枝繁葉茂。
02widely
widely是wide的副詞，意思是「普遍地;廣泛地;範圍廣地;很大程度上;大大地」
He's travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.
他常旅行，腳步遍布非洲和亞洲。
The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.
這所學校因其出色的教學而廣受讚賞。
'The Last Supper' is widely regarded as Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece.
《最後的晚餐》被公認為是達文西的代表作。
People's attitude towards the online classes varies widely.
人們對網絡課程的態度千差萬別。
Organic food is now widely available.
有機食品現在廣泛供應。
The two groups became widely separated.
這兩個團體已經分道揚鑣。
These works were popular and widely reproduced.
這些作品廣受歡迎並被廣泛轉載。
He walked out of the pool, grinning widely.
他咧嘴笑著走出遊泳池。
03結論
具體說到open widely，意思上也可以接受「張大眼睛/嘴巴」，但一萬個人裡也遇不到一個人這麼說，你想顯得這麼「優秀」嗎？
圖片選自網絡，版權為原作者所有！