wide /waɪd/► SEE ALLbe/fall wide of the markbe wide opengive sb/sth a wide bertha wide boy(lay/leave yourself) wide open (to sth)far and widecast/spread your net wide ●be/fall wide of the ˈmark ( be (a long) way off the ˈmark) be not at all correct or accurate远离目标；不准确；离谱◆No one knew where Bangalore was, and their guesses were all wide of the mark. 没人知道班加罗尔的位置，他们都是瞎猜。OPPon the nose●be wide ˈopen (of a competition, an election, etc.竞赛、选举等) with no obvious winner结果难以预料◆The presidential election is wide open. 总统大选的结果难以预料。OPPa one-horse race●give sb/sth a wide ˈberthavoid meeting sb; avoid going near or using sth对…避而远之；退避三舍◆He’s so boring I always try to give him a wide berth at parties. 他这人太无聊，在聚会上我总是躲他远远的。◆The roads are very dangerous there — I’d give them a wide berth and go by train. 那里的道路很危险，所以我决定避开它们，乘火车前往。●a ˈwide boy (BrE, informal, disapproving) a man who makes money in dishonest ways在交易中不诚实的人◆If he offers you a business deal, say no. He’s a bit of a wide boy. 要是他想和你做生意，千万别答应。他是个骗子。●(lay/leave yourself) wide ˈopen (to sth)(put yourself) in a situation where you can easily be criticized, blamed, attacked, etc.（使自己）处于易受攻击（或责备等）的地位◆By not saying anything in your defence, you’re leaving yourself wide open to their accusations. 你不为自己辩护，就只能任由他们指控。◆The soldiers were wide open to attack. 士兵们完全暴露在敌人炮火之下。OPPcover your back●far and ˈwideeverywhere and many places; over a large area到处；广泛地◆People come from far and wide to visit the monument.人们从各地前来参观这座纪念碑。◆The police were searching far and wide for the missing child.警方四处寻找那个失踪的孩子。●cast/spread your net ˈwideconsider a wide range of possibilities or cover a large area, especially to try to find sb/sth考虑到多种可能；扩大搜寻范围；广撒网（寻找）◆Unless we spread our net a bit wider, this company will never get enough business.如果我们不扩大公司的业务范围，业务量就不够。