broaden 和 widen的區別

widen [?0?4waidn] vt.加寬，放寬 vi.變寬 Mr.Trent hopes the city won't go through with its plans to widen the street.特倫特先生希望這座城市不會實現它的拓寬街道的計劃。The road is being widened.這條路正在拓寬。broaden [?0?4br?0?0:dn] v.(使)變寬；(使)擴大You should broaden your experience by travelling more.妳應該多到各地走走以增廣見識。Our country has been trying to broaden its commerce with other nations.我國壹直在努力擴大與其他國家的貿易往來。 歸納：似乎沒有很大區別。但widen多用於實物的擴展，而broaden多用於抽象意義，如學識，生意。但區別並不明顯。