broad; wide

broad; wide

  两者都表示两边或两点之间的距离都有“宽的”之意， 但broad着重某物覆盖面的范围 （如肩、背、胸等的宽），还可表示“宽宏大量”；wide着重指边沿间相隔的距离以及“广泛”之意。如：

Looking at the new-type camera, the young man with broad shoulders was surprised with his mouth wide open.

看着那个新型相机，那个肩宽背阔的年轻人惊奇得张大了嘴巴。

He’s a broad-minded person; he’ll never be disappointed by such a small failure．

他是个心胸宽广的人；决不会因为那么一次小小的失败而感到失望。