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wide-ranging

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwide-ˈranging ●○○ adjective written  VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDSincluding a wide variety of subjects, things, or people 范围大的,广泛的 a wide-ranging discussion 内容广泛的讨论 wide-ranging proposals to improve the rail network 改善铁路网的各种提议
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wide-rangingThe latter part of the wide-ranging agreement has not yet been consummated.Such accounts provide detailed and wide-ranging analyses of the psychological and related discourses around these objects.Her criticism was wide-ranging and sometimes contradictory.Our discussions were wide-ranging and substantive.Urban politics itself is also a substantial subject and it too has received wide-ranging and systematic attention.Arguments for controlling or reducing the size of public expenditure are wide-ranging but not always convincing.The finished product rests in a glorious pop tradition not usually associated with a wide-ranging career like Young's.It will mean that wide-ranging corporate risks will be able to be placed with just one underwriter.Given all this, however, the successors of Ecgfrith preserved and maintained a secure realm within what were still wide-ranging frontiers.Climate change is likely to have a wide-ranging impact on human health.A wide-ranging inquiry into the qualities and styles of leaders.a wide-ranging investigationA wide-ranging survey found growing dissatisfaction among workers.
ˌwide-ˈranging adjectiveChineseSyllable
including of subjects, wide variety Corpus things, a


wide-ranging
ˌwide-ˈranging adjective written
including a wide variety of subjects, things, or people:
    a wide-ranging discussion
    wide-ranging proposals to improve the rail network


wide-rangingBrE /ˌwaɪd ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwaɪd ˈreɪndʒɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectiveincluding or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas 覆盖面广的;内容广泛的The commission has been given wide-ranging powers. 委员会被授予的权限很广。🔊🔊a wide-ranging discussion广泛的讨论