widespread
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wide·spread /ˈwaɪdspred/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective EVERYWHEREEVERYONEexisting or happening in many places or situations, or among many people 分布广的；广泛流传的 the widespread use of chemicals in agriculture 化学品在农业中的广泛使用widespread support/acceptance/criticism/condemnation etc There was widespread support for the war. 人们普遍支持这场战争。 The storm caused widespread damage. 暴风雨造成了大范围的破坏。► see thesaurus at common
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widespread• The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread.• Stories of torture, murder and mass rape are widespread.• Poverty in the region is widespread.• The practice of adding preservatives to basic foods is widespread.• The League says Swindon's football has earned them widespread admiration this season and Hoddle is a suitable and exciting choice.• It is very widespread and can have real social consequences.• Thanks to the widespread availability of antibiotics diseases such as typhoid have largely been eradicated.• The airlines' failures were in part caused by widespread concern about air safety.• Some other local housing authorities such as Islington or Walsall are pursuing schemes of widespread decentralisation of housing management.• Ethiopia was suffering widespread famine and disease.• Heavy rains have led to the most widespread flooding in a decade.• Sometimes they echo time-honoured memories of widespread flooding in the region following the end of the last ice age.• Government corruption is widespread in the country.• The 1662 Act of Settlement turned this widespread local practice into the law of the land.• The farmer who lives at nearby Eastbach Farm has applied for permission to dump rubbish despite widespread opposition from the village.• There was now widespread public support for healthcare reform.• There is widespread support for completing that road at the earliest opportunity.• Racism is much more widespread than people imagine.• the widespread use of computerswidespread use• AirTouch is selling the phones for $ 599 each -- too steep a price to promote widespread use.• Some are mainly of laboratory interest but others are clearly related to substances in more or less widespread use.• It is in widespread use, and is supported by other cad systems.• Whether the technology ever will gain widespread use is uncertain.• The main obstacle to the widespread use of abatement techniques is the significant and variable national costs which are incurred.• Discussion Despite the increasingly widespread use of oesophageal manometry, few studies have assessed its benefit to patient management.• The most notable of these is the widespread use of popular theatre throughout the region.• BIndustry spokesmen argue that encouraging widespread use of unconnected phones would lead to mischief and abuse.wide·spread adjectiveChineseSyllable
places or among existing situations, many or Corpus or happening in
widespread
wide‧spread W3 AC /ˈwaɪdspred/
adjective
existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people:
the widespread use of chemicals in agriculture
widespread support/acceptance/criticism/condemnation etc
There was widespread support for the war.
The storm caused widespread damage.
▪ common if something is common, there are a lot of them: Jones is a very common name in Great Britain. | Foxes are common in the area. | Personal computers are nearly as common in American homes as televisions.
▪widespread happening in a lot of places or done by a lot of people: Racism is much more widespread than people imagine. | The report claimed that the problem of police brutality was widespread. | the widespread availability of antibiotics
▪commonplace [not before noun] especially written common in a particular place or time – used especially when saying that this seems surprising or unusual: Crimes such as robbery are commonplace in big cities. | Expensive foreign cars are commonplace in this Chicago suburb.
▪prevalent formal common in a place or among a group of people – used especially about illnesses, problems, or ideas: Flu is most prevalent during the winter months. | Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US. | This belief is more prevalent among men than women.
▪rife /raɪf/ [not before noun] very common – used about illnesses or problems: AIDS is rife in some parts of the world.
▪ubiquitous /juːˈbɪkwətəs, juːˈbɪkwɪtəs/ formal very common and seen in many different places – often used humorously in written descriptions: He was carrying the ubiquitous MP3 player. | In Britain, CCTV cameras are ubiquitous.
▪something is everywhere especially spoken used when saying that you can see something a lot in many different places: Images of the dictator were everywhere. | Microchips seem to be everywhere these days – even in washing machines. | One of the first things you notice in Amsterdam are the bicycles – they’re everywhere.
wide‧spread W3 AC /ˈwaɪdspred/
adjectiveexisting or happening in many places or situations, or among many people:
widespread support/acceptance/criticism/condemnation etc
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