wider , widest
You use wide to talk or ask about how much something measures from one side or edge to the other.
a corridor of land four miles wide.
一条4英里宽的陆地走廊。
The road is only one lane wide.
这条路只有一个车道那么宽。
a desk that was almost as wide as the room.
一张几乎和那个房间一样宽的桌子。
You use wide to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people.
The brochure offers a wide choice of hotels, apartments and holiday homes.
这本手册提供的旅馆、公寓及度假屋的选择范围很广。
You use wide to say that something is found, believed, known, or supported by many people or throughout a large area.
The case has attracted wide publicity.
这个案件得到广泛的关注。
A wide difference or gap between two things, ideas, or qualities is a large difference or gap.
Research shows a wide difference in tastes around the country.
研究表明全国各地的口味大不相同。
Wider is used to describe something that relates to the most important or general parts of a situation, rather than to the smaller parts or to details.
He emphasized the wider issue of superpower co-operation.
他强调的是超级大国合作这个更大的话题。
wider , widest
If you open or spread something wide, you open or spread it as far as possible or to the fullest extent.
'It was huge,' he announced, spreading his arms wide.
“它大极了,”他张开双臂比划着说。