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词汇 wide-berth
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wide berth

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meanings of wideand berth


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings.
wide
adjective
uk /waɪd/ us /waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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berth
noun[ C ]
uk /bɜːθ/ us /bɝːθ/
a bed in a boat, train, etc., or a place for a ship or boat to stay in ...
See more at berth


Examples of wide berth


wide berth
That too is a proposal to which we should give a wideberth.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
They give us a wideberth so that we can complete the process without damaging or injuring anyone.
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The implication is that fishermen should give those areas a wideberth.
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They certainly give everything a very wideberth, it seems to me, when they go round it in a car.
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I remember this bit of the coast being a place to which one was always very careful to give a wideberth in sailing in these waters.
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Experienced lorry drivers tell me they shudder to think what might happen to them on motorways in fog, and many are giving motorways a wideberth.
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Cougars generally give the bears a wideberth.
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Gators should always be given a wideberth, and riders must be ready to sprint if necessary.
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This would eventually prove a valuable early experience, as it was difficult to teach a lead dog to keep a wideberth of oncoming teams.
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Any ship that has to pass those places makes sure to give a wideberth in order to avoid accidents.
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She is friendly with girl students, but she gives a wideberth to boy students because she has a phobia about male.
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Sea lions in particular are territorial and can be aggressive, and should be given a wideberth.
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Give it a wideberth.
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A passionate dancer, he frequents clubs and other dance haunts, though is given a wideberth as his dancing becomes so violent he is capable of injuring everyone around him.
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