breadth/brɛdθ; bredθ/n 1 [C,U] the distance from one side of something to the other [ width ] 宽度﹐阔度2 [U] the quality of including a lot of different people, things, or ideas 广泛性﹐广度: +of No one could equal Dr Brenninger's breadth of knowledge . 没有人能比得上布伦尼格尔博士知识的渊博。 3 a hair's breadth a very small distance or amount 微小的距离[数量]: The bullet missed his heart by a hair's breadth. 子弹只差一点点就打中他的心脏了。