breadth /bretQ; bredO/ n [U] → broad1 (2). 1 distance or measure from side to side: 屹度; 寬; 闊： ten feet in 十呎寬。 → hair (2). 2 largeness (of mind or view); boldness of effect (in music or art). 胸襟寬大; 氣量寬宏; (音樂(lè)或藝術(shù)之) 雄渾。 '~ways, '—wise adv so that the broad side is in front. 橫 (放); 橫 (置); 橫著地。