误His eyes were wide for fear.
正His eyes were wide with fear.
析be wide with是固定搭配,其中介词不能用for。
说男子比妇女更有力量是一个笼统的结论。误It is a wide generalization to say that men are stronger than women.
正It is a broad generalization to say that men are stronger than women.
析a wide generalization是“广泛的结论”,表示这个结论的适用面广; 而a broad generalization是“笼统的结论”,表示这是一个概括性高但忽略了一些例外而得出的结论。
误He is very awake.
正He is wide awake.
析be wide awake意为“十分清醒”,是固定用法。