Yerkes's difficulties in Philadelphia indirectly made possible the career of Peter A. Widener. For Yerkes had become involved in the defalcation of the City Treasurer, Joseph P. Mercer, whose translation to the Eastern Penitentiary left vacant a municipal office into which Mr. Widener now promptly stepped. Thus Mr. Widener, as is practically the case with all these street railway magnates, was a municipal politician before he became a financier. The fact that he attained the city treasurership shows that he had already gone far, for it was the most powerful office in Philadelphia.英文原著 · 《The Age of Big Business》
It was my family, my only family; but like the ever-widening circle on the surface of a lake into which a stone has been flung, here, from this great centre, spread the wonderful ever-widening relationship - the real brotherhood of the world. It is at the Crib that everything has its beginning, not at the Cross; and it is only as little children that we can enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.英文原著 · 《The Grey Brethren》
She stood a moment, breathing fast, her eyes widening, that part of her which was weak woman for the moment putting her in parlous danger, realising the which she pressed her sides with hands that were of steel.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
Then stooped the duchess nearer to her, her hands clutching the coverlid, her eyes widening.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
Every pair of eyes in the room widened to its full limit. Lavinia leaned forward on her seat to look.英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
The dawn was breaking. The east was already aflame with bars of rosy light, gradually widening. Above them a single star was poised, and in the valley below great white mists were stirring from sleep. For a moment she seemed to be listlessly watching the white, shapeless things, trembling as with life, and creeping silently into wood and up glen; and then her lashes drooped wearily together.英文原著 · 《A Mountain Europa》
If anything pings, I can widen out the search.美剧 · 《Billions》
He wants to widen the lane to the green to give access to the centre of the village.美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
- Macallan could take some convincing. - We don't know this man-- Yeah, we don't absolutely need to widen the circle right now.美剧 · 《House of Cards》
Look. His eyes are widened, his eyebrows are raised.美剧 · 《Lie to me》