单词 | broad |
释义 | adjectivenoun🔑 broadBrE /brɔːd/ NAmE /brɔːd/ adjective broadadjective 🔑broadlyadverb 🔑broadenverb breadthnoun (broad·er , broad·est ) ➤ wide 宽阔🔑 wide 宽阔的;广阔的◆ a broad street /avenue /river 宽广的街道/林荫道/河流◆ broad shoulders 宽肩◆ He is tall , broad and muscular . 他身高体宽,肌肉发达。◆ a broad smile /grin (= one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused )咧嘴笑OPP narrowused after a measurement of distance to show how wide sth is …宽(用于表示距离的量度之后)◆ two metres broad and one metre high 两米宽,一米高➤ wide range 广泛including a great variety of people or things 涉及各种各样的人(或事物)的;广泛的◆ a broad range of products 各种各样的产品◆ a broad spectrum of interests 广泛的兴趣◆ There is broad support for the government's policies . 政府的政策得到了广泛的支持。◆ She took a broad view of the duties of being a teacher (= she believed her duties included a wide range of things ). 她认为教师的职责范围很广。OPP narrow➤ general 概括🔑 [only before noun ]general ; not detailed 概括的;一般的;不具体的◆ the broad outline of a proposal 提案的纲要◆ The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues . 谈判代表们在主要问题上的意见大致相同。◆ She's a feminist , in the broadest sense of the word . 广义而言,她算是个女权主义者。◆ In broad terms , the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy . 从大体上说,这份报纸认为各国的政策应由自己制定。➤ land /water 陆地;水🔑 covering a wide area 开阔的;辽阔的◆ a broad expanse of water 一片辽阔的水域➤ accent 口音if sb has a broad accent , you can hear very easily which area they come from 口音重的;乡音浓的SYN strong➤ hint 暗示if sb gives a broad hint , they make it very clear what they are thinking or what they want 明确的;明显的➤ humour 幽默(NAmE ) dealing with sex in an amusing way 粗俗滑稽的;以肉欲作笑料的◆ The movie mixes broad humor with romance . 那部电影把粗俗幽默和浪漫故事结合在一起。wide / broadThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns.以上形容词常与下列名词连用:wide ~broad ~streetshouldersriverbackareasmilerangerangevarietyagreementchoiceoutlineWide is the word most commonly used to talk about something that measures a long distance from one side to the other. Broad is more often used to talk about parts of the body. (Although wide can be used with mouth.) It is used in more formal or written language to describe the features of the countryside, etc. * wide 为最普通用语,指宽阔。broad 较常用以指身体部位宽、阔。(不过 wide 可与 mouth 连用。)broad 在较正式的场合或书面语中指乡村景物辽阔、开阔:◆a broad river宽阔的河流◆a broad stretch of meadowland一片辽阔的草原Both wide and broad can be used to describe something that includes a large variety of different people or things. * wide 和 broad 均可用以表示人或事物种类很多:◆a wide/broad range of products各种各样的产品Broad, but not wide, can be used to mean 'general' or 'not detailed'. * broad 可表示大概、粗略、不详细,wide 无此义:◆All of us are in broad agreement on this matter.我们大家就此事基本达成一致意见。broadadjective broadlyadverb broadenverb breadthnoun ● a broad ˈchurch (BrE ) an organization that accepts a wide range of opinions 广纳众议的机构SYN big tent● (in ) broad ˈdaylight (in ) the clear light of day , when it is easy to see 光天化日(之下)◆ The robbery occurred in broad daylight , in a crowded street . 抢劫就发生在光天化日之下的一条熙熙攘攘的街道上。● it's as ˌbroad as it's ˈlong (BrE , informal ) it makes no real difference which of two possible choices you make 两种选择都一样● paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrush to describe sth in a general way , ignoring the details 大致地描述🔑 broadBrE /brɔːd/ NAmE /brɔːd/ broadadjective broadlyadverb broadenverb breadthnoun noun (old-fashioned , NAmE , slang ) an offensive way of referring to a woman (对女人的粗俗称呼)婆娘 |
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