1 ADJ-GRADED 宽的;宽阔的 Something that is broad is wide. 宽的;宽阔的
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His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow.
他细腰宽肩膀。
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The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.
这些小山碧绿陡峭,矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。
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...a broad expanse of green lawn.
一大片开阔的绿地
SYN wide, large, ample, generous
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (笑)咧开嘴的 A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. (笑)咧开嘴的
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Charles grinned broadly.
查尔斯开心地笑了。
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 广泛的;涉及面广的 You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. 广泛的;涉及面广的
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A broad range of issues was discussed.
讨论涉及了范围十分广泛的一系列议题。
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...a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals.
工人、农民、学生和中产阶级职业人士的广泛联盟
SYN full, general, comprehensive, complete
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (词义或含义)广泛的,概括的 You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. (词义或含义)广泛的,概括的
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The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word 'science'.
Wissenschaft这个术语比英语词science含义更广。
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...restructuring in the broad sense of the word.
按这个词最广义的解释进行重构
5 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] 普遍的;广泛的 You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. 普遍的;广泛的
SYN universal, general, common, wide
6 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] (描述或想法)大致的,概括的,笼统的 A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. (描述或想法)大致的,概括的,笼统的
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These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development.
这些文件勾画出了社会发展的大致框架。
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In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there.
笼统地说,你住得离某学校越近,你的孩子就越有可能进入该校上学。
SYN general, loose, vague, approximate
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There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done.
大致说来,做这件事有3种方法。
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Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants.
笼统说来,它将治疗理念和如何与医疗设备相结合联系了起来。
7 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (暗示)明显的,不掩饰的 A broad hint is a very obvious hint. (暗示)明显的,不掩饰的
SYN unsubtle, clear, straightforward, bold
8 ADJ-GRADED (口音)浓重的 A broad accent is strong and noticeable. (口音)浓重的
9 N-COUNT 女人,娘们(可能具冒犯意味) Some men refer to women as broads. This use could cause offence. 女人,娘们(可能具冒犯意味) [US, informal, disapproval]
11 in broad daylight→see: daylight
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N. | broad expanse, broad shoulders 1 broad smile 2 broad range, broad spectrum 3 broad definition, broad strokes, broad view 4 |
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