out·line
verb OPAL W
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/
/ˈaʊtlaɪn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they outline | /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ /ˈaʊtlaɪn/ |
| he / she / it outlines | /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnz/ |
| past simple outlined | /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ |
| past participle outlined | /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/ |
| -ing form outlining | /ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/ /ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/ |
- to give a description of the main facts or points involved in something
概述；略述 - outline something He outlined his plan to leave St. Petersburg.
他简单讲述了他离开圣彼得堡的计划。 - The briefing document outlined her family history and background.
简报文件概述了她的家族史和背景。 - The cause of the crash is clearly outlined in the report.
报告中清楚地概述了坠机原因。 - outline something to somebody We outlined our proposals to the committee.
我们向委员会提纲挈领地讲了讲我们的提案。 - outline what, how, etc… Let me outline what I have in mind.
让我概述一下我的想法。 - outline something + adv./prep. For the reasons outlined above, unemployment is likely to remain high.
基于上述原因，失业率很可能继续维持在高位。 - The Government is expected to outline its strategy at talks today.
预计政府将在今天的会谈中概述其战略。
Extra Examples- He roughly outlined the plot of the opera.
他粗略地概述了该歌剧的剧情。 - She outlined to Mona the details of her mother's relationship.
她向莫娜扼要地讲明了她母亲亲戚关系的具体情况。 - Let me briefly outline what we are trying to achieve.
让我来简略地讲一下我们想要达到什么目标。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- briefly
- clearly
- roughly
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- to
- outline something He outlined his plan to leave St. Petersburg.
- [usually passive] to show or mark the outer edge of something
显示…的轮廓；勾勒…的外形 - outlined against something They saw the huge building outlined against the sky.
他们看见了在天空的映衬下那座巨大建筑的轮廓。
- outlined against something They saw the huge building outlined against the sky.