o·ver·view
nounOPAL W
/ˈəʊvəvjuː/
/ˈəʊvərvjuː/
- a general description or an outline of something
概述；纵览；概论；概况 - The second chapter will provide an overview of the issues involved.
第二章将对相关议题作出概述。
Language Bank aboutaboutSaying what a text is about- The book is about homeless people in the cities.
这本书写的是城市中无家可归的人们。
- The book is about homeless people in the cities.
- The report deals with the issue of homelessness in London.
这篇报道是关于伦敦的无家可归问题。
- The report deals with the issue of homelessness in London.
- The writer discusses the problems faced by homeless people.
作者讨论了无家可归者面临的种种问题。
- The writer discusses the problems faced by homeless people.
- The article presents an overview of the issues surrounding homelessness.
这篇文章概述了有关无家可归的种种问题。
- The article presents an overview of the issues surrounding homelessness.
- The novel explores the theme of friendship among homeless people.
这部小说探究了无家可归者之间的友谊这个主题。
- The novel explores the theme of friendship among homeless people.
- The first chapter examines the relationship between homelessness and drug addiction.
第一章考察了无家可归与吸毒成瘾之间的关系。
- The first chapter examines the relationship between homelessness and drug addiction.
- The paper considers the question of why so many young people become homeless.
这篇论文论述了为何如此多的年轻人变得无家可归的问题。
- The paper considers the question of why so many young people become homeless.
Extra Examples- The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.
研讨会旨在纵览新媒体出版的概况。 - My main concern is to get an overview of the main environmental problems facing the area.
我所关注的是简要了解该地区的主要环境问题。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- concise
- quick
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- present
- …
- overview of
- overview on
- The second chapter will provide an overview of the issues involved.