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词汇 broad
释义 broad
adjective
uk /brɔːd/ us /brɑːd/

broadadjective (WIDE)


B1
very wide: 宽广的
We walked down a broad avenue lined with trees.我们走在林荫大道上。
He flashed a broad grin at us.他冲我们咧嘴笑了笑。
My brother is very broad-shouldered.我兄弟肩膀很宽。
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narrowadjective(SMALL WIDTH)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

having a large distance from one side to another
wideThe river was deep and wide.
thickGet the thickest rope you can find.
broadHe has broad shoulders.
squatWe passed a squat block of flats.
B1
If something is a particular distance broad, it measures this distance from side to side: …宽的
This river is over 500 metres broad at its widest point.这条河最开阔处有500多米宽。
O'Connell Bridge in Dublin is famous for being broader than it is long.都柏林的奥康奈尔桥因其宽度大于长度而闻名。
She gazed in admiration at his broad, muscular shoulders.她盯着他那肌肉发达的宽阔肩膀,好生欣赏。
Amy had a broad smile on her face.
The broad avenues are shaded by splendid trees.宽阔的大道荫庇在大树下。
He was about six feet tall with broad shoulders.他大约6英尺高,双肩宽阔。
A broad sweep of flat countryside stretched to the horizon in all directions.平坦宽阔的乡村向四面延伸,一望无际。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wide and thick
beamy
broadness
gapingly
panoramically
squat
squatly
squatty
stretch
stretch the length of somethingidiom
stumpy
super-wide
thick
ultra-wide
uncrossable
wide
width
wingspan
yawningly

broadadjective (GENERAL)


B1
including a wide range of things; general: 广泛的;普遍的
The politician gave a broad outline of his proposals.那位政界人士大致说了一下他的动议要点。
The magazine covers a broad range of subjects, from sewing to psychology.那份杂志涉及内容范围广泛,从缝纫到心理学无所不包。
If you read the minutes of the meeting, they'll give you a broad outline of what was discussed.如果你看了会议记录,就会知道讨论的大概内容。
She described the project in very broad brushstrokes.
Security defined in the broadest sense of the term means getting at the root causes of trouble and helping to reduce regional conflicts.
The book's success can be attributed to its broad appeal to readers of all ages.
The film makers hoped to guarantee financial success by aiming the film at a broad audience.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

General
abstract
abstraction
abstractly
across-the-board
all-purpose
broadness
by and largeidiom
chiefly
coarse-grained
essence
general
literally
mainstream
mostly
nomothetic
non-personal
on the wholeidiom
overall
sense
whole

broadadjective (STRONG)


If someone has a broad accent (= way of speaking), it is strong and noticeable, showing where they come from: 口音重的
He spoke with a broad Australian accent.他讲话带有很重的澳大利亚口音。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Ways of speaking
accented
accentual
accentuation
articulate
asperity
asyndetic
asyndetically
bray
cadence
glottal stop
intone
mispronounce
non-metaphorical
non-verbal
non-verbally
orthoepy
paralanguage
pronounce
singsong
toned

broadadjective (OBVIOUS)


(of jokes or humour) very obvious and not at all difficult to understand:
The movie is full of broad physical comedy.
 broad hint
a hint (= when you tell someone something without saying it directly) that is easy to understand: 明显的暗示
On other issues, she avoided details but gave broad hints of the general direction of travel.
They have some very smart, weird stuff, and then some pretty broad comedy.
This is his most mature effort as a screenwriter, leaving behind broader comedy for something more introspective.
His style embraced both broad humour and the construction of complex symbolic narratives.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Humour & humorous
amusingly
bitingly
blackly
bone dryidiom
bring
coruscating
drily
gag
GSOH
jocose
lightly
mordancy
non-serious
pawky
photobomb
photobombing
rib
roast
standing joke
wisecrack

Related word


broadness

Idioms


broad in the beam
in broad daylight
broad
noun[ C ]
USoffensiveuk /brɔːd/ us /brɑːd/
an offensive word for a woman女人

broad | American Dictionary


broad
adjective
us/brɔd/

broadadjective (WIDE)


[ -er/-est only ]
very wide:
He flashed a broad grin at us.

broadadjective (GENERAL)


including many types of things; general:
The magazine covers a broad range of subjects.
He explained it in very broad terms.

Idiom


in broad daylight
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