词汇 | broad-brushstrokes |
释义 | broad brushstrokes collocation If you describe something in broad brushstrokes, you describe it in general terms, without providing many details: She described the project in very broad brushstrokes. The broad brushstrokes of the report have been known for months, but we need to see some action. See broad brushstroke I laid out for the plot of the novel in broad brushstrokes before I started to write it. The book contains both broad brushstrokes and detailed analysis of its subject. The school listed its expenses only in broad brushstrokes. Accounts and stories anecdote another anti-narrative backstory be another storyidiom bodice-ripper cautionary tale in medias res kompromat legend legendary lore misdescription rundown running commentaryphrase scenario semi-legendary shaggy-dog story strand write something up |
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