broad
adjective
uk/brɔːd/us/brɑːd/broadadjective(WIDE)
B1
verywide:
宽广的Wewalkeddown a broadavenuelinedwithtrees.我们走在林荫大道上。
Heflasheda broadgrinat us.他冲我们咧嘴笑了笑。
Mybrotheris very broad-shouldered.我兄弟肩膀很宽。
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narrowadjective(SMALL WIDTH)
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 aparticulardistancebroad, itmeasuresthisdistancefromsidetoside:
…宽的Thisriveris over 500metresbroad atitswidestpoint.这条河最开阔处有500多米宽。
O'Connell Bridge in Dublin isfamousfor being broader than it islong.都柏林的奥康奈尔桥因其宽度大于长度而闻名。
- Shegazedinadmirationat his broad,muscularshoulders.
- Amy had a broadsmileon herface.
- The broadavenuesareshadedbysplendidtrees.
- He was about sixfeettallwith broadshoulders.
- A broadsweepofflatcountrysidestretchedto thehorizonin alldirections.
Wide and thick
- broadness
- squat
- squatty
- stretch
- stretch the length ofsomethingidiom
- stumpy
- super-wide
- thick
- ultra-wide
- wide
- width
- wingspan
broadadjective(GENERAL)
B1
includingawiderangeof things;general:
广泛的；普遍的Thepoliticiangave a broadoutlineof hisproposals.那位政界人士大致说了一下他的动议要点。
Themagazinecoversa broadrangeofsubjects, fromsewingtopsychology.那份杂志涉及内容范围广泛，从缝纫到心理学无所不包。
- If youreadtheminutesof themeeting, they'll give you a broadoutlineof what wasdiscussed.
- Shedescribedtheprojectin very broadbrushstrokes.
- Securitydefinedin the broadestsenseof thetermmeansgetting at therootcausesoftroubleandhelpingtoreduceregionalconflicts.
- The book'ssuccesscan be attributed toitsbroadappealtoreadersof allages.
- Thefilmmakershopedtoguaranteefinancialsuccessbyaimingthefilmat a broadaudience.
General
- abstract
- abstraction
- abstractly
- across-the-board
- all-purpose
- broadness
- by and largeidiom
- chiefly
- essence
- general
- generalist
- non-personal
- on the wholeidiom
- overall
- portmanteau
- primarily
- sense
- stuff
- thing
- whole
broadadjective(STRONG)
If someone has a broadaccent(= way ofspeaking), it isstrongandnoticeable,showingwhere they come from:
口音重的Hespokewith a broad Australianaccent.他讲话带有很重的澳大利亚口音。
Ways of speaking
- accented
- accentuation
- articulate
- bray
- cacoepy
- cut glass
- dialectal
- drawl
- elocution
- enunciate
- fluent
- jawbreaker
- plummy
- pragmatics
- pronunciation
- prosodic
- prosody
- signer
- sociolect
- toned
broadadjective(OBVIOUS)
(ofjokesorhumour) veryobviousand not at alldifficulttounderstand:
Themovieisfullof broadphysicalcomedy.
broad hint
ahint(= when youtellsomeone something without saying itdirectly)that iseasytounderstand:
明显的暗示On otherissues, sheavoideddetailsbutgavebroadhintsof thegeneraldirectionoftravel.
- They have some verysmart,weirdstuff, and then someprettybroadcomedy.
- This is his mostmatureeffortas ascreenwriter,leavingbehind broadercomedyfor something moreintrospective.
- Hisstyleembracedboth broadhumourand theconstructionofcomplexsymbolicnarratives.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bone dryidiom
- bring
- broadness
- facetious
- hilarious
- jocular
- joker
- jokester
- non-serious
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- uproarious
- wag
Idioms
broad in the beam
in broad daylight
broad
noun[C]
USoffensiveuk/brɔːd/us/brɑːd/anoffensiveword for a woman