| 单词 | breadth |
| 释义 | breadth (bretθ , US bredθ ) 1. uncountable noun The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides. The breadth of the whole camp was 400 paces. [+ of] Synonyms: width, spread, beam, span 2. uncountable noun The breadth of something is its quality of consisting of or involving many different things. Older people have a tremendous breadth of experience. [+ of] His breadth of knowledge filled me with admiration. [+ of] Synonyms: extent, area, reach, range 3. the length and breadth of phrase If you say that someone does something or something happens throughout or across the length and breadth of a place, you are emphasizing that it happens everywhere in that place. [emphasis] The group built their reputation by playing across the length and breadth of North America. She has travelled the length and breadth of Britain. 4. See also hair's breadth Idioms: within a hair's breadth of something very close to something Sam allowed the van to slip to within a hair's breadth of the precipice, then gave the engine full throttle. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers come within a hair's breadth of doing something to very nearly do something The parliament came within a hair's breadth of forcing immediate political union between the two countries. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: breadth of coverage And, if that brings an unequivocal affirmative, should the sport still be subsidising television companies in order to maintain its privileged breadth of coverage? Times, Sunday Times In the first place it never had the same breadth of coverage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They asked experts to rate article content with regard to accuracy, up-to-dateness, breadth of coverage, referencing and readability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Brief on most topics due to the breadth of coverage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the years, the newspaper grew in size, readership and breadth of coverage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Curated lists are great, but without some breadth of experience, viewers too often treat them as checklists or chores. Christianity Today I don't hold the fact that they haven't had the breadth of experience that some of us who didn't go to public school have had. Times, Sunday Times Her background in commercial interior design and marketing and his in retail and craftsmanship gave them a breadth of experience on which to draw. Times, Sunday Times Decisiveness and breadth of experience are seen as being most desirable. Times, Sunday Times Graduates take on placements and are rotated between departments to gain a breadth of experience in the council's work. Times, Sunday Times These growth champions operate in a range of industries, from automotive and construction to retail, highlighting the breadth of expertise among companies of this size. Times, Sunday Times The group's breadth of expertise effectively limits competition. Times, Sunday Times Through careful attention to the factors we've described companies can assemble the breadth of expertise needed to solve complex business problems without inducing the destructive behaviours that can accompany it. Times, Sunday Times The people who worry me are those who have no hinterland at all, no secondary passions, no breadth of interest. Times, Sunday Times As helpful and supportive as ever, her breadth of interest and ready vitality came as a splendid tonic. Times, Sunday Times First, we have established a student human rights network to foster the breadth of interest among law students in human rights. Times, Sunday Times He exhibited an enthusiasm and breadth of interest that not only embraced coarse and game fishing, but conventional sea angling, fly-fishing in the sea and competitive, international big-game fishing. Times, Sunday Times These scholastically eligible students are further considered on the basis of personal integrity, breadth of interest both inside and outside engineering, adaptability, and unselfish activity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their breadth of knowledge increases and their basic skills improve. Times, Sunday Times In an era of academic specialisation, their breadth of knowledge was rare, and they developed theories of exceptional depth and range. Times, Sunday Times His enthusiasm and breadth of knowledge have charmed viewers. Times,Sunday Times He must have a breadth of knowledge and experience to sit at the top of the whole department. Times, Sunday Times In the last series people would do that and you would then find they didn't have the breadth of knowledge to back it up. The Sun Both these banking giants emphasise the breadth of opportunities now available for young graduates. Times, Sunday Times It won't hurt to start searching now, if only to get a feel for the breadth of opportunities. Times, Sunday Times Such activities, though, underline the breadth of opportunities given to emerging players these days as part of their all-round development to prepare for higher honours. Times, Sunday Times The global insurance business offers an eye-opening breadth of opportunities for a graduate. Times, Sunday Times To all his responsibilities in the company he brought the same breadth of understanding, intelligence and humour as he did to his professional life. Times, Sunday Times They are engaging staff and helping them to develop skills, adding to a real breadth of understanding of communities. Times, Sunday Times By this process we seek to develop their breadth of understanding and their ability to analyse and evaluate issues in a logical sequence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A core curriculum in liberal studies develops breadth of understanding and serious engagement with principles of ethical decision-making. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Paradoxically, being on these small, confined places gives you a breadth of vision that's hard to achieve on the wide open spaces of the mainland. Times, Sunday Times He brought a breadth of vision - badly needed in the 1970s and 1980s. Times, Sunday Times Lucidity was all; and even in his immaculately placed torrents of octaves, neither depth of tone nor breadth of vision came anywhere near matching that of the orchestral playing. Times, Sunday Times The book's breadth of vision, attention to detail, and awareness of synchronicity across these very different regions are remarkable. The Times Literary Supplement He could display simultaneously an exacting attention to minute detail, worthy of a fussy housewife, and a breadth of vision that awed the greatest statesmen of our time. The Times Literary Supplement These experiences provided him with an extraordinary breadth of orchestral experience, equipping him uniquely well for his next role - that of an orchestral leader. Times, Sunday Times It reveals the extraordinary breadth of interests of an extraordinary man. Times, Sunday Times Yet all's forgiven in an opera of extraordinary breadth and depth squeezed into 50 minutes. Times, Sunday Times A recent book on the subject documents the extraordinary breadth and significance of the work produced by students, many of whom went on to become renowned architects and educators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then explains himself, leisuring, typically, in the full breadth of the word. Times, Sunday Times Allow them to express the full breadth of their emotions. Times, Sunday Times But for his many aficionados it goes further, exploring the full breadth of achievement of a stubbornly defiant innovator who was never content to stand still. Times, Sunday Times A site-licensing agreement with the university system will facilitate student access to the full breadth of course materials available for titles selected for the program. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some in the arts community argue, however, that the scheme has done little to increase the breadth of visitors and has also plunged museums into deficit. Times, Sunday Times In order to develop a more intimate relationship partners must increase the breadth and depth of their conversations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government's recent launch of a future fund for small and mediumsized businesses represents a potential testing ground for increasing the breadth of corporate ownership. Times,Sunday Times The time saved (and, as you pointed out, schools do spend time in unnecessary revision) could be used for the increasing the breadth of, for example, science teaching. Times, Sunday Times She was later girdled, which increased her breadth slightly, and underwent a rebuilding in 1698 - although this limited reconstruction did not involve taking her hull to pieces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be overwhelming to observe the sheer breadth of problems that need addressing in our world; it's impossible to know where to start. Christianity Today We can look for the power of his running, the sheer breadth of his footballing range, his presence, tactical nous, and also his timing. Times, Sunday Times Few, however, grasp the sheer breadth and depth of her contribution to modern art. Times, Sunday Times The sheer breadth of our dominance in global health came as a surprise to me. Times, Sunday Times The sheer breadth of the criticism was impressive. 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