单词 | bird's eye view |
释义 | bird's eye viewSEE SYNONYMS FOR bird's eye view ON THESAURUS.COM An overview, as in This balcony gives us a bird's eye view of the town, or This course gives you a bird's eye view of history—from Eolithic man to the Gulf War in one semester. This expression can be used literally, for a panoramic view such as a bird might see, as well as figuratively. [c. 1600] Words nearby bird's eye viewbirdseed, bird's-eye, bird's-eye chilli, bird's-eye maple, bird's-eye primrose, bird's eye view, bird's-foot, bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird shot, bird's mouth The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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