| 单词 | breadth |
| 释义 | breadth (once / 454 pages) n If you measure the distance of an object from side to side, you are measuring the object’s breadth: “Theodore measured the breadth of the table before buying it to make sure it would fit in his small kitchen.” Breadth often refers to a physical measurement, but it can also be used to describe comprehensiveness or largeness of any kind, such as breadth of knowledge or breadth of experience. In the famous sentence describing Macedonian king Alexander the Great, the word breadth is used to indicate the vastness of Alexander’s empire: “When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.” WORD FAMILYbreadth: breadths USAGE EXAMPLESSuch plays, whose breadth and variety in football are well established, are good for a great many things. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Tom brings enormous depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to protecting the homeland to our senior White House team,” Trump said in a statement. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Mr. Trump called him “an invaluable asset” and praised the breadth of experience he would bring to the new administration. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n the extent of something from side to side Syn|Hypo|Hyper width broadness, wideness the property of being wide; having great width beam(nautical) breadth amidships narrownessthe property of being narrow; having little width heaviness, thicknessused of a line or mark fineness, thinnessthe property of being very narrow or thin dimension the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) 2n the capacity to understand a broad range of topics a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject Syn|Hypo|Hyper comprehensiveness, largeness capaciousness, roominess intellectual breadth intelligence the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience |
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