| 单词 | broad |
| 释义 | broad —broadish, adj. —broadly, adv. /brawd/, adj., broader, broadest, adv. , n. adj. 1. of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across. 2. measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad. 3. of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean. 4. widely diffused; open; full: We awoke to broad daylight. 5. not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine. 6. liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy. 7. main or general: the broad outlines of a subject. 8. plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings. 9. bold; plain-spoken. 10. indelicate; indecent: He smirked at the broad joke. 11. (of conversation) rough; countrified. 12. unconfined; free; unrestrained: It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth. 13. (of pronunciation) strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent. 14. Phonet. (of a transcription) using one basic symbol to represent each phoneme. 15. broad a, the a-sound /ah/ when used in lieu of the more common a-sound /a/ in such words as half, can't, and laugh. 16. broad on the beam, Naut. bearing 90° to the heading of a vessel. 17. broad on the bow, Naut. bearing 45° to the heading of a vessel. 18. broad on the quarter, Naut. bearing 135° to the heading of a vessel. adv. 19. fully: He was broad awake. n. 20. the broad part of anything. 21. Slang. a. Usually Offensive. a woman. b. a promiscuous woman. 22. Often, broads. Motion Pictures, Television. an incandescent or fluorescent lamp used as a general source of light in a studio. 23. a gold coin of England and Scotland, issued by James I and Charles I and equal to 20 shillings. Cf. carolus, jacobus. [bef. 1000; ME bro(o)d, OE brad; c. D breed, G breit, ON breithr, Goth braiths] Syn. 1. See wide. 3. extensive, ample, vast. 5. liberal, open. 10. gross. Ant. 1. narrow. |
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