broad, wide

名詞 broad:

1. slang term for a woman

形容詞 broad:

1. having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
   同義詞：wide
2. broad in scope or content
   同義詞：across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide
3. not detailed or specific
   同義詞：unspecific
4. lacking subtlety; obvious
   同義詞：unsubtle
5. being at a peak or culminating point
   同義詞：full
6. very large in expanse or scope
   同義詞：spacious, wide
7. (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional
8. showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
   同義詞：large-minded, liberal, tolerant

1. There is broad consensus (of opinion) in the country on this issue.
   對(duì)這一問(wèn)題舉國(guó)上下(輿論)普遍一致。
2. The kidnapping occurred in broad daylight.
   在光天化日之下竟發(fā)生綁架事件。
3. He hurt his left ankle in the broad jump.
   他跳遠(yuǎn)時(shí)扭傷了左踝。
4. The broad steps in front of the mansion made it look very dignified.
   寬闊的臺(tái)階使大廈的正面顯得有氣派。
5. This room is as broad as it is long.
   那個(gè)房間長(zhǎng)寬相等。
6. She has a broad knowledge of computers.
   她對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)有廣博的知識(shí)。
7. He is broad-minded.
   他是一個(gè)心胸寬闊的人。

broad

adj.（形容詞）
broad.er,broad.est
Wide in extent from side to side:
寬的，廣的：
例句：
a broad river; broad shoulders.
寬廣的大河；寬闊的雙肩

Large in expanse; spacious:
遼闊的；廣褒的：
例句：
a broad lawn.
一片開闊的草坪

Having a certain width from side to side:
寬的：具有從一邊到另一邊的特定寬度：
例句：
A sidewalk three feet broad.
三英尺寬的人行道

Full; open:
充滿的；敞開的：
例句：
broad daylight.
大白天

Covering a wide scope; general:
廣泛的；一般的：
例句：
a broad rule.
一條普遍性的規(guī)律

Liberal; tolerant:
自由的；寬容的：
例句：
had broad views regarding social services.See Synonyms at broad-minded
對(duì)于社會(huì)的服務(wù)業(yè)持開通的見(jiàn)解參見(jiàn) broad-minded

Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points.
概括性的：與主要事實(shí)或基本觀點(diǎn)有關(guān)的，或包含主要事實(shí)或基本觀點(diǎn)的
Plain and clear; obvious:
明白清楚的；明晰的：
例句：
gave us a broad hint to leave.
作一個(gè)明白的暗示叫我們離開

Obsolete Outspoken.
【廢語(yǔ)】 直言不諱的
Vulgar; ribald:
粗俗的；猥褻的：
例句：
a broad joke.
庸俗的玩笑

Heavily regional:
有顯著的地方特點(diǎn)的：
例句：
a broad Southern accent.
濃重的南方口音

Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like thea in bath when pronounced like the a in father. Used of vowels.
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 開的：發(fā)音時(shí)，舌頭放低并放平，口腔敞開，正如bath 一詞中的 a 和 father 中的 a 發(fā)音一樣時(shí)。用于元音發(fā)音
n.（名詞）
A wide, flat part, as of one`s hand.
寬大扁平的部分，如寬大的手掌
Slang A woman or girl:
【俚語(yǔ)】 女人，姑娘：
例句：
.I use ‘broad’ as a moniker of respect for a woman who[knows] how to throw a mean right. (James Wolcott)
.我把 用俚語(yǔ)‘女子’來(lái)稱呼知道如何拋棄鄙俗權(quán)力的女人. (詹姆斯·沃爾科特)

adv.（副詞）
Fully; completely.
充分地；完全地

來(lái)源：
Middle English brod
中古英語(yǔ) brod
from Old English br3d
源自 古英語(yǔ) br3d

【引伸】
broad.ly
adv.（副詞）
broad.ness
n.（名詞）