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🔑 broad BrE /brɔːd / NAmE /brɔːd / adjective broad adjective 🔑 broadly adverb 🔑 broaden verb breadth noun (broad·er , broad·est ➤ wide 宽阔 🔑 wide ◆ a broad street /avenue /river ◆ broad shoulders ◆ He is tall , broad and muscular . ◆ a broad smile /grin (= one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused OPP narrow used after a measurement of distance to show how wide sth is ◆ two metres broad and one metre high ➤ wide range 广泛 including a great variety of people or things ◆ a broad range of products ◆ a broad spectrum of interests ◆ There is broad support for the government's policies . ◆ She took a broad view of the duties of being a teacher (= she believed her duties included a wide range of things . OPP narrow ➤ general 概括 🔑 [ only before noun ] general ; not detailed ◆ the broad outline of a proposal ◆ The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues . ◆ She's a feminist , in the broadest sense of the word . ◆ In broad terms , the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy . ➤ land /water 陆地；水 🔑 covering a wide area ◆ a broad expanse of water ➤ accent 口音 if sb has a broad accent , you can hear very easily which area they come from SYN strong ➤ hint 暗示 if sb gives a broad hint , they make it very clear what they are thinking or what they want ➤ humour 幽默 (NAmE dealing with sex in an amusing way ◆ The movie mixes broad humor with romance . wide / broad These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns. 以上形容词常与下列名词连用：
wide ~ broad ~ street shoulders river back area smile range range variety agreement choice outline Wide is the word most commonly used to talk about something that measures a long distance from one side to the other. Broad is more often used to talk about parts of the body. (Although wide can be used with mouth .) It is used in more formal or written language to describe the features of the countryside, etc. * wide 为最普通用语，指宽阔。broad 较常用以指身体部位宽、阔。（不过 wide 可与 mouth 连用。）broad 在较正式的场合或书面语中指乡村景物辽阔、开阔 ： ◆ a broad river 宽阔的河流 ◆ a broad stretch of meadowland 一片辽阔的草原 Both wide and broad can be used to describe something that includes a large variety of different people or things. * wide 和 broad 均可用以表示人或事物种类很多 ： ◆ a wide/broad range of products 各种各样的产品 Broad , but not wide , can be used to mean 'general' or 'not detailed'. * broad 可表示大概、粗略、不详细，wide 无此义 ： ◆ All of us are in broad agreement on this matter. 我们大家就此事基本达成一致意见。 broad adjective broadly adverb broaden verb breadth noun ● a broad ˈchurch (BrE an organization that accepts a wide range of opinions SYN big tent ● (in ) broad ˈdaylight (in ) the clear light of day , when it is easy to see ◆ The robbery occurred in broad daylight , in a crowded street . ● it's as ˌbroad as it's ˈlong (BrE informal it makes no real difference which of two possible choices you make ● paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrush to describe sth in a general way , ignoring the details 🔑 broad BrE /brɔːd / NAmE /brɔːd / broad adjective broadly adverb broaden verb breadth noun noun (old-fashioned NAmE slang an offensive way of referring to a woman
