# broad 《牛津高阶双解》（第9版） ## ADJECTIVE ### WIDE 宽阔 1. wide 宽阔的；广阔的 > a broad street/avenue/river > 宽广的街道／林荫道／河流 > broad shoulders > 宽肩 > He is tall, broad and muscular. > 他身高体宽，肌肉发达。 > a broad smile/grin (= one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused) > 咧嘴笑 2. used after a measurement of distance to show how wide sth is …宽（用于表示距离的量度之后） > two metres broad and one metre high > 两米宽，一米高 ### WIDE RANGE 广泛 3. including a great variety of people or things 涉及各种各样的人（或事物）的；广泛的 > a broad range of products > 各种各样的产品 > a broad spectrum of interests > 广泛的兴趣 > There is broad support for the government's policies. > 政府的政策得到了广泛的支持。 > She took a broad view of the duties of being a teacher (= she believed her duties included a wide range of things). > 她认为教师的职责范围很广。 ### GENERAL 概括 4. [only before noun] general; not detailed 概括的；一般的；不具体的 > the broad outline of a proposal > 提案的纲要 > The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues. > 谈判代表们在主要问题上的意见大致相同。 > She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word. > 广义而言，她算是个女权主义者。 > In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy. > 从大体上说，这份报纸认为各国的政策应由自己制定。 ### LAND/WATER 陆地；水 5. covering a wide area 开阔的；辽阔的 > a broad expanse of water > 一片辽阔的水域 ### ACCENT 口音 6. if sb has a broad accent, you can hear very easily which area they come from 口音重的；乡音浓的 ### HINT 暗示 7. if sb gives a broad hint, they make it very clear what they are thinking or what they want 明确的；明显的 ### HUMOUR 幽默 8. (NAmE) dealing with sex in an amusing way 粗俗滑稽的；以肉欲作笑料的 > The movie mixes broad humor with romance > 那部电影把粗俗幽默和浪漫故事结合在一起。 ### IDM a broad ˈchurch (BrE) an organization that accepts a wide range of opinions 广纳众议的机构 (in) broad ˈdaylight (in) the clear light of day, when it is easy to see 光天化日（之下） > The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street. > 抢劫就发生在光天化日之下的一条熙熙攘攘的街道上。 it's as ˌbroad as it's ˈlong (BrE, informal) it makes no real difference which of two possible choices you make 两种选择都一样 paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrush to describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details 大致地描述 ## NOUN (old-fashioned, NAmE, slang) an offensive way of referring to a woman （对女人的粗俗称呼）婆娘 ## B-road (in Britain) a road that is less important than an A-road and usually joins small towns and villages （英国）B 级公路（次于 A 级公路，通常连接小城镇及村落）