broad
adj
(-er, -est)
1 large in size from one side to the other; wide 寬的; 闊的; 廣的
a broad street, avenue, river, canal, etc 寬闊的街道、林蔭道、河流、運河等
broad shoulders 寬肩膀
He is tall, broad and muscular. 他身高肩寬, 肌肉發達. Cf 參看 narrow 1, thin 1.
2 (after a phrase expressing measurement 用於表示量度的詞組之後) from side to side; in breadth 寬
a river twenty metres broad 一條二十米寬的河.
3 (of land or sea) covering a wide area; extensive (指陸地或海洋)遼闊的, 寬廣的
a broad expanse of water 遼闊無際的水面
The broad plains of the American West. 美國西部遼闊的平原.
(fig 比喻) There is broad support for the Government's policies. 政府的政策得到廣泛的擁護.
4 clear; obvious; unmistakable 清楚的; 明顯的; 無誤的
a broad grin/smile 咧嘴而笑
The Minister gave a broad hint that she intends to raise taxes. 首相明白地暗示她打算提高稅額.
5 [attrib 作定語]
general; not detailed 大概的; 不詳細的; 粗略的
the broad outline of a plan, proposal, etc 計劃、建議等的提綱
The negotiators reached broad agreement on the main issues. 談判者在主要問題上基本達成協議.
She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word. 她大體上算是一個男女平等主義者.
6 (of ideas, opinions, etc) tolerant; liberal (指思想、意見等)寬宏的, 胸懷開闊的
a man of broad views 豁達大度的人.
7 (of speech) having many of the sounds typical of a particular region (指言語)方言腔調很重的
a broad Yorkshire accent 很重的約克郡口音.
8 indecent; coarse 下流的; 粗俗的
broad humour 粗俗的幽默.
9 (idm 習語) (in) broad `daylight (in) the full light of day (在)光天化日; 大白天
The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street. 在擁擠的街道上, 光天化日之下竟發生了搶劫. broad in the `beam (infml 口) (of a person) rather fat round the hips (指人)臀部相當豐滿的. it's as ,broad as it's `long (Brit infml 口) it makes no real difference which of two alternatives one chooses 在兩者中選擇哪一個并無實際分別; 橫豎都一樣.
broad n (US sl 俚) woman 女子.