单词 | broad |
释义 | broad ![]() adj. broad·er, broad·est 1. Wide in extent from side to side: a broad river; broad shoulders. 2. Large in expanse; spacious: a broad lawn. 3. Having a certain width from side to side: A sidewalk three feet broad. 4. Full; open: broad daylight. 5. Covering a wide scope; general: a broad rule. 6. Liberal; tolerant: had broad views regarding social services. 7. Relating to or covering the main facts or the essential points: a plan presented in broad outline. 8. Plain and clear; obvious: gave us a broad hint to leave. 9. Vulgar; ribald: a broad joke. 10. Strikingly regional or dialectal: a broad Southern accent. 11. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue placed low and flat and with the oral cavity wide open, like the a in father. n. 1. A wide flat part, as of one's hand. 2. Offensive Slang A woman or girl. adv. Fully; completely. [Middle English brod, from Old English brād.] broadly adv. broadness n. |
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