| 单词 | in broad stroke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin broad stroke P2. in broad strokes (also in broad stroke): in general terms without focusing on details; in brief; generally. Frequently in to paint (also draw, etc.) in broad strokes. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > in general [phrase] > in general terms or not in detail in substancec1425 in gross1430 at large1533 generally speaking1549 in generality1563 in the general1584 as to the general1617 in general1621 by and large1707 in the vague1851 1850 Christian Examiner & Relig. Misc. Nov. 332 Inspiration..does not give us minute accounts of that upper world, but only great characteristics of what is beyond, as it also draws in broad strokes the chart of our corresponding course and duty. 1923 Times 20 July 13/6 A work of art the like of which had never been seen:..part epic, part drama,..sketching in broad strokes the titanic struggles between England and..France. 1964 Business Topics (Michigan State Univ.) Winter 30/1 These statistical figures paint in broad stroke some major differences between the backgrounds of entrepreneurs and of executives in established organizations. 2007 T. Dalton Cash Managem. iv. 37 In broad strokes, a balance sheet is a list of a company's assets and liabilities. < as lemmas |
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