单词 | broad |
释义 | Word Frequency broad(brɔːd) adjective 1. having relatively great breadth or width 2. of vast extent; spacious a broad plain 3. (postpositive) from one side to the other four miles broad 4. of great scope or potential that invention had broad applications 5. not detailed; general broad plans 6. clear and open; full (esp in the phrase broad daylight) 7. obvious or plain broad hints 8. liberal; tolerant a broad political stance 9. widely spread; extensive broad support 10. outspoken or bold a broad manner 11. vulgar; coarse; indecent a broad joke 12. unrestrained; free broad laughter 13. (of a dialect or pronunciation) consisting of a large number of speech sounds characteristic of a particular geographicalarea a broad Yorkshire accent 14. finance denoting an assessment of liquidity as including notes and coin in circulation with the public, banks'till money and balances, most private-sector bank deposits, and sterling bank-deposit certificates broad money Compare narrow (sense 7)15. broad a 16. as broad as it is long noun 17. the broad part of something 18. slang, mainly US and Canadian, mainly sometimes offensive a. a woman b. a prostitute 19. British dialect a river spreading over a lowland See also Broads 20. East Anglia dialect a shallow lake 21. a wood-turning tool used for shaping the insides and bottoms of cylinders adverb 22. widely or fully broad awake Derived forms broadly (ˈbroadly) adverb broadness (ˈbroadness) noun Word origin Old English brād; related to Old Norse breithr, Old Frisian brēd, Old High German breit, Gothic braithsWord Frequency Broad(brɔːd) noun Stuart (Christopher John). born 1986, English cricketer; he has taken over 400 test match wickets |
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