| 单词 | broadly |
| 释义 | broadly (once / 1198 pages) 1adv 2adv The adverb broadly is useful for describing something that's done in a general or approximate way. If you're broadly describing your new job, you're giving just the basic idea of it and leaving out the details. You're likely to see the word broadly within the phrase "broadly speaking." People often say this to mean "in general" or "on average." The word can also be used in a more literal way to mean "widely," as when you say, "The teacher seemed a little scary until she smiled broadly and welcomed them to class." WORD FAMILYbroad: broaden, broader, broadest, broadly, broadness, broads+/broaden: broadened, broadening, broadens/broadening: broadenings USAGE EXAMPLESIn May Mr. Trump responded by releasing a list of jurists broadly in the Scalia tradition. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) But, among conservative pundits more broadly, skepticism of Trump was so widespread that it began to threaten the business model of cable-news networks. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) More broadly, environmental groups are unsure what the president-elect’s plans are for protecting land. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 adv in a wide fashion 2he smiled broadly adv without regard to specific details or exceptions he interprets the law broadly Syn|Ant broadly speaking, generally, loosely narrowly in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions |
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