单词 | detail |
释义 | detail n. /di tayl", dee"tayl/; v. /di tayl"/, n. 1. an individual or minute part; an item or particular. 2. particulars collectively; minutiae. 3. attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole. 4. intricate, finely wrought decoration. 5. Engin. See detail drawing. 6. any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit. 7. Mil. a. an appointment or assignment, as of a small group or an officer, for a special task. b. the party or person so selected: the kitchen detail. c. a particular assignment of duty. 8. the property of an image or of a method of image production to make small, closely spaced image elements individually distinguishable. 9. in detail, item by item; with particulars: The résumé stated his qualifications in detail. v.t. 10. to relate or report with complete particulars; tell fully and distinctly. 11. to mention one by one; specify; list: He detailed the events leading up to the robbery. 12. Mil. to appoint or assign for some particular duty: We were detailed to patrol the border. 13. to provide with intricate, finely wrought decoration: lingerie detailed with lace and embroidery. [1595-1605; < F détail, OF, n. deriv. of detailler to cut in pieces, equiv. to de- DIS-1 + tailler to cut < VL *taliare; see TAILOR] Syn. 11. itemize, enumerate, catalog. |
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