outline
英 ['a?tla?n]
美['a?tla?n]
- n. 輪廓；大綱；概要；略圖
- vt. 概述；略述；描畫…輪廓
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?outlines;第三人稱單數(shù):?outlines;過去式:?outlined;過去分詞:?outlined;現(xiàn)在分詞:?outlining;
助記提示
1. 在外面畫個(gè)線.
中文詞源
outline 概述
out-,向外，line,線，輪廓。引申詞義概述。
英文詞源
- outline (n.)
- 1660s, "lines by which a figure is delineated," from out + line (v.). Meaning "rough draft in words" is from 1759.
- outline (v.)
- 1790, "to draw in outline," from outline (n.). Meaning "to describe in general terms" is from 1855. Related: Outlined; outlining.
雙語例句
- 1. He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts.
- 他只能看見球門柱模糊的輪廓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Draw your child's outline with a heavy black marker.
- 用濃黑色的氈筆畫出你孩子的輪廓。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Here we outline some of the some-times conflicting forces moulding the debate.
- 在此我們概述一些有時(shí)影響爭論的相互對立的力量。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in.
- 用唇線筆勾出雙唇的輪廓，然后涂上唇膏。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development.
- 這些文件勾畫出了社會(huì)發(fā)展的大致框架。
來自柯林斯例句