outline

英 ['aʊtlaɪn] 美['aʊtlaɪn]
  • n. 轮廓;大纲;概要;略图
  • vt. 概述;略述;描画…轮廓

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词态变化


复数: outlines;第三人称单数: outlines;过去式: outlined;过去分词: outlined;现在分词: outlining;

助记提示


1. 在外面画个线.

中文词源


outline 概述

out-,向外,line,线,轮廓。引申词义概述。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts.
他只能看见球门柱模糊的轮廓。

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2. Draw your child's outline with a heavy black marker.
用浓黑色的毡笔画出你孩子的轮廓。

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3. Here we outline some of the some-times conflicting forces moulding the debate.
在此我们概述一些有时影响争论的相互对立的力量。

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4. With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in.
用唇线笔勾出双唇的轮廓,然后涂上唇膏。

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5. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development.
这些文件勾画出了社会发展的大致框架。

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