好词典

outline

UK //ˈaʊt.laɪn//US //ˈaʊt.laɪn//

词源

源自中古英语 'outlyne',由 'out'(外部)和 'line'(线条)组成,最初用于描述物体的外部线条。

noun

❶ 指某物的外部轮廓或形状,通常用于描述物体或图形的边界线条。

“The outline of the mountain was visible against the sunset.”

(夕阳下,山的轮廓清晰可见。)

“She drew the outline of a cat on the paper.”

(她在纸上画了一只猫的轮廓。)

❶ 指计划、报告或演讲的主要要点或框架,通常用于概括内容。

“He gave us an outline of his new project.”

(他向我们概述了他的新项目。)

“Please submit an outline of your essay before writing the full version.”

(请在写完整版之前提交你的文章大纲。)

同义词:contour, sketch, summary, framework, plan

verb

❶ 简要描述或概括某事的主要特点或要点,通常用于表达计划或想法。

“He outlined his ideas for the new marketing campaign.”

(他概述了新营销活动的想法。)

“The manager outlined the steps needed to complete the project.”

(经理概述了完成项目所需的步骤。)

❶ 画出某物的轮廓或外部形状,通常用于绘画或设计。

“She outlined the figure with a pencil before painting.”

(她在绘画前用铅笔勾勒了人物的轮廓。)

“The artist outlined the landscape in black ink.”

(艺术家用黑色墨水勾勒了风景的轮廓。)

同义词:summarize, sketch, draft, describe, delineate

常见短语

in outline — 指以简要或概括的方式描述某事,通常用于表达内容的简化形式。

“He explained the plan in outline, without going into details.”

(他简要解释了计划,没有深入细节。)

outline agreement — 指初步达成的协议或框架性协议,通常用于表示尚未完全确定的计划。

“The two companies reached an outline agreement for the merger.”

(两家公司就合并达成了初步协议。)