I check the bookings to get a general idea of what activities to plan.

我核查预订情况以便对计划安排些什么活动有个大体的想法。

《牛津词典》

The centrepiece of the plan is the idea of regular referendums, initiated by voters.

投票人提出的方案中最好的一点就是公民定期投票。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

I quite approve of the idea of your plan.

我赞同你计划中的想法。

《新英汉大辞典》

Republicans say the idea for a new public health plan to cover millions of the uninsured would hurt the private health care market.

VOA: special.2009.05.15

In his speech Wednesday night, President Obama said the idea is only one part of his plan and should not be used as an excuse.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

The idea is a joint government-manufacturer incentive plan to give consumers with old car trade-ins a $3,000 cash back deal on the purchase of any new car.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

But a prominent Democratic liberal said the buy-in plan was an idea whose time had come.

CNN: Clinton's Tropical Respite Gives Way To Work - 01-04-98

The White House may be wavering in its support for a government-run health insurance plan, an idea that private insurers loathe.

FORBES: Magazine Article

At the heart of their plan is the idea that a single national regulator would take responsibility for overseeing the insolvency of a big international bank, a so-called GSIFI (don't ask) - which is an attempt to prevent a repetition of the uncertainty and confusion caused after Lehman collapsed in 2008.

BBC: The cost of making big banks safe