broad /brɔːd/ CET4 TEM4 ( broader, broadest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is broad is wide. 宽的

  例：

  His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow.

  他肩宽腰细。

  例：

  The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.

  群山青翠，陡然屹立于宽阔的大河之上。

• 2. 

  ADJ A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. 咧开大嘴的 (笑)

  例：

  He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile.

  他咧嘴笑着挥手和他们打招呼。

• 3. 

  broadly ADV 咧开大嘴地

  例：

  Charles grinned broadly.

  查尔斯咧大嘴笑。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. 广泛的

  例：

  A broad range of issues was discussed.

  广泛的问题得到了讨论。

• 5. 

  broadly ADV 广泛地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  Such policies will do little to resolve long-standing problems more broadly affecting America's global competitiveness.

  这些政策对于解决长久以来更广泛地影响美国全球竞争力的问题将没什么作用。

• 6. 

  ADJ You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. 宽泛的

  例：

  ...restructuring in the broad sense of the word.

  …以该词的广义而言的调整。

• 7. 

  broadly ADV 宽泛地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  We define education very broadly and students can study any aspect of its consequences for society.

  我们对教育的定义很宽泛，学生们可以研究它对社会任何一面的影响。

• 8. 

  ADJ You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. 普遍的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The agreement won broad support in the U.S. Congress.

  这项协议在美国议会赢得了普遍的支持。

• 9. 

  broadly ADV 普遍地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organizations.

  新法律得到了道路安全组织的普遍欢迎。

• 10. 

  in broad daylight →see daylight