broad

• adj. 宽的，辽阔的；显著的；大概的
• n. 宽阔部分
• adv. 宽阔地
• n. (Broad)人名；(英、德)布罗德

词源不详。可能来自break, 分开。比较wide, 宽，来自PIE *wi, 分开，原义见widow, 寡妇。

1. slang term for a woman;

"a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch"

broad

broad: [OE] Broad’s close relatives are widespread in the Germanic languages (German breit, for example, Dutch breed, and Swedish bred), pointing to a prehistoric Germanic ancestor *braithaz, but no trace of the word is found in any non-Germanic Indo-European language. The original derived noun was brede, which was superseded in the 16th century by breadth. The 20th-century American slang noun use ‘woman’ may come from an obsolete American compound broadwife, short for abroadwife, meaning ‘woman away from her husband’; this was a term applied to female slaves in relation to their new ‘masters’.
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broad (adj.)

Old English brad "broad, flat, open, extended," from Proto-Germanic *braithaz (cognates: Old Frisian bred, Old Norse breiðr, Dutch breed, German breit, Gothic brouþs), which is of unknown origin. Not found outside Germanic languages. No clear distinction in sense from wide. Related: Broadly. Broad-brim as a style of hat (1680s, broad-brimmed) in 18c.-19c. suggested "Quaker male" from their characteristic attire.

broad (n.)

"woman," slang, 1911, perhaps suggestive of broad (adj.) hips, but it also might trace to American English abroadwife, word for a woman (often a slave) away from her husband. Earliest use of the slang word suggests immorality or coarse, low-class women. Because of this negative association, and the rise of women's athletics, the track and field broad jump was changed to the long jump c. 1967.

broad, wide

这两个形容词均含"宽阔的"之意。

broad： 普通用词，指向两边延伸的宽度，强调两边之间面积的广阔，也可指向四方伸展开去。

wide： 常用词，侧重指两边或两点之间的距离。着重距离的远近。

Later, I developed a broader theory of what separates the two general classes of learners—helpless versus mastery-oriented.

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We need to continue to value broad preparation in thinking skills that will serve for a lifetime.

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Broader definitions of the sharing economy include peer-to-peer lending or putting a solar panel on your roof and selling power back to the gr/d ( 电网)

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So in the broadest sense, the greenest home is the one that has already been built.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before

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The general consensus is that the best ones avoid mindless violence, and instead focus on strategy and challenge us to solve problems and achieve broad goals.

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We need very broad participation to fully address the global tragedy that results when countries fail to take into account the negative impact of their carbon emissions on the rest of the world.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

System institutions are operating very efficiently based on this analysis, raising the question of the value of pursuing a broad scale outsourcing initiative.

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The commission's revised Green Guides warn marketers against using labels that make broad claims, like eco-friendly.

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It is beneficial to encourage young people to explore the broader world and get ready to make it a better place.

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But there is also a place in a young life for noble purposes that include a dedication to the broader society, a love of country and an aspiration to make their own leadership contributions.

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But missing from all these data is the sense that today's young care very much about their country, about the broader civic and political environment, or about the future of their society.

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Its sheer rock sides sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information and support to help students think bigger and broader.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Declaring that one country is better than another in the way that it treats more than half its citizens means relying on broad strokes and generalities.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

the definition of unemployment is too broad

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Professor Robert Summers at Cornell Law School banned laptop computers from his thinks qualified lawyers need to possess a broad array of complex reasoning abilities

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In broad terms, these opponents have levelled two sets of criticisms at Google.

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help the broad masses of readers

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Over the past two years, the figures on imports and exports seem not to signal a double-dip recession – a renewed decline in the broad level of economic activity in the United States – but an economic expansion.

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The commission's revised "Green Guides" warn against using labels that make broad claims, like "eco-friendly".

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They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems.

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But arts groups bring broader value to our communities.

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Humankind paid for its broad vision and skillful hands backaches and painful necks.

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She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile.

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We are thus led to distinguish, within the broad educational process which we have been so far considering, a more formal kind of education -- that of direct tuition or schooling.

出自-2009年考研翻译原文

Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education.

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Boas felt that the culture of any society must be understood as the result of a unique history and not as one of many cultures belonging to a broader evolutionary stage or type of culture.

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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said it would use a particular case to conduct a broad review of business-method patents.

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The way consumers now approach the broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.

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The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years - so why shouldn't we? Take a broader look at our species' place in the universe, and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of years.

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Beethoven was a deeply political man in the broadest sense of the word.

出自-2014年考研翻译原文

The difference between today’s workplace and the “dress for success” era is that the range of options is so much broader.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

The changes identified by David Graddol all present clear and major challenges to UK`s providers of English language teaching to people of other countries and to broader education business sectors.

出自-2017年考研翻译原文

France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that

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The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decisions means that marketing's impact stems from a broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.

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The robbery occurred in broad daylight, in a crowded street.

抢劫就发生在光天化日之下的一条熙熙攘攘的街道上。

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The movie mixes broad humor with romance.

那部电影把粗俗幽默和浪漫故事结合在一起。

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a broad expanse of water

一片辽阔的水域

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In broad terms , the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy.

从大体上说，这份报纸认为各国应该建立自己的政策。

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She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word .

广义而言，她算是个女权主义者。

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The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues.

谈判代表们在主要问题上的意见大致相同。

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the broad outline of a proposal

提案的纲要

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She took a broad view of the duties of being a teacher (= she believed her duties included a wide range of things) .

她认为教师的职责范围很广。

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There is broad support for the government's policies.

政府的政策得到了广泛的支持。

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a broad spectrum of interests

广泛的兴趣

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a broad range of products

各种各样的产品

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two metres broad and one metre high

两米宽，一米高

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a broad smile/grin (= one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused)

咧嘴笑

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He is tall, broad and muscular.

他身高体宽，肌肉发达。

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a broad street/avenue/river

宽广的街道 / 林荫道 / 河流

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broad shoulders

宽肩

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...a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent.

一个讲话带有浓重约克郡口音的英国人

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They've been giving broad hints about what to expect.

他们对将会出现什么情况已作了明白的暗示。

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In broad terms, this means that the closer you live to a school, the more likely it is that your child will get a place there.

笼统地说，你住得离某学校越近，你的孩子就越有可能进入该校上学。

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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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...a film with broad appeal.

具有广泛吸引力的电影

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The agreement won broad support in the US Congress.

这一协议在美国国会中赢得了广泛的支持。

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The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word 'science'.

Wissenschaft这个术语比英语词science含义更广。

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

按这个词最广义的解释进行重构

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...a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals.

工人、农民、学生和中产阶级职业人士的广泛联盟

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A broad range of issues was discussed.

讨论涉及了范围十分广泛的一系列议题。

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He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile.

他向他们挥一下手，热情地笑着向他们打招呼。

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The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river.

这些小山碧绿陡峭，矗立在这条宽阔的河流之上。

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His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow...

他细腰宽肩膀。

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