broad
广泛的,广泛,宽泛的,宽广的
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broad·er, broad·est.
- : of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
- : measured from side to side: The desk was three feet broad.
- : of great extent; large: the broad expanse of ocean.
- : wide-open; full: We awoke to broad daylight.
- : not limited or narrow; of extensive range or scope: A modern doctor must have a broad knowledge of medicine.
- : liberal; tolerant: A broad interpretation of the law tempers justice with mercy.
- : main or general: the broad outlines of a subject.
- : plain or clear: Her remark was a broad hint of her feelings.
- : outspoken; plain-spoken.
- : indelicate; indecent: He smirked at the broad joke.
- : rough; countrified.
- : unconfined; unbridled; unrestrained; It was a hilarious evening of broad mirth.
- : strongly dialectal: He wore kilts and had a broad Scots accent.
Phrases
- broad daylight
- broad in the beam
- broad shoulders, have
- can't hit the broad side of a barn
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The move combines two large players to offer a broad range of services, from PR to marketing and online customer engagement.
Self-talk, it turns out, is a much broader and more nuanced phenomenon than just telling yourself that you can do it.
Any group — even one with views outside the mainstream — that can seize control of a political party can count on the broad support of partisans for that party.
The school issued a statement Wednesday saying it had fielded only a broad inquiry from the GOP, with no discussions about the number of parking spaces needed or the rental cost.
Since a 2016 attempted coup threatened to remove him from power, thousands of Turkish academics, military members, and journalists have been prosecuted under broad anti-terrorism laws.
In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
Our time is so vastly different in its particulars that the parallels work only in broad strokes.
Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.
The protests so far have relied on a small group of core organizing bodies to harness broad but diffuse support.
His strong legs and his , spade-like feet helped to make him a fine swimmer.