outline

• n. 輪廓；大綱；概要；略圖
• vt. 概述；略述；描畫…輪廓

out-,向外，line,線，輪廓。引申詞義概述。

outline (n.)

1660s, "lines by which a figure is delineated," from out + line (v.). Meaning "rough draft in words" is from 1759.

outline (v.)

1790, "to draw in outline," from outline (n.). Meaning "to describe in general terms" is from 1855. Related: Outlined; outlining.

1. He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts.

他隻能看見球門柱模糊的輪廓。

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2. Draw your child's outline with a heavy black marker.

用濃黑色的氈筆畫出你孩子的輪廓。

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3. Here we outline some of the some-times conflicting forces moulding the debate.

在此我們概述一些有時影響爭論的相互對立的力量。

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4. With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in.

用唇線筆勾出雙唇的輪廓，然後塗上唇膏。

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5. These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development.

這些文件勾畫出了社會發展的大致框架。

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