outline

• n. 轮廓；大纲；概要；略图
• vt. 概述；略述；描画…轮廓

out-,向外，line,线，轮廓。引申词义概述。

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.

他只能看见球门柱模糊的轮廓。

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

用浓黑色的毡笔画出你孩子的轮廓。

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

在此我们概述一些有时影响争论的相互对立的力量。

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

用唇线笔勾出双唇的轮廓，然后涂上唇膏。

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5. 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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