outline of something
She drew the outline of a cat on the paper.
她在纸上画了一只猫的轮廓。
概要；提纲；要点；略图；轮廓图；初步计划；规划；剧情梗概；故事大纲；延绳钓；支线钓绳
A line showing the outer edge or shape of an object.
标记物体图形边界的线条。
A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
界定物体的线条
the line that appears to bound an object
物体或图形的外形。
The outer shape of an object or figure.
对论点或理论要点的简略总结
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
用轮廓线描绘而不加明暗的素描或图画。
A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
示意图或初步计划
a schematic or preliminary plan
对某个主题的概述。
A general description of some subject.
总结文本要点的陈述。
A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
项目的初步计划。
A preliminary plan for a project.
旨在改编成电影剧本的故事散文叙述,通常比梗概更长更详细。
A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
延绳或排钩。
A setline or trotline.
The artist drew the outline of a flower.
艺术家画了一朵花的轮廓。
用法提示：名词outline表示物体的外部形状或边界。
The outline of the building was silhouetted against the sunset.
建筑物的轮廓在日落映衬下呈现出剪影。
用法提示：名词outline指物体的轮廓线条。
She traced the outline of her hand on the paper.
她在纸上描出了她手的轮廓。
用法提示：名词outline表示描画的轮廓线。
She drew the outline of a cat on the paper.
她在纸上画了一只猫的轮廓。
意为‘以概要形式’。
The professor presented the theory in outline.
教授简要地介绍了这一理论。
形容词可替换，如brief、detailed等。
I need a rough outline before I start writing.
我开始写作前需要一个粗略的大纲。
最通用，常用于文章、演讲；outline更强调结构框架，summary侧重内容浓缩
较正式，多用于文学作品或影视；outline可用于任何主题的要点列出
仅限学术语境，outline更通用
强调信息重组和精简，outline更侧重原始要点
口语化，outline更正式
grammar · medium
易错句子Can you outline about the main points?
正确表达Can you outline the main points?
outline 作为及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 about。中文的“概述”常带“关于”，导致学习者误加介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need outline of the chapter.
正确表达I need an outline of the chapter.
outline 为可数名词，前面需要冠词 a/an 或变为复数 outlines。中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
大致轮廓
He gave a broad outline of the proposal.
他给出了提议的大致轮廓。
粗略大纲
I only have a rough outline of the project.
我只有这个项目的粗略大纲。
基本框架
The teacher provided a basic outline for the essay.
老师提供了论文的基本框架。
计划纲要
The outline of a plan was presented to the committee.
计划纲要已提交给委员会。
演讲提纲
She prepared an outline of a speech for the conference.
她为会议准备了演讲提纲。
详细大纲
A detailed outline will help you stay organized.
详细的大纲有助于你保持条理。
out- (前缀，表示“在外面”) + line (词根，表示“线”)
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