n (1)轮廓，外形(line(s)drawn to show the shape of the edges or limit of sth，esp without other details)[C]：draw the～of a house/sb's face 画一所房子/某人脸的轮廓;draw sth in～画某物的轮廓;We could see the～of the castle through the fog.透过雾我们能看见那城堡的轮廓。an～map of Asia 亚洲略图;〖同〗profile;

(2)要点，大纲，概要(short account，description with the important matters only and no details)[C]：an～of a story/a speech/the world history 故事梗概/讲话提纲/世界史大纲;an～for a composition/a lecture 一篇作文/讲演的要点;〖同〗synopsis，summary，digest，abstract;

in outline 扼要地：I'll describe the plot of the play in～.我将扼要地描述一下该剧的情节。

v(1)画(标)出……的轮廓(外形)(draw the outline of sth)[T+n]：～a map of China 画中国的略图;～the figure in red用红色勾画外形;Skyscrapers were～d against the sky.在天空的衬托下，摩天大楼的轮廓清晰可见。

(2)概述(give a short account or description of sth)[T+n]：He～d his plans/ideas/reasons to his friends.他向朋友们概述了他的计划/想法/理由。The method I～below is the one I have found most successful.下面我简要描述的是我认为十分成功的方法。

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