outline

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
  2. The outer shape of an object or figure.
    — From this point of vantage, we were able to gain an impression of the massive outlines of the main structure, and its intricate maze of girders.
  3. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
    — Painters, by their outlines, colours, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures.
  4. A general description of some subject.
  5. A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
  6. A preliminary plan for a project.
    — the outline of a speech
  7. A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
  8. A setline or trotline.
动词 v.
  1. To draw an outline of; to describe. transitive
    — He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.
  2. To summarize. transitive
    — Wikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background.
  3. To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls. transitive

词形变化

outlines plural outlines present,singular,third-person outlining participle,present outlined participle,past outlined past

词汇关系

衍生词
outlineless outliner reoutline
相关词
silhouette

词源

词源 1
From out + line.
词源 2
From out + line.
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