Tra từ broad - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

broad [broad broads broader broadest] adjective, noun BrE [brɔːd] NAmE [brɔːd]
adjective (broad·er, broad·est)

WIDE
1. wide
•a broad street/avenue/river
•broad shoulders
• He is tall, broad and muscular.
•a broad smile/grin (= one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused)
Opp: ↑narrow (¹)
2. used after a measurement of distance to show how wide sth is
•two metres broad and one metre high

WIDE RANGE
3. including a great variety of people or things
•a broad range of products
•a broad spectrum of interests
• There is broad support for the government's policies.
•She took a broad view of the duties of being a teacher (= she believed her duties included a wide range of things).
•a broad and balanced curriculum
•We must ensure the project is of advantage to the broader community and does not just benefit a few individuals.
Opp: ↑narrow

GENERAL
4. only before noun general; not detailed
•the broad outline of a proposal
• The negotiators were in broad agreement on the main issues.
• She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word.
•In broad terms, the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy.
•Computer viruses fall into three broad categories.

LAND/WATER
5. covering a wide area
•a broad expanse of water
•the broad plains of the American West

ACCENT
6. if sb has a broad accent, you can hear very easily which area they come from
Syn: ↑strong
•a broad Yorkshire accent

HINT
7. if sb gives a broad hint, they make it very clear what they are thinking or what they want

HUMOUR
8. (NAmE)dealing with sex in an amusing way
•The movie mixes broad humor with romance.
more at paint sth with a broad brush at ↑paint _v.

Word Origin:
Old English brād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breed and German breit.

Thesaurus:
broad adj.
1. (often approving, especially written)
•He's got broad shoulders.
wide •
Opp: narrow
a broad/wide road/street/river/stream/staircase
a broad/wide mouth/smile/grin
Broad or wide? Broad is often used to suggest that sth is wide in an attractive way
•a broad avenue lined with trees
. It is also used rather than wide to talk about parts of the body
•a broad back/chest/face/forehead
2.
•The course caters for a broad spectrum of interests.
wide • • extensive • • widespread • • general • • universal • • diverse • • mass • • large-scale • • sweeping • • far-reaching • |written wide-ranging • |often approving varied •
Opp: narrow
a/an broad/wide/extensive range
a/an broad/extensive/general/diverse/mass/large-scale/sweeping/far-reaching/wide-ranging/varied programme
broad/wide/extensive/widespread/general/universal/mass/large-scale support
Broad or wide? Broad is used more to talk about the affect of sth on a large number of people:
•have a broad appeal
• attract broad support
Broad also often relates to knowledge, education and business:
•a broad curriculum
• broad experience/knowledge
Wide is used more to talk about a choice or a range of things or people and also for a geographical area:
•The festival attracts people from a wide area.
✗ The festival attracts people from a broad area.
3.
•the broad outline of a proposal
general • • sweeping • • overall • • rough • • approximate •
a broad/general/rough outline
a broad/general/sweeping assertion/conclusion/statement
in broad/general/overall terms
a broad/sweeping generalization

Word Family:
broad adjective
broadly adverb
broaden verb
breadth noun

Synonyms:
wide / broad
These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:

Wide is the word most commonly used to talk about something that measures a long distance from one side to the other. Broad is more often used to talk about parts of the body. (Although wide can be used with ▪ mouth.) It is used in more formal or written language to describe the features of the countryside, etc: ▪ a broad river ◇ ▪ a broad stretch of meadowland.
Both wide and broad can be used to describe something that includes a large variety of different people or things: ▪ a wide/broad range of products. Broad, but not wide, can be used to mean ‘general’ or ‘not detailed’: ▪ All of us are in broad agreement on this matter.

Example Bank:
•He questioned whether the school curriculum was broad enough in scope.
•His job gave him an acquaintance with an unusually broad spectrum of society.
•‘Mental handicap’ should be replaced with the broader concept of ‘learning difficulties’.
•Before dealing with specific cases she spoke on the broad topic of ‘discipline’.
•Having children gave her a broader outlook on life.
•He turned to me with a broad smile.
•He was gorgeous— broad shoulders and twinkling eyes.
•He's got broad shoulders.
•In broad terms the paper argues that each country should develop its own policy.
•She took a broad view of the duties of being a teacher.
•She's a feminist, in the broadest sense of the word.
•The committee put forward broad recommendations for the improvement of safety at sports grounds.
•The course caters for a broad spectrum of interests.
•The novel is about education in its broadest sense.
•The proposals have been given a broad welcome by green campaigners.
•The wardrobe stands at one metre broad and two metres high.
•There is broad support amongst clients for the new initiative.
•There is broad support for the government's policies.
•We discussed the broader implications of the plan.
•We drove down a broad avenue lined with trees.
•We have devised a broad and balanced curriculum.
•We must ensure the project is of advantage to the broader community and does not just benefit a few individuals.
•a broad aim/objective
•a broad back/chest/face/forehead
•a broad category/area
•a broad curriculum
•a broad definition/sense/outline
•broad experience/knowledge
•to attract broad support
•to have a broad appeal
Idioms: ↑broad church ▪ ↑broad daylight ▪ ↑it's as broad as it's long

noun (old-fashioned, NAmE, slang)
an offensive way of referring to a woman

Word Origin:
Old English brād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breed and German breit.

Word Family:
broad adjective
broadly adverb
broaden verb
breadth noun