outlining是什么意思？

outlining

英['aʊtlaɪnɪŋ] 美['aʊtlaɪnɪŋ]

• v. 画[标]出…的轮廓( outline的现在分词 )，概述，列提纲；

例句

• a lengthy agenda outlining the extent of global environmental problems 勾勒出全球环境问题程度的冗长议程
• He minced no words in outlining what a Chrysler bankruptcy would do to Detroit. 他毫不含糊地概述了一旦克莱斯勒公司宣告破产时对底特律市会造成什么样的后果.
• Selma Ascher stood at the globe, outlining a delicious thigh under the slim blue skirt. 塞尔玛阿谢尔站在地球仪旁, 贴身的蓝裙子衬托出一条大腿的美妙轮廓.
• The role of vegetation in outlining formations is often of great help. 在圈定地层过程中,植被往往具有很大的作用.
• ...a stream of platitudes, outlining many problems but offering few solutions. 概述了很多问题、但几乎没有提出解决办法的一串陈词滥调

英语六级真题

After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
But we have never built a spreadsheet (电子数据表) outlining the financial benefits of this, and I have never had to justify the amount I am spending to the company's founders.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  概述；概括
  If you outline an idea or a plan, you explain it in a general way.
  例句
  The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town's image... 市长概述了他整顿市容的计划。 The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions. 本书概括的一些方法仅供参考。
• N-COUNT
  概要；梗概
  An outline is a general explanation or description of something.
  例句
  Following is an outline of the survey findings... 以下是调查结果概要。 The proposals were given in outline by the Secretary of State. 国务卿对提议进行了简要的概述。
• V-PASSIVE
  （因背后的光线）显示…的轮廓（或外形）
  You say that an object is outlined when you can see its general shape because there is light behind it.
  例句
  The Ritz was outlined against the lights up there... 高悬的灯光映照出里兹饭店的轮廓。 It was a beautiful sight outlined above the starry sky. 星空之上映衬出美景。
• N-COUNT
  （尤指模糊的）轮廓，外形
  The outline of something is its general shape, especially when it cannot be clearly seen.
  例句
  He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts. 他只能看见球门柱模糊的轮廓。