outlineout•line /'aʊtlaɪn/

n 用作单

1. 提纲，概要

• I'll have to hand in the outline of my thesis in a week. 我要在一星期内交上论文提纲。

2. 轮廓，外形

• an outline map of the world 世界略图

• We could see the outline of the mountain in the mist. 在薄雾中我们可以看出山的轮廓。

词组in outline 扼要地，概括地；轮廓地

• He described the plan in outline. 他概述了那个计划。