A general outline
大纲
🧩 词语组成解析
outline
['aʊtlaɪn]
n. 梗概，大纲，提纲，草稿，要点，主要原则;外形，轮廓，轮廓线，轮廓画法，略图（画法）;
vt. 概述;略述;画轮廓，打草图，描略图;
out外，出+line线条→外部线条→大纲
🗣️ 情景例句
Don't lose your cool.
要沉住气。
Horrible!
好恐怖！
As the floods had put the telephone out of order, we could not find out how they were managing.
由于洪水造成了电话中断，我们无法了解他们情况。