outline1/ˋaUt͵laIn; ˈaʊtlaIn/n 1 [singular 单数] the main ideas or facts about something 纲要﹐梗概﹐要点: +of an outline of the company's plan 公司计划的纲要2 [C] a line around the edge of something that shows its shape 外形﹔轮廓
outline2v [T] to describe the main ideas or facts about something 概述﹐略述: a speech outlining his work in refugee camps 概述他在难民营的工作的演说
outlineoutlineoutlinesoutlinedoutliningnouna line that shows the shape or edge of something: It was dark, but we could see the dim outline of the castle.