| 词组 | detail |
| 释义 | detail /ˈdiːteɪl $ dɪˈteɪl/ noun 1. a piece of informationGrammarOften plural in this meaning.adjectivesa small/minor/tiny detail Don’t waste time examining every minor detail.further/more details Check our website for more details.full details The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.precise/exact details Precise details of what happened may never be known.every detail He remembers every detail of the accident.sb’s personal details (=your name, address, and other information about you) Please make sure that all your personal details are correct.the gory details (=the full details about an unpleasant or interesting event – often used humorously) She wanted to hear all the gory details about Tina’s date with Nigel.verbsgive details She refused to give any details about what had happened.provide/supply details He did not provide details of the government’s plans.disclose/reveal/release details (=make secret information public) The magazine revealed details of her relationship with the musician.ask for details I went into the bank to ask for details about their savings accounts.send (off) for details (=write asking for information) Why don’t you send for details of the course?send your details (=send your name and address to someone) For a free sample, send your details to us at this email address.confirm the details (=make sure that they are correct) Could you confirm the details of your reservation in writing?announce/publish details Further details of the band’s tour will be announced later.prepositionsdetails of/about sth Details of the course can be found on our website. | A spokesperson for the union refused to give any further details about the strike.2. detailed information which concerns all the parts or features of somethingGrammarAlways uncountable in this meaning. adjectivesin great/considerable detail The subject has already been discussed in great detail.enough/sufficient detail The government was criticized for not giving sufficient detail about the proposed tax changes.little detail (=not much detail) Maps of the area contain very little detail.fine/minute/precise detail (=very exact detail) We’ve been through all the arrangements for the wedding in minute detail.meticulous detail (=very careful detail) His books describe the mountains and their paths in meticulous detail.graphic detail (=a lot of very clear and often unpleasant detail) He told the police in graphic detail about his involvement in the murders.vivid detail (=so clear that they seem real) The three characters in the novel are described with vivid detail.verbsgo into detail (=give a lot of details) He refused to go into detail about what had been said at the meeting.describe/explain sth in detail The doctor spent time describing the treatment in detail to me.discuss sth in detail His report discusses the problem in detail.examine/consider/study sth in detail I asked my lawyer to examine the contract in detail.be set out in detail (=be written down and described in detail) The changes to the system are set out in detail in the next paragraph.plan sth in detail/work sth out in detail I haven’t worked our trip out in detail yet.phrasesattention to detail (=care that all the small features of something are correct) Editing requires great attention to detail.an eye for detail (=the ability to notice all the small features) He’s a brilliant photographer with a fantastic eye for detail.every last detail (=all the details, including the small things) He wanted to know every last detail of my personal life.a wealth of detail (=a lot of useful detail) The records provide a wealth of detail about people’s lives. |
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