detail
[UK]/'di:.teɪl/ [US]/-'-/
noun
INFORMATION 信息
E [C]
* a single piece of information or fact about something
消息；细节

1. She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital.
她坚持要告诉我她在医院遭遇的一切。

2. We don't know the full/precise details of the story yet.
我们还不知道故事的全部／具体情节。

3. She refused to disclose/divulge any details about/of the plan.
她拒绝透露该计划的任何细节。

details [plural]
I
* information about someone or something
细节，详情

1. Can I have your details (= name and address, etc.) , please?
可以告诉我你的详细情况吗？

2. I've sent off for the details of a job I saw advertised in the paper.
我已经发信索取刊发在报纸广告上的那份工作的细节。

3. A police officer took down the details of what happened.

A [U]
* the small features of something that you only notice when you look carefully
细微特征

1. I was just admiring the detail in the doll's house - even the tins of food have labels on them.
我只是感叹布娃娃的玩具房子制作之精致——就连食品罐头上都还贴着标签呢。

2. It's his eye for (= ability to notice) detail that distinguishes him as a painter.
正是因为具有细致入微的观察能力，他才成为一位杰出的画家。

in detail
A
* including or considering all the information about something or every part of something
详细地，详尽地

1. We haven't discussed the matter in detail yet.
我们还没有详细讨论此事。

2. The book described her sufferings in graphic detail.
这本书详尽地描述了她所遭受的种种痛苦。

3. He talked in great detail about the curtains he's chosen for his lounge.
他详细介绍了他为客厅选定的窗帘。

go into detail
A
* to tell or include all the facts about something
详细说明，仔细介绍

1. I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.
我在电话里就不细说了，但最近我的身体一直有些不舒服。

[C]
* a part of something which does not seem important
细枝末节，无足轻重的小事

1. As far as Tony's concerned, he's getting that car and finding the money to pay for it is just a detail.
就托尼而言，得到那种汽车及凑够买车的钱都不是甚么大事。

[UK]/'di:.teɪl/ [US]/-'-/
noun
GROUP 组
[C] [+ sing/pl verb]
* a group of people who have been given a particular task
特遣队

[UK]/'di:.teɪl/ [US]/-'-/
verb
INFORMATION 信息
[T]
* to describe something completely, giving all the facts
详细描述

1. [+ question word] Can you produce a report detailing wh at we've spent on the project so far?
你能不能写一份报告，详细列出到目前为止我们在这个企划案上的花费？

[UK]/'di:.teɪl/ [US]/-'-/
verb
ORDER 命令
[T + to infinitive] [often passive]
* to order someone, often a small group of soldiers or workers, to perform a particular task
指派，派遣

1. Four soldiers were detailed to check the road for troops.
派出了四名士兵为部队检查道路情况。

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de·tail / 5di:teil; US also di5teil / nounFACTS / INFORMATION 事实；信息
1. [C] a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item
   细微之处；枝节；琐事:
   an expedition planned down to the last detail
   计划详尽的探险
   He stood still, absorbing every detail of the street.
   他一动不动地站着,不放过街上的每一细微之处。
   Tell me the main points now; leave the details till later.
   现在把要点告诉我,细节留到以后再说。
2. [U] the small facts or features of sth, when you consider them all together
   详情；全部细节:
   This issue will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter.
   这个问题将在下一章详细论述。
   The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail.
   研究工作一丝不苟地完成了。
   He had an eye for detail (= noticed and remembered small details).
   他很善于发现并记住细节。
   The fine detail of the plan has yet to be worked out.
   这个方案的细节尚需制订出来。
3. details [pl.] information about sth
   具体情况；(关于某事物的)资料,消息:
   Please supply the following details: name, age and sex.
   请提供下列具体情况:姓名、年龄及性别。
   Further details and booking forms are available on request.
   备有详细资料和订购单以供索取。
   They didn't give any details about the game.
   他们没有提供这场比赛的具体情况。
   'We had a terrible time—' 'Oh, spare me the details (= don't tell me any more).'
   "我们倒霉透了——" "唉呀,别给我细说了。"
SMALL PARTS 细部
4. [C, U] a small part of a picture or painting; the smaller or less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you consider them all together
   (照片、绘画等的)细部,局部,次要部份:
   This is a detail from the 1844 Turner painting.
   这是透纳 1844 年水彩画的一小部份。
   a huge picture with a lot of detail in it
   一幅有很多细微之处的巨型画
SOLDIERS 士兵
5. [C] a group of soldiers given special duties
   特遣队；小分队；支队
 IDIOMS 
▪ go into 'detail(s)
   to explain sth fully
   详细敍述；逐一说明:
   I can't go into details now; it would take too long.
   我现在不能细说,太费工夫。 verbGIVE FACTS / INFORMATION 详述
1. [VN] to give a list of facts or all the available information about sth
   详细列举；详细说明；详述:
   The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities.
   这本小册子详细介绍了当地所有旅馆及其设施。
ORDER SOLDIER 派遣士兵
2. [often passive] to give an official order to sb, especially a soldier, to do a particular task
   派遣；选派；分遣:
  ▪ [VN to inf]
   Several of the men were detailed to form a search party.
   几名士兵被派组成一个搜索队。
  ▪ [also VN]
CLEAN CAR 清洗汽车
3. [VN] (NAmE) to clean a car extremely thoroughly
   彻底清洗(汽车):
   He got work for a while detailing cars.
   他找到一个清洗汽车的临时工作。

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detail

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE little, minor, minute, small, subtle, tiny It is important to get even the small ~s right. | considerable, fine, great, meticulous, painstaking Now let us examine this idea in greater ~. | Every new animal or plant found was recorded in meticulous ~. | exact, explicit, precise I don't need to know the precise ~s of your quarrel. | excruciating He described the event to his friends in excruciating ~. | fascinating, interesting | colourful/colorful, vivid | juicy, salacious She was telling me all the juicy ~s of her love life. | gory, graphic, grisly, gruesome, lurid, sordid I can still remember the accident in graphic ~. | chilling, disturbing, shocking The report uncovers disturbing ~s of abuse. | intimate The diary contains intimate ~s of their life together. | complete, exhaustive, full We'll give you full ~s of how to enter our competition later. | bare ~s, brief ~s, sketchy ~s I only know the barest ~s of his plans. | He only managed to give the police a few sketchy ~s of the robbery. | crucial, essential, important, nitty-gritty (informal, esp. AmE), pertinent The book covers the nitty-gritty ~s of starting a business. | insignificant, irrelevant, trivial | telling It was a small but telling ~. | practical I haven't sorted out the practical ~s of getting there yet. | complex, intricate | final Everyone must approve the basic plan before the final ~s are drawn up. | concrete Can you give me some concrete ~s of how you've been saving money? | mundane the mundane ~s of his daily life | biographical, factual, historical, operational, personal, technical

• … OF DETAIL point I must correct some points of ~ in your article. | wealth The book provides a wealth of ~ on daily life in ancient China. | level Ensure that your diagrams contain the appropriate level of ~.

• VERB + DETAIL give, go into, offer, present, provide, send, supply Do not give any technical ~s of the product at this stage. | I don't want to go into any more ~ than necessary. | disclose, divulge, pass on, release ~s, reveal The committee refused to disclose ~s of the proposals. | share He had shared intimate ~s of his life with a stranger. | explain, lay out, lay sth out in, set out, set sth out in, spell out, spell sth out in Details of the pension plan are set out below. | The rules are set out in ~ in chapter seven. | establish, finalize, iron out, work out, work sth out in We haven't yet worked out the travel ~s. | discuss, hammer out, negotiate We still need to negotiate the ~s of the contract. | handle Natalie handled the ~s of her travel. | uncover Historians claim to have uncovered ~s of the writer's secret affair. | hear, learn, read | fill sb in on I'll give you a call later and fill you in on the ~s. | spare sb (informal) ‘We had a terrible time—’ ‘Oh, spare me the ~s (= don't tell me any more).’ | contain, have, include Tomorrow's papers will contain full ~s of the case. | show The receipt shows ~s of the item purchased. | find out ~s, get ~s You can find out more ~s of the offer from your local travel agent. | enter ~s Enter your ~s in the form below then click on ‘submit’. | take ~s The secretary took my ~s and said they would get back to me. | check, examine, study Make sure you check the ~s of the policy before you sign it. | record The computer records the ~s of everyone entering the country. | absorb, memorize She had memorized every ~ of his body. | Ali absorbed every ~ of the beautiful morning. | omit | neglect, overlook He had overlooked one crucial ~. | be lacking in, lack The speech was well delivered but lacking in ~. | sweat the ~s (AmE, informal) He leaves experts to sweat the ~s (= worry about them). | spill (informal, esp. AmE) Spill the gory ~s about your worst relationship. | post ~s, publish (= on the Internet) Click here for more ~s posted by Ken. | confirm They wrote to confirm the ~s of the meeting.

• DETAIL + VERB emerge New ~s are emerging on the alleged terror plot. | suggest sth This ~ suggests that the killer knew his victim. | reveal sth, show sth

• PREPOSITION for ~s For ~s contact Joanna Morland. | in ~ I haven't looked at the proposal in ~ yet. | over a/the ~ They're still arguing over the ~s of the contract. | ~ about I won't go into ~ about the threats she made. | ~ of She revealed the ~s of her plan. | ~ on For more ~ on how to obtain a visa, see page 8. | ~ surrounding The ~s surrounding his death are not known.

• PHRASES attention to ~ The secret of their success lies in their attention to ~. | down to the last ~ an expedition planned down to the last ~ | every last ~ She remembered every last ~ of what I'd told her the month before. | an eye for ~ He has an excellent eye for ~. | full of ~ Her short stories are full of ~ and wit. | a lack of ~ The report was criticized for its lack of ~.

II. verb

Detail is used with these nouns as the subject: article, chapter, document, page, report
Detail is used with these nouns as the object: plan

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detail
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detail verb
⇨ listdetail noun
⇨ information

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detail

noun
1 he had made a replica of the uniform, correct in every detail
PARTICULAR , feature, characteristic, respect, ingredient, attribute, item, specific, fact, piece of information, point, factor, element, circumstance, consideration, aspect, facet, side, part, unit, component, constituent, member, accessory.
-opposite(s): OUTLINE ; OVERVIEW.

2 never mind—that's just a detail
UNIMPORTANT POINT , insignificant item, trivial fact, nicety, subtlety;
TRIVIALITY , technicality, minor detail, petty detail, mere detail, matter/thing of no importance, matter/thing of no consequence, trifle, fine point, incidental, non-essential, inessential, nothing; {details} trivia, minutiae.
-opposite(s): SALIENT POINT.

3 some clubs maintain their records with a considerable degree of detail
PRECISION , exactness, accuracy, rigour, strictness, thoroughness, carefulness, scrupulousness, meticulousness, particularity.

4 the sergeant major was inspecting a guard detail
UNIT , detachment, squad, troop, contingent, outfit, task force, crew, patrol, section, formation.

5 I didn't often get the toilet detail
TASK , job, duty, chore, charge, labour, piece of work, piece of business, assignment, function, commission, secondment, mission, engagement, occupation, undertaking, exercise, business, office, responsibility, errand.
in detail this assumption will be examined in detail in Chapter 3
THOROUGHLY , in depth, exhaustively, from top to bottom, minutely, closely, point by point, item by item, blow by blow, meticulously, rigorously, scrupulously, assiduously, conscientiously, painstakingly, methodically, carefully, sedulously, completely, comprehensively, fully, to the fullest extent, intensively, extensively.

verb
1 the report details a series of objections to the plan
PRESENT , describe, set out, set forth, draw up, delineate, frame; explain, expound, relate, give an account of, recount, narrate, recite, rehearse, catalogue, list, spell out, point out, itemize, enumerate, tabulate, particularize;
IDENTIFY , specify, define, state, declare, announce, cite, quote, instance, mention, name, designate, be specific about; rare individuate.
-opposite(s): OUTLINE.

2 troops were detailed to prevent the feared rescue attempt
ASSIGN , allocate, appoint, delegate, commission, ordain, charge, send, post, nominate, vote, elect, adopt, co-opt, select, choose.

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detail 细节
de-, 向下，表强调；-tail, 切，词源同retail, tailor。即完全切开的，引申词义细节。

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