detail

detail英音：['di:teil]美音：['ditel]

1. 細節;詳情;瑣事;枝節[C]

He can probably tell us all the details we want.

他也許能告訴我們所需的全部詳情。

2. 詳述;細部;局部[U]

She began to tell me the plot in great detail.

她開始告訴我該陰謀的詳情。

3. 分遣隊,小組[C][G]

4. 任務,差事[U]

1. 選派,派遣[O2]

2. 詳述,詳細說明

The man detailed to us all the wonders he had seen in his travels.

那人向我們詳述了他旅途所見之奇事。

noun

a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item 細微之處；枝節；瑣事countable

an expedition planned down to the last detail 計畫詳盡的探險

He stood still, absorbing every detail of the street. 他一動不動地站著，不放過街上的每一細微之處。

Tell me the main points now; leave the details till later. 現在把要點告訴我，細節留到以後再說。

the small facts or features of sth, when you consider them all together 詳情；全部細節uncountable

This issue will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter. 這個問題將在下一章詳細論述。

The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail. 研究工作一絲不��地完成了。

The sketch was from memory but he had an eye for detail(= noticed and remembered small details). 這幅素描雖是憑記憶畫出的，但細微之處也沒有忽略。

The fine detail of the plan has yet to be worked out. 這個方案的細節尚需制訂出來。

information about sth 具體情況；（關於某事物的）資料，訊息plural

Please supply the following details: name, age and sex. 請提供下列具體情況：姓名、年齡及性別。

Further details and booking forms are available on request. 備有詳細資訊和訂購單以供索取。

They didn't give any details about the game. 他們沒有提供這場比賽的具體情況。

‘We had a terrible time─’ ‘Oh, spare me the details(= don't tell me any more).’ “我們倒霉透了 ”“唉呀，別給我細說了。”

Alternate:

details

a small part of a picture or painting; the smalleror less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you considerthem all together （照片、繪畫等的）細部，局部，次要部份countableuncountable

This is a detail from the 1844 Turner painting. 這是透納 1844 年水彩畫的一小部份。

a huge picture with a lot of detail in it 一幅有很多細微之處的巨型畫

a group of soldiers given special duties 特遣隊；小分隊；支隊countable

Idiom:

go into detail(s)

to explain sth fully 詳細敘述；逐一說明

I can't go into details now; it would take too long. 我現在不能細說，太費工夫。

verb

to give a list of facts or all the available information about sth 詳細列舉；詳細說明；詳述VN

The brochure details all the hotels in the area and their facilities. 這本小冊子詳細介紹了當地所有旅館及其設施。

to give an official order to sb, especially a soldier, to do a particular task 派遣；選派；分遣often passive

Several of the men were detailed to form a search party. 幾名士兵被派組成一個搜尋隊。VN to inf.

to clean a car extremely thoroughly 徹底清洗（汽車）VNAmeriacan English

He got work for a while detailing cars. 他找到一個清洗汽車的臨時工作。

在工廠裡面組裝用的零部件也用detail來說。

英語字典

detail

The details of something are its individual features or elements.

Details about someone or something are facts or pieces of information about them.

A detail is a minor point or aspect of something, as opposed to the central ones.