detail英音['di:teil]美音['ditel]

1. 细节;详情;琐事;枝节[C]

He can probably tell us all the details we want.

他也许能告诉我们所需的全部详情。

2. 详述;细部;局部[U]

She began to tell me the plot in great detail.

她开始告诉我该阴谋的详情。

3. 分遣队,小组[C][G]

4. 任务,差事[U]

1. 选派,派遣[O2]

2. 详述,详细说明

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

那人向我们详述了他旅途所见之奇事。

noun

a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item 细微之处；枝节；琐事countable

an expedition planned down to the last detail 计画详尽的探险

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。

the small facts or features of sth, when you consider them all together 详情；全部细节uncountable

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。

The sketch was from memory but he had an eye for detail(= noticed and remembered small details). 这幅素描虽是凭记忆画出的，但细微之处也没有忽略。

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。

information about sth 具体情况；（关于某事物的）资料，讯息plural

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. 备有详细资讯和订购单以供索取。

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。”

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、绘画等的）细部，局部，次要部份countableuncountable

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

a group of soldiers given special duties 特遣队；小分队；支队countable

Idiom:

go into detail(s)

to explain sth fully 详细叙述；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。

verb

to give a list of facts or all the available information about sth 详细列举；详细说明；详述VN

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。

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

Several of the men were detailed to form a search party. 几名士兵被派组成一个搜寻队。VN to inf.

to clean a car extremely thoroughly 彻底清洗（汽车）VNAmeriacan English

He got work for a while detailing cars. 他找到一个清洗汽车的临时工作。

在工厂里面组装用的零部件也用detail来说。

英语字典

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.