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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

大意 [dàyì]
  1. 1. noun general idea

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大意 [dàyì]
  1. 1. general idea; main points; gist; tenor; drift
    老师让同学们把文章大意理出来,以便更好理解文章。
    这篇文章的大意极为好懂。
    把他讲话的大意记下来就行了。
    Just jot down the main ideas (or points) of what he says.
    段落大意
    the gist of a paragraph
  2. 2. careless; negligent; inattentive
    做事粗心大意是最不可取的。
    此时非同小可,关系重大,万不可大意
    他真大意,竟把她的地址给丢了。
    He was so careless that he lost her address.
    千万不可粗心大意
    must never on any account be negligent

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大意 [dàyì]
  1. 1. 大概的或主要的意思
    段落大意
  2. 2. 马虎
    疏忽大意
  3. 3. 成语"粗心大意""大意失荆州"中的"意"不读轻声。

Examples

表示"主要意思"的"大意"和表示"疏忽"的"大意",虽然读音不同,但词形是一样的 词形
段落大意
the gist of a paragraph 大意
把他讲话的大意记下来就行了。
Just jot down the main ideas (or points) of what he says. 大意
请你把这篇文章的大意归纳一下。
Will you please sum up the main ideas of this article? 归纳
略述大意
give a brief account
疏忽大意就可能引起事故。
Carelessness is liable to cause accidents. 疏忽
对此万万不可大意
You must under no circumstances take this lightly. 万万
这件事有关个人生死,可千万不能大意 有关
这篇文章的大意极为好懂。 大意
老师让同学们把文章大意理出来,以便更好理解文章。 大意

Collocations

知道大意
get the main idea
段落大意
main idea of a paragraph
粗心大意
careless
麻痹大意
lose one's vigilance.
大意失荆州
suffer a major setback as a result of negligence
丝毫大意
no room for carelessness
一时大意
temporary carelessness
不敢大意
do not be careless

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