outline /ˈautlain/ I. vt. 概述，提出论点：Outline the story before trying to write it.在动手写故事前要先列出提纲。The method I outline below. 下面是我要概述的方法。‖II. n. ［c］轮廓；提纲，纲要: draw sth. in outline 画某物的轮廓；a broad outline 大概的轮廓；make an outline of a composition 为作文拟提纲；an outline of English grammar 英语语法纲要