broad-spectrum

/brawd-spek-truhm/US // ˈbrɔdˈspɛk trəm //

广谱,广谱的,广谱性,广谱性的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : noting an antibiotic, insecticide, or other chemical effective against a wide range of organisms.
- : noting a sunscreen effective in absorbing or blocking ultraviolet radiation.
- : having a wide range of uses:The questionnaire is a broad-spectrum tool for diagnosing depression and anxiety.

adj.general

Synonyms

In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
Our time is so vastly different in its particulars that the parallels work only in broad strokes.
On the other end of the spectrum, there lies an artist like Lena Dunham, who engages in a flaunting of the flawed self.
Overall, Paris Magnum reaches both too widely and too thinly in trying to convey a sense of spectrum.
His strong legs and his broad, spade-like feet helped to make him a fine swimmer.
This gave the house a very cheerful appearance, as if it were constantly on a broad grin.
And now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.
The embankment or road-bed was commenced by gigantic piling, and is very broad and substantial.
Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.