WIDE 宽的, a road, river, or part of someone's body etc that is broad is wide

宽的，阔的;

We went along a broad passage.

我们沿着一条宽阔的走廊前行。

He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders.

他身高六英尺，肩膀宽阔。

The room is three metres long and two metres broad.

这个房间长三米，宽两米。

INCLUDING A LOT 包括很多, including many different kinds of things or people

广博的; 丰富的; 广泛的;

The show aims to reach the broadest possible audience.

这个节目力图深入到尽可能广泛的观众群中去。

Students here study a broad range of subjects.

这里的学生所学的科目范围很广。

Private pension schemes fall into two broad categories.

个人养老金计划分两大类。

a party which lacks a broad base of political support

缺乏广泛政治基础的党派

The play is a comedy, in the broadest sense of the word .

这个剧本从广义上说是喜剧。

GENERAL 总的, concerning the main ideas or parts of something rather than all the details

粗略的，概括的，一般的:

The client should understand, in broad terms , the likely cost of the case.

当事人对这个案子可能产生的费用应该有个大致了解。

The members were in broad agreement.

成员的意见大致相同。

I'll give you a broad outline of the plan.

我来给你讲讲计划的概要。

LARGE AREA 大面积, covering a large area

辽阔的，广大的，广袤的:

a broad expanse of water

一片辽阔的水域

WAY OF SPEAKING 说话方式, a broad ACCENT clearly shows where you come from

口音重的;

a broad Scottish accent

浓重的苏格兰口音

broad smile / grin, a big smile

满面的笑容:

Abby came in with a broad smile on her face.

阿比满面笑容地走了进来。

in broad daylight, if something, especially a crime, happens in broad daylight, it happens in the daytime and in public

大白天; 在光天化日之下:

The attack happened in broad daylight, in one of the busiest parts of town.

袭击事件就发生在光天化日之下，还在镇上最繁华的地段之一。

broad hint, a HINT (=suggestion) that is very clear and easy to understand

明确的暗示:

In June he gave a broad hint that he might retire.

六月份他曾明确暗示过他可能会退休。

a broad church, [BrE] an organization that contains a wide range of opinions

容纳多种观点的组织，广纳众议的机构:

The Labour Party has to be a broad church.

工党必须能海纳百川，包容各种观点。

HUMOUR 幽默, broad humour is rather rude or concerned with sex

粗俗的，下流的

broad in the beam, [informal] having large or fat HIPS

屁股肥大的

an offensive word for a woman

婆娘，娘儿们