Brit|pop /br I tpɒp/ N‑UNCOUNT Britpop is a type of pop music made by British bands. It was especially popular in the mid-1990s. □ …the supposed rivalry between the two leading Britpop bands.
brit|tle /br I t ə l/
1 ADJ An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken. □ Pine is brittle and breaks. □ …the dry, brittle ends of the hair.
2 ADJ If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle , you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change. □ They are nurturing a diplomatic relationship that is dangerously brittle but cannot be allowed to fail.
broach /broʊ tʃ/ (broaches , broaching , broached ) VERB When you broach a subject, especially a sensitive one, you mention it in order to start a discussion on it. □ [V n] Eventually I broached the subject of her early life.
broad ◆◆◇ /brɔː d/ (broader , broadest )
1 ADJ Something that is broad is wide. □ His shoulders were broad and his waist narrow. □ The hills rise green and sheer above the broad river. □ …a broad expanse of green lawn.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A broad smile is one in which your mouth is stretched very wide because you are very pleased or amused. □ He greeted them with a wave and a broad smile. ● broad|ly ADV □ Charles grinned broadly.
3 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use broad to describe something that includes a large number of different things or people. □ A broad range of issues was discussed. □ …a broad coalition of workers, peasants, students and middle class professionals. ● broad|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ This gives children a more broadly based education.
4 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use broad to describe a word or meaning which covers or refers to a wide range of different things. □ The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word 'science'. □ …restructuring in the broad sense of the word. ● broad|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ We define education very broadly.
5 ADJ [ADJ n] You use broad to describe a feeling or opinion that is shared by many people, or by people of many different kinds. □ The agreement won broad support in the U.S. Congress. □ …a film with broad appeal. ● broad|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ The new law has been broadly welcomed by road safety organisations.
6 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A broad description or idea is general rather than detailed. □ These documents provided a broad outline of the Society's development. □ We have discussed in broad terms the course of action appropriate at each stage. ● broad|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ There are, broadly speaking, three ways in which this is done. □ Broadly, it makes connections between ideas about healing and how they link to plants.
7 ADJ [ADJ n] A broad hint is a very obvious hint. □ They've been giving broad hints about what to expect. ● broad|ly ADV □ He hinted broadly that he would like to come.
8 ADJ A broad accent is strong and noticeable. □ …a Briton who spoke in a broad Yorkshire accent.
9 → see also broadly
10 in broad daylight → see daylight SYNONYMS broad ADJ 1
wide: …a wide-brimmed sunhat.
large: The pike lives mainly in large rivers and lakes.
spacious: The house has a spacious kitchen and dining area.
expansive: …an expansive grassy play area.
B -road (B-roads ) also B road N‑COUNT A B-road is a minor road. [BRIT ]
broad|band /brɔː dbænd/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Broadband is a method of sending many electronic messages at the same time, using a wide range of frequencies. [COMPUTING ] □ They planned to develop new broadband services.
broa d bea n (broad beans ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Broad beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable. [mainly BRIT ] in AM, use fava beans
broa d-bru sh also broad brush ADJ [usu ADJ n] A broad-brush approach, strategy, or solution deals with a problem in a general way rather than concentrating on details. □ He's giving a broad brush approach to the subject.
broad|cast ◆◇◇ /brɔː dkɑːst, -kæst/ (broadcasts , broadcasting ) The form broadcast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. 1 N‑COUNT A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television. □ [+ on ] In a broadcast on state radio the government announced that it was willing to resume peace talks.
2 VERB To broadcast a programme means to send it out by radio waves, so that it can be heard on the radio or seen on television. □ [be V -ed adv/prep] The concert will be broadcast live on television and radio. □ [V ] CNN also broadcasts in Europe. [Also V n] COLLOCATIONS broadcast NOUN 1
noun + broadcast : radio, satellite, television; election, news
adjective + broadcast : commercial, live, outside; political
verb + broadcast : watch VERB 2
broadcast + adverb : live, nationally, nightly SYNONYMS broadcast VERB 2
transmit: The game was transmitted live in Spain and Italy.
show: The drama will be shown on American TV next year.
air: Tonight PBS will air a documentary called 'Democracy In Action'.