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2 [uncountable]DETAIL all the separate features and pieces of information about somethingin detail He described the process in detail (=using a lot of details). detailFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Armydetailde‧tail1/ˈdiːteɪl$dɪˈteɪl/●●●S2W1noun    1[countable]DETAILasinglefeature,fact,orpieceofinformationaboutsomethingdetailof  Shetoldmeeverydetailofhertrip.downtothesmallest/lastdetail(=completely)  Toddhadplannedthejourneydowntothesmallestdetail.2[uncountable]DETAILalltheseparatefeaturesandpiecesofinformationaboutsomethingindetail  Hedescribedtheprocessindetail(=usingalotofdetails).  ThisissuewillbediscussedinmoredetailinChapter5.  McDougalwasreluctanttogointodetail (=givealotofdetails)aboutthenewdeal.  Editingrequiresgreatattentiontodetail.  thefinedetailoftheplanhaveaneyefordetail(=beskilledatnoticingdetails)  Photographersneedtohaveaneyefordetail.3→details 4[singular,uncountable]PMAtechnicalaspecificdutyinthearmy,orthepersonorgroupwiththatduty  thesecuritydetailCOLLOCATIONS–Meaning2:alltheseparatefeaturesandpiecesofinformationaboutsomethingverbsgointodetail(=givealotofdetails)Herefusedtogointodetailaboutwhattheyhadsaidatthemeeting.describe/explainsomethingindetailThedoctorspenttimedescribingthetreatmentindetailtome.discusssomethingindetailHisreportdiscussestheproblemindetail.examine/consider/studysomethingindetailHeaskedhislawyertoexaminethecontractindetail.besetoutindetail(=bewrittendownanddescribedindetail)Thechangestothesystemaresetoutindetailinthenextparagraph.plan/worksomethingoutindetailIhaven'tworkedourtripoutindetailyet.adjectivesgreat/considerabledetailThesubjecthasalreadybeenstudiedingreatdetail.enough/sufficientdetailThepartywascriticizedfornotgivingsufficientdetailabouttheirproposedtaxchanges.littledetail(=notmuchdetail)Mapsoftheareashowedlittledetail.fine/minute/precisedetail(=veryexactdetail)We'vebeenthroughallthearrangementsfortheweddinginminutedetail.meticulousdetail(=verycarefuldetail)Hisbooksdescribethemountainsandtheirpathsinmeticulousdetail.graphicdetail(=alotofveryclearandoftenunpleasantdetail)Ididn'tlikethegraphicdetailoftheviolenceinthefilm.vividdetail(=insuchawaythattheyseemreal)Thethreecharactersinthenovelaredescribedwithvividdetail.phrasesattentiontodetail(=carethatallthesmallfeaturesofsomethingarecorrectornice)Iwasimpressedbythehotel'sattentiontodetail.aneyefordetail(=skillatnoticingallthesmallfeatures)He'sabrilliantphotographerwithafantasticeyefordetail. COLLOCATIONS–Meaning3:verbsaskfordetailsIwentintothebanktoaskfordetailsabouttheirstudentaccount.send(off)fordetails(=writeaskingforinformation)Whydon'tyousendfordetailsofthecourse?sendyourdetails(=sendyournameandaddresstosomeoneinthepost)Forafreesample,sendyourdetailstousonapostcard.givedetailsOurpricelistgivesdetailsofspecialoffers.provide/supplydetailsHotelsthatjointheschemeprovidedetailsoftheiraccommodationandfacilities.confirmthedetails(=makesurethattheyarecorrect)Couldyouconfirmthedetailsofyourreservationinwriting?disclose/reveal/releasedetails(=makesecretinformationpublic)Thecompanyhasrefusedtorevealanytechnicaldetailsuntilnextmonth.announce/publishdetailsFurtherdetailsoftheband'stourwillbeannouncedlater.adjectivesfurther/moredetailsCheckourwebsiteformoredetails.fulldetailsThepolicehavenotyetdisclosedthefulldetailsofthecase.precise/exactdetailsPrecisedetailsoftheevidencepresentedatthatmeetinghavenotyetbeenrevealed.gorydetails(=fulldetailsaboutanunpleasantorinterestingevent–oftenusedhumorously)ShewantedtohearallthegorydetailsaboutTina'sdatewithNigel.personaldetails(=yourname,addressandotherinformationaboutyou)Pleasemakesurethatallyourpersonaldetailsarecorrect. ExamplesfromtheCorpusdetail•Butifhewaveredonwhereithappened,Riceneverchangedadetailofhow.•Thestory'sverycomplicated-Ican'tremembertheexactdetails.•Forfulldetailsofthisexclusiveoffer,justsendinastampedaddressedenvelope.•ThedonatedlivercamefromtheUK,butthehospitalisgivingnofurtherdetails.•Thisstudyexaminesthesecontrastsindetail,ataperiodwhentheStockExchangeinLondonisintroducinggreatreforms.•Switchingthefocustotrackandfieldcompetition,moredetailsareemergingaboutsomeofthisseason'simportantfixtures.•Toapplyforaloan,firstfillinthesectionmarked'PersonalDetails'.•Withitsprettyroundneck,softlypaddedshouldersandfront-pocketdetail,itlooksgreatwornwithaskirtortrousers.•Thestudentadviceofficeprovidesdetailsofalltheuniversitycoursesinthecountry.•TheSecretaryofStatewasaccompaniedbyasmallsecuritydetail.•This720-pagedocumentcoveredinsomedetailthemeasuresneededtoensuresustainabledevelopment.•Buttogettherestofthedetailsputtogetherandgetitorganized,itcouldbeaninvaluableservice.•BakeradvisesthePresidentonthedetailsofforeignpolicy.detailof•Barrwouldnotdiscussdetailsoftheresearch.indetail•Insupportofthis,theyoutlineatlengthandindetailthewell-knownfactsoffetaldevelopment.•Fortunately,shewasabletodescribeherattackeringreatdetail.•Iwilldealindetailwithcodeswitchinginalaterchapter.•Oneofthediagramsindetailonthisarea.•ThisproblemisdiscussedinmoredetailinChapter7.•Thesedutiesarediscussedfullyindetailinthefollowingchapters.•Ifyouhaveaproblem,tellthecompanyaboutitindetail.•Thelayoutofthehousehadbeendescribedtomeinsomedetail.•ShethenphonedMrKanandreviewedthemenuindetail.•Ihaven'thadtimetolookattheplansindetailyet.•Dr.Blountdescribedtheprocessindetail.•Thesetechniquesallowustoexaminerecognitionandnameretrievalprocessesindetail. detaildetail2verb[transitive]    1DETAILtolistthingsorgiveallthefactsorinformationaboutsomething  Thereportdetailstheprogresswehavemadeoverthelastyear.2→detailsomebodyto(do)something3AmericanEnglishtocleanacarverythoroughly,insideandoutSYNvaletBritishEnglish→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusdetail•Enclosedinthebundlewasoursample,thediskandtwosheetsdetailingthefonts,softwareandservicesoffered.•Youseeeverybodycaststheirtuppenceworthintothepoolbutnobodydetailstheroutetoabetterfuture.•Anygoodante-bellumhistorywilldetailthestupiditiesthatledtothisutterlyneedlessconflagration.•ThestorydetailedTyson'scharitabledonations.Origindetail1(1600-1700)Frenchdétail,fromOldFrenchdetail“piececutoff”,fromtaillier“tocut” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults detailsomebodyto(do)something detailperson thedevilisinthedetail beasticklerfordetail/rules/accuracyetc Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Television&radio Baseball Maths Youth Seealltopics Wordoftheday uneasy worriedorslightlyafraidbecauseyouthinkthatsomethingbadmighthappen VerbtabledetailPresentI,you,we,theydetailhe,she,itdetails >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theydetailedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavedetailedhe,she,ithasdetailedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhaddetailedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywilldetailFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavedetailed >ViewLess PresentIamdetailinghe,she,itisdetailing >ViewMore you,we,theyaredetailingPastI,he,she,itwasdetailingyou,we,theyweredetailingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeendetailinghe,she,ithasbeendetailingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeendetailingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbedetailingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeendetailing >ViewLess