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{ "term": "detail", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "an expedition planned down to the last detail" }, { "text": "The Ministry refused to reveal any more details of the attack." }, { "text": "Tell me the main points now; leave **the details** till later." }, { "text": "The finer details of the plan have still to be worked out." }, { "text": "These are all relatively minor details." }, { "text": "‘We had a terrible time—’ ‘Oh, spare me the details *(= don't tell me any more)*.’" }, { "text": "This detail suggests that the killer knew his victim." }, { "text": "She remembered every last detail of what I'd told her the month before." }, { "text": "Tell me everything—don't leave out the smallest detail." }, { "text": "She had memorized every detail of his body." }, { "text": "He had overlooked one crucial detail." }, { "text": "Oh that's just a detail —we can deal with it later." }, { "text": "It is important to get even the small details right." }, { "text": "It was a small but telling detail." }, { "text": "Briefly describe the product, but do not give any technical details at this stage." }, { "text": "Everyone must approve the basic plan before the final details are drawn up." }, { "text": "I'll give you a call later and fill you in on the details." }, { "text": "They wrote to confirm the details of the meeting." }, { "text": "He leaves experts to sweat the details." }, { "text": "I don't need to know the precise details of your quarrel." }, { "text": "I haven't sorted out the practical details of getting there yet." }, { "text": "Make sure you check the details of the policy before you sign it." }, { "text": "Natalie handled the details of her travel." }, { "text": "He revealed the details of his plan." }, { "text": "She was telling me all the juicy details of her love life." }, { "text": "Spill the gory details about your worst relationship." }, { "text": "The city council refused to disclose details of the proposed traffic ban." }, { "text": "The committee refused to disclose details of the proposals." }, { "text": "The diary contains intimate details of their life together." }, { "text": "He only managed to give the police a few sketchy details of the robbery." }, { "text": "They're still arguing over the details of the contract." }, { "text": "We haven't yet worked out the travel details." }, { "text": "I still need to negotiate the details of the contract." }, { "text": "the mundane details of his daily life" }, { "text": "He stood still, absorbing every detail of the street." }, { "text": "Pay attention to the little details that show you truly care." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["little", "minor", "minute"], "… of detail": ["point", "wealth", "level"], "verb + detail": ["give", "go into", "offer"], "detail + verb": ["emerge", "suggest something", "reveal something"], "preposition": ["for details", "in detail", "over a/the detail"], "phrases": [ "attention to detail", "down to the last detail", "every last detail" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the small facts or features of something, when you consider them all together", "sensetop": "in detail", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The report was criticized for its lack of detail." }, { "text": "Ensure that your diagrams contain the appropriate level of detail." }, { "text": "This issue will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter.", "contextForm": "in detail" }, { "text": "The making of the movie is explored **in minute detail**." }, { "text": "The research has been carried out with scrupulous **attention to detail**." }, { "text": "He had **an eye for detail** *(= noticed and remembered small details)*." }, { "text": "The rules are set out in detail in chapter seven." }, { "text": "The following section describes the methods in more detail." }, { "text": "The secret of their success lies in their attention to detail." }, { "text": "The speech was well delivered but lacking in detail." }, { "text": "Every new animal or plant found was recorded in meticulous detail." }, { "text": "For more detail on how to obtain a visa, see page 8." }, { "text": "He described the event to his friends in excruciating detail." }, { "text": "She has an excellent eye for detail." }, { "text": "Now let us examine this idea in greater detail." }, { "text": "Her short stories are full of detail and humour." }, { "text": "I can still remember the accident in graphic detail." }, { "text": "We haven't looked at the proposal in detail yet." }, { "text": "I must correct some points of detail in your article on Barcelona." }, { "text": "The book provides a wealth of detail on daily life in Ancient Rome." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["little", "minor", "minute"], "… of detail": ["point", "wealth", "level"], "verb + detail": ["give", "go into", "offer"], "detail + verb": ["emerge", "suggest something", "reveal something"], "preposition": ["for details", "in detail", "over a/the detail"], "phrases": [ "attention to detail", "down to the last detail", "every last detail" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "information about something", "sensetop": "details about something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Please provide the following details: name, age and sex." }, { "text": "Can you send me your **contact details**?" }, { "text": "For **further details** visit our website." }, { "text": "They didn't give any details about the game.", "contextForm": "details about something" }, { "text": "For details contact Joanna Morland." }, { "text": "The police will not release the details of the case at this point." }, { "text": "The company did not disclose any financial details of the deal." }, { "text": "We'll give you full details of how to enter our competition later." }, { "text": "You can find out more details of the offer from your local travel agent." }, { "text": "New details are emerging on the alleged terror plot." }, { "text": "The secretary took my details and said they would get back to me." }, { "text": "The computer records the details of everyone entering the country." }, { "text": "Enter your details in the form below then click on ‘submit’." }, { "text": "Details of the pension plan are set out below." }, { "text": "The details surrounding his death are not known." }, { "text": "Tomorrow's papers will contain full details of the case." }, { "text": "Our personnel officer will take your details." }, { "text": "Can you give me some concrete details of how you've been saving money?" }, { "text": "Click here for more details posted by Ken." }, { "text": "The receipt shows details of the item purchased." }, { "text": "The report uncovers disturbing details of abuse." }, { "text": "I only know the barest details of his plans." }, { "text": "The book covers the nitty-gritty details of starting a business." }, { "text": "Historians claim to have uncovered details of the writer's secret affair." }, { "text": "Further details and booking forms are available on request." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["little", "minor", "minute"], "… of detail": ["point", "wealth", "level"], "verb + detail": ["give", "go into", "offer"], "detail + verb": ["emerge", "suggest something", "reveal something"], "preposition": ["for details", "in detail", "over a/the detail"], "phrases": [ "attention to detail", "down to the last detail", "every last detail" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a small part of a picture or painting; the smaller or less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you consider them all together", "cefr": "a2", "examples": [ { "text": "This is a detail from the 1844 Turner painting." }, { "text": "a huge picture with a lot of fine detail in it" } ], "topics": ["Art"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["little", "minor", "minute"], "… of detail": ["point", "wealth", "level"], "verb + detail": ["give", "go into", "offer"], "detail + verb": ["emerge", "suggest something", "reveal something"], "preposition": ["for details", "in detail", "over a/the detail"], "phrases": [ "attention to detail", "down to the last detail", "every last detail" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a group of soldiers given special duties", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to explain something fully", "examples": [ { "text": "I can't go into details now; it would take too long." }, { "text": "He won't go into detail about the threats she made." }, { "text": "I don't want to go into any more detail than absolutely necessary." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈdiːteɪl/", "audio": "de/detail/detail__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈdiːteɪl//dɪˈteɪl/", "audio": "de/detail/detail__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘minor items or events regarded collectively’): from French détail (noun), détailler (verb), from dé- (expressing separation) + tailler ‘to cut’ (based on Latin talea ‘twig, cutting’)." }