comprehensivecomprehensivesadjective1including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc, that may be concerned 全部的;所有的;(几乎)无所不包的;详尽的SYN
complete
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full
◆a comprehensive list of addresses详尽的地址目录◆a comprehensive study全面的研究◆comprehensive insurance (= covering all risks)综合保险2( BrE) (of education 教育)designed for students of all abilities in the same school 综合性的(接收各种资质的学生)▶com·pre·hen·sive·ness/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪvnəs; NAmEˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪvnəs/noun[uncountable ]noun(alsocompreˈhensive school)(alsoinformalcomp)(in Britain) a secondary schoolfor young people of all levels of ability (英国为各种资质的学生设立的)综合中学com·pre·hen·sive/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv; NAmEˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv/com·pre·hen·sive·ness/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪvnəs; NAmEˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪvnəs/
1including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt withSYN thorough: We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products. a comprehensive guide to British hotels and restaurants The following guidelines do not aim to be totally comprehensive.comprehensive review/study/survey/account etc a thorough and comprehensive review of the case a comprehensive study of alcoholism ► Do not confuse with comprehensible (=able to be understood) or understanding (=sympathetic about people’s problems): His report was barely comprehensible. | My parents are very understanding.2comprehensive insurance/cover/policy motor insurance that pays for damage whether it is caused by you or someone else3comprehensive education/system a system of education in Britain in which children of different abilities go to the same school and are taught together—comprehensively adverb: No system has failed as comprehensively as the prison system.—comprehensiveness noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONScomprehensive + NOUNa comprehensive range of something· The town has a comprehensive range of sporting facilities.a comprehensive study/survey/assessment· The report includes a comprehensive study of the company’s training needs.a comprehensive account/report· He wrote a fairly comprehensive account of the islands at that time.a comprehensive guide· You’ll need to have a comprehensive guide to university courses.a comprehensive list· Here is a comprehensive list of the good hotels in the area.a comprehensive service· Our professional staff provide a comprehensive service.a comprehensive programme· Your holiday will include a comprehensive programme of sightseeing trips.a comprehensive approach· He promised a comprehensive approach to health care reform.a comprehensive picture· The police still do not have a comprehensive picture of what happened.comprehensive information· The information we have is fairly comprehensive.adverbsfully comprehensive· The report does not claim to be fully comprehensive.fairly/reasonably comprehensive· The available data on world population is reasonably comprehensive.extremely comprehensive· The instruction manual is extremely comprehensive.
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