Johnson likes the broad outline but is reserving judgment on the fine detail.

约翰逊喜欢这个大框架，但对小细节则保留看法。

Though the broad outline of a scientific theory can be sketched intuitively, when a part of the physical universe is finally understood, its description often looks like a page in a mathematics text.

尽管科学理论的大致框架能被直观地勾勒出来，但当物质世界的一部分最终被理解时，它的描述看起来通常就像数学课本中的一页内容。

He stated his view in broad outline.

他概括地陈述了自己的观点。

He stated his views in broad outline.

他粗略地讲了自己的观点。

This is the Freudian theory in broad outline.

这就是弗洛伊德理论的大体框架。