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blueprint

US /ˈbluˌprɪnt/

noun Advanced · C1 Nhà ở & bất động sản

Definition

something intended as a guide for making something else

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The engineer showed us the blueprint of the new factory building.

Synonyms

  • designthe act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
  • plana series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
  • drafta document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

Collocations

  • Easy architectural blueprint
    describing architectural blueprint (of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture)
  • Medium review the building blueprint
    to inspect or evaluate formally regarding the building blueprint
  • Hard blueprint for economic recovery
    to blueprint for economic recovery, meaning to make a blueprint of
  • Very Hard foundational blueprint of governance
    a collocation phrase: foundational blueprint of governance

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.