blueprint

1. N-COUNT A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work. 藍(lán)圖

The president will offer delegates his blueprint for the country's future. 總統(tǒng)將向代表們提出他的國家未來藍(lán)圖。

2. N-COUNT A blueprint of an architect's building plans or a designer's pattern is a photographic print consisting of white lines on a blue background. Blueprints contain all of the information that is needed to build or make something. (建筑師的) 藍(lán)圖

...a blueprint of the whole place, complete with heating ducts and wiring. …整個地方的藍(lán)圖，連帶暖氣管道和線路。

3. N-COUNT A genetic blueprint is a pattern that is contained within all living cells. This pattern decides how the organism develops and what it looks like. (基因的) 圖譜

The offspring contain a mixture of the genetic blueprint of each parent. 后代體內(nèi)含有父母親基因圖譜的混合。