He skims the book to get a general idea of the content.

他略读这本书以大致了解内容。

She decided to skim through the book to get a general idea of the plot.

她决定略读这本书以了解大致情节。

I've got a general idea of how it works.

我对它的工作原理有一个大致的了解。

I have a general idea of that town.

快速阅读这一章,了解大意.

Read the text fast to get a general idea.

快速朗读课文，找出文章大意。

Please give me a general idea of the work.

请告诉我这项工作的梗概.

Read the letter fast to get a general idea.

请快速阅信，弄懂大意。

First, read a chapter quickly to get a general idea.

首先，快速看完一个章节，得出它的主要思想。

E. g. A general idea is easily adopted by general readers.

一个普遍的观点是容易被普通大众所接受的。

As the painting art , the way of square metre is a general idea.

做为手绘艺术，平方计算也只是相对的一个大概计算方法。