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英语单词 definition
英美音标 英 [ˌdefɪ'nɪʃn] 美 [ˌdefɪ'nɪʃn]
中文释义 n.定义;阐释;清晰度
英语例句 (1) To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its use.
(2) My duties require clearer definition.
(3) The photo lacks definition.
中文例句 (1) 给一个词下定义要比举例说明它的用法困难。
(2) 我的职责需要更清楚的说明。
(3) 这张照片不够清晰。
vocabulary简明 A good definition explains concisely what something means. Dictionaries include definitions, even for the word definition!
vocabulary扩展 A definition precisely explains the fundamental state or meaning of something, often given formally as by lexicographers writing a dictionary or legislators writing laws. It can also refer to a sharply detailed image or concept — like how clear the picture is on a high-definition TV or how cut a Calvin Klein model's abs are.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指词典中给出的)定义,释义 A definition is a statement giving the meaning of a word or expression, especially in a dictionary.
  [oft N of n]
  [PHR with cl]
  • There is no general agreement on a standard definition of intelligence...

    “智力”一词目前还没有一个普遍认可的标准释义。

  • My definition of a good hospice is one where some of the patients start feeling too good to die.

    我对“好的晚期病人安养院”的定义是一个能让一些病人开始感到生有所恋的地方。

  • If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.就本身性质而言;按定义
    • Human perception is highly imperfect and by definition subjective.

      人的感知具有高度缺陷,而且天性主观。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]清晰;分明;明确 Definition is the quality of being clear and distinct.
  • Give your brows extra definition with Outdoor Girl's Eyebrow Pencil in Brown...

    用“户外女孩”品牌的棕色眉笔更加清晰地勾勒出眉形。

  • The speakers criticised his new programme for lack of definition.

    几位发言者批评他的新方案不够清楚明确。

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