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Circumscribe 英[ˈsɜ:Kəmskraɪb 美[ˈsɜrkəmskraɪb Vt.在…周围划线;划定…范围;限制;限定 Verb 约束;制约;限制 Someone's Power

单词 circumscribe
音标
英[ˈsɜ:kəmskraɪb] 美[ˈsɜrkəmskraɪb]
解释
vt.在…周围划线;划定…范围;限制;限定;
例句

VERB
约束;制约;限制
If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
例:The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed...军方显然担心在他的领导下,其活动将受到严重制约。
例:There are laws circumscribing the right of individual citizens to cause bodily harm to others.有多项法律限制公民的权利,使其不得对他人进行人身伤害。
变形
noun:circumscription~third:circumscribes~done:circumscribed~ing:circumscribing~past:circumscribed~

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