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Define Verb Asked I 英[Dɪˈfaɪn 美[Dɪˈfaɪn Vt.规定;使明确;精确地解释;画出…的线条;Vi.(给词、短语等)下定义,构成释义 阐明;规定;限定;使明确

单词 define
音标
英[dɪˈfaɪn] 美[dɪˈfaɪn]
解释
vt.规定;使明确;精确地解释;画出…的线条;vi.(给词、短语等)下定义,构成释义;
例句

VERB
阐明;规定;限定;使明确
If you define something, you show, describe, or state clearly what it is and what its limits are, or what it is like.
例:We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him...我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。
例:He was asked to define his concept of cool.他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。

VERB
给…下定义;解释
If you define a word or expression, you explain its meaning, for example in a dictionary.
例:When people are asked 'What is intelligence?' they tend to reply: 'I don't know how to define it, but I can certainly recognize it when I see it.'...当被问及“智力是什么”的时候,人们往往会回答说:“我不知道该如何定义它,但我见到了肯定就能认得出。”
例:Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.《柯林斯英语词典》给“工作狂”一词下的定义是“一个过分沉溺于工作中的人”。
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third:defines~done:defined~adj:definable~ing:defining~past:defined~

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