define
基本释义
- v.给……下定义,解释;阐明,使清楚;标明……界限,明确显出……轮廓;是……的特征,为……的特色
- 人名 (Define)(英)德法恩,(葡)德菲内(人名)
词语例句
给……下定义,解释vt.
六级四级The Convention Against Torture defines torture as any act that inflicts severe pain or suffering, physical or mental.
《反酷刑条约》把酷刑定义为任何造成严重身心疼痛和受苦的行为。
Norms define how people "ought to" behave under particular circumstances in a particular society.
规范定义了人们在特定社会中的特定情况下“应”如何行事。
Try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values.
试着想象一下,如果没有这些定义了我们的文化和价值观的杰出作品,我们的世界会是什么样子。
阐明,使清楚vt.
四级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。
The analysis reveals that intensity appears to fluctuate with a clear, well-defined rhythm.
分析表明,强度似乎有一个明确的节奏波动。
标明……界限,明确显出……轮廓vt.
四级I defined my eyes by applying eyeshadow to my eyelids.
我在眼睑上涂了眼影突出眼睛的轮廓。
It was simple enough, in those old days, to define with approximate accuracy when a given statement ceased to be the truth and became a lie.
在过去的那些日子里,要近似准确地界定一个特定的言论何时不再是真理而成为谎言,是很简单的。
是……的特征,为……的特色vt.
六级His work really defines him.
他的工作确实表现了他的特色。
In the eyes of the rest of the world and a significant part of its own population, mass imprisonment has come to define America—a country。
在世界其他国家和美国很大一部分人口的眼中,大规模监禁已经成为美国的特征。
- We need to define the task ahead very clearly.我们需要明确今后的任务。来自《牛津词典》
- It depends on how you define the term 'hostile'.那得看你怎么定义hostile这个词。来自《牛津词典》
- The term 'mental illness' is difficult to define.“精神病”这个词很难下定义。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- define asvt. 解释为
- be clearly/well defined清楚说明
- define ... (as ...)确定;说明;界定;给……下定义
- Define Pattern设置图案;定义图案;设定样本;定义模板
- Define Brush定义画笔;定义笔刷;界说画笔
- Define Custom Shape定义自定外形;定义自定义形状;定义型版
- User Define户自定义;手动设定;户定义;用户自定义
- Define Stroke定义笔触;界说笔触
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- v.give a definition for the meaning of a word
- v.determine the essential quality of
- v.determine the nature of
- v.show the form or outline of
- v.to say clearly what something is and what it means
给…下定义- The government defines a household as `a group of people who live in the same house'.政府给“家庭”下的定义是“同住一栋房子的人”。
词源
- define明确,界定de-, 向下,强调。-fin, 边界,界限,词源同finish.
- define限定,规定;给...下定义词根词缀: de-下降 + -fin-界限 → 定下界限
- defineFrom Middle English definen, from Old French definer, variant of definir, from Latin dēfīniō (“limit, settle, define”), from dē + fīniō (“set a limit, bound, end”)