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circumscribe

circumscribe
[英] [ˈsɜ:kəmˌskraɪb] [美] [ˈsə:kəmˌskraɪb] 生词本

vt.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. VERB 约束;制约;限制 If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

Verb

1. draw a line around;

  • "He drew a circle around the points"

2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect