define

[英] [diˈfain] [美] [dɪˈfaɪn] 生词本

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词:Define  
  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

  • 行业释义

  • 词典例句

1. 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. 
  • 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。

  • He was asked to define his concept of cool.

    他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。

defined
  • ...a party with a clearly defined programme and strict rules of membership.

    纲领明确、准入条件严格的政党

2. VERB 给…下定义;解释 If you define a word or expression, you explain its meaning, for example in a dictionary. 
  • 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。”

  • 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”。

Verb

1. give a definition for the meaning of a word;

  • "Define `sadness'"

2. determine the essential quality of

3. determine the nature of;

  • "What defines a good wine?"

4. delineate the form or outline of;

  • "The tree was clearly defined by the light"
  • "The camera could define the smallest object"

体育

  • 1.解说
  • 2.下定义

法律

  • 1.给…下定义

计算机

  • 1.【动】定义;规定;分辩,判定
1. It's hard to define exactly what has changed.
很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Please define the words.
请准确地解释这些字的意义。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Please listen while I define your duties.
在我规定你的职责时,请仔细听好。

来自《简明英汉词典》