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delineate
[英] [dɪˈlɪni:ˌeɪt] [美] [dɪˈlɪniˌet] 生词本

vt.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 刻画;描述;阐明 If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail. 

  • Biography must to some extent delineate characters...

    传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。

  • The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.

    教会和政府之间的关系在一份正式的协议中作了阐明。

delineation

  • ...his razor-sharp delineation of ordinary life.

    他对日常生活入木三分的刻画

2. VERB 划出，划定(边界) If you delineate a border, you say exactly where it is going to be. 

  • ...an agreement to delineate the border.

    划界协议

delineation

  • ...differences in the delineation of the provincial borders.

    省界划分上存在的差异

Verb

1. delineate the form or outline of;

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

2. determine the essential quality of

3. trace the shape of

4. make a mark or lines on a surface;

  • "draw a line"
  • "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

5. describe in vivid detail

Adjective

1. represented accurately or precisely