| 单词 | define |
| 释义 | define[di'fain]vt. 定义, 规定, 使明确【计】 定义 define de.fine AHD: [d¹-fºn“] D.J. [d!6fa!n]K.K. [d!6fa!n]v.（动词） de.fined,de.fin.ing,de.fines v.tr.（及物动词）1. To state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example).给…下定义：给（例如，单词或词义）下精确的定义2. To describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain:阐释：描述…的性质或基本特征；解释：define the properties of a new drug; a study that defines people according to their median incomes.解释一种新药的特性；根据人们的平均收入阐释的调查3. To delineate the outline or form of:勾画出…的轮廓或外形：gentle hills that were defined against the sky.在天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明的丘陵4. To specify distinctly:清楚地规定：define the weapons to be used in limited warfare.明确地规定只能用于局部战争中的武器5. To serve to distinguish; characterize:用于分辨；显示…的特色：“portraits that defined the style of an epoch”(&b{Gloria Vanderbilt})“表现一个时代风格特征的描写”(格洛丽亚·范德比尔特)v.intr.（不及物动词）To make or write a definition.下定义语源:1. Middle English definen, diffinen 中古英语 definen, diffinen 2. from Old French definir, diffiner 源自 古法语 definir, diffiner 3. from Latin d¶f&9{ºn&9{º}re} [to limit, determine] 源自 拉丁语 d¶f&9{ºn&9{º}re} [限定，确定] 4. d¶- [intensive pref.] * see de- d¶- [加强语意的前缀] *参见 de-5. f&9{ºnis} [boundary, limit] f&9{ºnis} [边界，界线] 继承用法:defin”abil“ity n.（名词）defin“able adj.（形容词）defin“ably adv.（副词）define“ment n.（名词）defin“er n.（名词） |
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