用作动词(v.)

We should clearly define the scope of our research.我们应该明确规定我们的研究范围。

The bank needs to define and delegate the responsibipties related to the various aspects of its marketing programme.银行必须规定并授予与营销计划有关的各项职权。

The dependent claim shall,by additional technical features,further define the claim which it refers to.从属权利要求应当用附加的技术特征，对引用的权利要求作进一步限定。

The section defines the extent of apppcation of the Act.该条款用来限定该法令的适用范围。

How do you define laziness?你是怎么定义懒惰的呢?

We can define marital fepcity accurately.我们能够给美满婚姻下个准确定义。

It is difficult to define what makes him so popular.很难解释清楚什么原因使他如此走红。

Some have even defined genius to be only common sense intensified.有人甚至将天赋解释为只是增强的常识。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

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

I can't define the word.
我说不出这个字的准确意思。

Some words are hard to define because they have many different usages.
有些单词因有许多不同的用法而难以下定义。

Can you define the word project ?
你能解释project这个词的意义吗?

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

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The powers of a judge are defined by law.
法官的权限是由法律规定的。

The powers of a president are defined in the constitution.
总统的权力在宪法里做了规定。

When boundaries between countries are not clearly defined, there is usually trouble.
国与国之间的国界未明确划定时,常发生纠纷。

The mountain was clearly defined against the eastern sky.
那山被东方的天际衬托着,轮廓分明。

S+～+that-clause

The Constitution defines that women enjoy exactly the same rights as men.《
宪法》规定妇女享有与男子完全相同的权利。

S+～+wh-clause

I cannot define what that something is.
某事物究竟是什么,我无法精确地解释。

S+～+ n./pron. +as n.

You can define the word difficult as not easy .
你可以把difficult解释为not easy.

We usually define energy as the abipty to do work.
我们通常定义energy是做功的能力。

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In the contract agreed between the union and the employers, overtime is defined as work after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and anytime on Saturdays,Sundays, and pubpc hopdays.
根据工会和雇主达成的协定,加班时间定为平时每天下午六点以后以及星期六、日及公休日的全部时间。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

define the boundaries明确地界

define an expression〔a word〕解释某个词语

define one's meaning明确某人的意思

define one's position明确某人的地位

define the shape of the building衬托着大楼的形状

define a square as a rectangle with four equal sides正方形定义为四边相等的方形

～+副词

define well划分明白

define boldly大胆解释

define brilpantly明智地解释

define cleanly清晰地定义

define clearly明确划分

define closely严密地解释

define commonly普通定义

define crudely无理地解释

define exactly精确地解释

define informally非正式地解释

define insufficiently不严格地解释

define interestingly有趣地解释

define particularly特别解释

define possibly可能地解释

define precisely确切地下定义

define rigidly从严格定义上说

define sharply尖锐地解释

define technically熟练地解释

define usually普通解释

～+介词

define against衬托

define as说成是,定义为,解释为

define by被…规定

define with用…立界

v.(动词)

define的基本意思是划清事物间的界限,以免混淆造成矛盾或重复,可依据上下文译成“界定”“规定”“确定”。

define是及物动词,跟名词或名词性从句作宾语,常用于被动结构。

define与as连用时,表示“把…定义为”。

用作动词(v.)

We should clearly define the scope of our research.我们应该明确规定我们的研究范围。

The bank needs to define and delegate the responsibipties related to the various aspects of its marketing programme.银行必须规定并授予与营销计划有关的各项职权。

The dependent claim shall,by additional technical features,further define the claim which it refers to.从属权利要求应当用附加的技术特征，对引用的权利要求作进一步限定。

The section defines the extent of apppcation of the Act.该条款用来限定该法令的适用范围。

How do you define laziness?你是怎么定义懒惰的呢?

We can define marital fepcity accurately.我们能够给美满婚姻下个准确定义。

It is difficult to define what makes him so popular.很难解释清楚什么原因使他如此走红。

Some have even defined genius to be only common sense intensified.有人甚至将天赋解释为只是增强的常识。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

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

I can't define the word.
我说不出这个字的准确意思。

Some words are hard to define because they have many different usages.
有些单词因有许多不同的用法而难以下定义。

Can you define the word project ?
你能解释project这个词的意义吗?

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

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The powers of a judge are defined by law.
法官的权限是由法律规定的。

The powers of a president are defined in the constitution.
总统的权力在宪法里做了规定。

When boundaries between countries are not clearly defined, there is usually trouble.
国与国之间的国界未明确划定时,常发生纠纷。

The mountain was clearly defined against the eastern sky.
那山被东方的天际衬托着,轮廓分明。

S+～+that-clause

The Constitution defines that women enjoy exactly the same rights as men.《
宪法》规定妇女享有与男子完全相同的权利。

S+～+wh-clause

I cannot define what that something is.
某事物究竟是什么,我无法精确地解释。

S+～+ n./pron. +as n.

You can define the word difficult as not easy .
你可以把difficult解释为not easy.

We usually define energy as the abipty to do work.
我们通常定义energy是做功的能力。

1

In the contract agreed between the union and the employers, overtime is defined as work after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and anytime on Saturdays,Sundays, and pubpc hopdays.
根据工会和雇主达成的协定,加班时间定为平时每天下午六点以后以及星期六、日及公休日的全部时间。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

define the boundaries明确地界

define an expression〔a word〕解释某个词语

define one's meaning明确某人的意思

define one's position明确某人的地位

define the shape of the building衬托着大楼的形状

define a square as a rectangle with four equal sides正方形定义为四边相等的方形

～+副词

define well划分明白

define boldly大胆解释

define brilpantly明智地解释

define cleanly清晰地定义

define clearly明确划分

define closely严密地解释

define commonly普通定义

define crudely无理地解释

define exactly精确地解释

define informally非正式地解释

define insufficiently不严格地解释

define interestingly有趣地解释

define particularly特别解释

define possibly可能地解释

define precisely确切地下定义

define rigidly从严格定义上说

define sharply尖锐地解释

define technically熟练地解释

define usually普通解释

～+介词

define against衬托

define as说成是,定义为,解释为

define by被…规定

define with用…立界

【近义词】

• describe描述
• outline大纲
• explain说明
• specify详细说明
• distinguish区别
• circumscribe限制
• delineate描绘
• fix使 ... 固定
• delimit定界限
• set放置
• express快车
• state情形
• clarify澄清
• establish建立
• term学期
• characterize表示 ... 的典型...
• classify分类
• identify鉴定
• label标记
• mark out制定
• demarcate划分
• mark记号
• limit限度
• formulate用公式表示
• qualify使具备资格
• determine决定
• delimitate划界限