| 单词 | define |
| 释义 | define verbadverb | verb + define | preposition adverb➤accurately, carefully, correctly, exactly, explicitly, precisely, specifically准确地定义；慎重地界定；明白地规定；具体地阐明◆it is important to define these terms accurately.准确定义这些术语很重要。➤clearly, fully, sharply, strongly, well清楚地定义；全面地界定；明确地定义；有力地规定；很好地阐明▸➤adequately充分地界定◆there may be problems if responsibilities are not adequately defined.如果责任没有充分界定，就可能出现问题。➤poorly不恰当地界定▸➤broadly笼统地界定◆we have chosen to define the scope of our study quite broadly.我们已决定把研究范围界定得笼统些。➤loosely, vaguely宽泛地定义；含糊地界定▸➤closely, narrowly, rigidly, rigorously, strictly, tightly严密地定义；狭隘地界定；严格地规定➤succinctly简洁地定义▸➤simply, solely简单定义；仅仅界定（为）▸➤easily容易地定义▸➤formally, officially正式／官方定义➤objectively客观地定义▸➤traditionally传统上界定▸➤culturally, geographically, socially从文化角度／从地理上／从社会角度定义◆the culturally defined role of women从文化角度定义的女性角色➤legally从法律上界定verb + define➤be difficult to, be impossible to难以定义；无法界定▸➤be easy to容易定义◆social values are not easy to define.社会价值观定义起来并非易事。preposition➤as定义为⋯◆thread count is defined as the number of threads in one square inch of fabric.织物经纬密度的定义为每平方英寸织物中线的根数。➤by由⋯定义◆this type of lymphoma is defined by the presence of specific malignant cells.这种淋巴瘤确诊的依据是某些恶性肿瘤细胞的存在。➤in terms of根据⋯确定◆the difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete.问题的难度是根据需要多长时间解决来确定的。 define /dɪfaɪn/ verb [transitive] 1.to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is 下定义◆the act defines ‘small companies’ as firms with fewer than 25 employees. 这法案将“小企业”定义为员工少于 25 人的企业。2.to describe sth accurately 阐明；明确；界定◆they define success in terms of financial gain. 他们界定成功的标准是经济收益。◆a project needs to have clearly defined objectives. 一个项目必须有清晰界定的目标。 ▸ definition /defɪnɪʃn/ noun [countable, uncountable] ☞ definedefine [transitive] to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is解释（词语）含义；给（词语）下定义◆the term 'mental illness' is difficult to define.“精神病”这个词很难下定义。◆life imprisonment is defined as 60 years under state law.按照州法律终身监禁定义为 60 年。 ➡ see also definition → definition define [transitive] to describe or show sth accurately阐明；明确；界定◆we need to define the task ahead very clearly.我们需要明确今后的任务。◆the difficulty of a problem was defined in terms of how long it took to complete.问题的难易度是以解决这个问题所花时间的长短来衡量的。◆it is difficult to define what makes him so popular.很难解释清楚是什么原因使他如此走红。 ➡ see also definition → definition define/dɪˈfaɪn ||; dɪˈfaɪn/verb[t] 1. to say exactly what a word or idea means 精确地解释；下定义: ◇how would you define ‘happiness’? 你怎样为“幸福”下定义？ 2. to explain the exact nature of sth clearly 清楚说明；阐明: ◇we need to define the problem before we can attempt to solve it. 我们先要界定问题才能试图解决它。 definesee ⇨ meaning 1 de·fine /dɪ`faɪn; dɪˈfaɪn/v [t] 1. to say exactly what something means or describe exactly what something is like 给…下定义; 准确地描述:◇it's hard to define what makes a good manager. 究竟是哪些因素造就成一名优秀的经理，这很难说得清。 2. to clearly show the limits or shape of something 标明…界限，显出…轮廓; 明确规定:◇a clearly defined budget 明确限定的预算 ☞ define |
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