- define
- v. [dɪ'faɪn] ( defines; defined; defining )
- 双解释义
- vt. 1.精确地解释; 界定 state precisely the meaning of words; interpret
- vt. 2.规定,确定 stipulate; fix
- 基本要点
1.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”。
2.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。
3.define与as连用时,表示“把…定义为”。
- 词汇搭配
- ～+名词
- define the boundaries 明确地界
- define an expression〔a word〕 解释某个词语
- define ones meaning 明确某人的意思
- define ones 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 brilliantly 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 agains t衬托
- define as 说成是,定义为,解释为
- define by 被…规定
- define with 用…立界
- 句型例句
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 cant 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 listen while I define your duties.在我规定你的职责时,请仔细听好。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
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 ability to do work.我们通常定义energy是做功的能力。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
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 public holidays.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。
- 词语辨异
define, assign, prescribe
这组词的共同意思是“规定”。其区别是:define是指为了避免混乱等而确定范围; assign的本义是分配、分派任务的意思; 而prescribe是指作为规则、方针而加以确定。
