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 define [di'fain]   添加此单词到默认生词本
vt. 定义, 规定, 使明确

[计] 定义


  1. The powers of a judge are defined by law.
    法官的权限是由法律规定的。
  2. When boundaries between countries are not clearly defined, there is usually trouble.
    国与国之间的边界未明确划定时，通常会发生纠纷。
  3. Definitions should not be more difficult to understand than the words they define.
    词语的定义不应比所解释的词语更难理解.


define


Define \De*fine"\, v. i.
To determine; to decide. [Obs.]


Define \De*fine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defined}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Defining}.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F.
d['e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de- +
finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See
{Final}, {Finish}.]
1. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.
``To define controversies.'' --Barrow.

2. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark
the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or
country.

3. To determine with precision; to mark out with
distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the
defining power of an optical instrument.

Rings . . . very distinct and well defined. --Sir I.
Newton.

4. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the
meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound
or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a
scientific term.

They define virtue to be life ordered according to
nature. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).

  1. 'Peace means change, but change should follow a proper defence review to define the country's new role in the international arena.
  2. This split is "not a rare event, if you define rare as something that almost never happens.
  3. He said they also underscored the need for legislation to better define tanker owners' liabilities.
  4. In the process of rediscovering its past and trying to define what makes itself special, Taiwan faces the future full of uncertainty. In one sense this is nothing new for the people of Taiwan.
  5. Congress wants to define insider trading.
  6. The industry's main concerns are the practicality and cost of dealing with the tax.' Insurance brokers have still to define their position in relation to the new tax, said Mr David Hough of the British Insurance and Investment Brokers' Association.
  7. The ruling of the state Court of Appeals may define what control parents have in determining who may associate with their children.
  8. At the congress, however, Li will be at center stage, delivering a key report at the opening of the three-week session that will define the nation's immediate goals.
  9. Actually, WOJB offers quite a range of programming, from the telling of Ojibwa legends, to contests in which participants pronounce and define words in the mostly forgotten native tongue.
  10. There's an equally pressing deadline for the government to define its monetary and economic ties to the rest of the European Community.
  11. Seeking to define U.S. relations with the Soviet Union's assertive republics, Bush said that Washington is supportive of the Ukraine's bid for more freedom, but not at the expense of Gorbachev or a united Soviet federation.
  12. It agrees to set up a "new institutional authority" in the United Nations to "develop instruments and define standards" to combat atmospheric pollution.
  13. At least one company is adding a stick-on label to its regular packaging to further define the product ingredients, he said.
  14. Compass has already discussed the issue with the OFT, however, and brought ARA into the deal to try to avoid competition problems. The merger's impact depends on how you define the market.
  15. The strike represents a challenge to Solidarity, which has been trying to define its role in society _ whether it should focus on serving as a trade union backing workers or a political party supporting the government.
  16. "If you had to define Goodison, what would you call it?
  17. Now they seem to be working with their chief executives to define and push through the changes needed for BPR. Most of the companies canvassed said they were attracted to BPR because of the potential savings.
  18. He said they underscored the need for legislation to better define tanker owners' liabilities.
  19. It remains the case that the west has no solution to this Balkan conflagration. The easy part is to define a moral position.
  20. "The message to the creative community is again that taste, albeit difficult to define, still revolves around quality, and that the audience is smarter at that then you tend to think," he said.
  21. Justice Antonin Scalia noted that judicial efforts to define pattern had "produced the widest and most persistent circuit split on an issue of federal law in recent memory."
  22. Although limited by the law to a "reasonable market share," FPI itself is to define that term and to decide whether an increase in production of an item is "significant," requiring notification to the public.
  23. Debate on all the bills focuses on how to define assault rifles.
  24. The Committee on Foreign Investment could remove some of the uncertainty generated by Congress's refusal to define national security.
  25. He didn't define gimmicks, perhaps because the original administration plan for deficit reduction included savings to be realized by pushing up the date of a $3 billion military payroll, and dropping postal costs from the budget numbers.
  26. The Supreme Court upheld the authority of the National Labor Relations Board to define the bargaining units for a whole industry.
  27. A department official who spoke only on condition of anonymity declined to define "normal requirements for defending" a residence.
  28. He is careful not to define his proposal as an industrial policy, but rather an "industry-led business-government partnership." He has come out in favor of government support in the race to develop high-definition television.
  29. You don't have to go with the crowd." It's all part of Infiniti's new "Attitudes" campaign, designed to define not only the Q45 but also its driver.
  30. "We look to Merrill Lynch to help us appropriately define that role and explore the best feasible plans to put these assets back into the competitive environment." Braniff now serves 11 U.S. markets with 46 daily flights.
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