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 responsibilities 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 application 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 felicity 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。

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。

The mountain was sharply defined against the sky.

那座山在天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。

The term 'u2018mental illness 'u2019 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。

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而定的。

We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him...

我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。

He was asked to define his concept of cool.

他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。

When people are asked 'What is intelligence?' they tend to reply: 'I don't know how to define it, but I can certainly recognize it when I see it.'...

当被问及“智力是什么”的时候，人们往往会回答说：“我不知道该如何定义它，但我见到了肯定就能认得出。”

Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.

《柯林斯英语词典》给“工作狂”一词下的定义是“一个过分沉溺于工作中的人”。

Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.

法律如果没有法院来详细说明和解释其真正意义和作用,就是一纸空文.

In particular, if you do define a conversion to an arithmetic type, then.

具体而言, 如果定义了到算术类型的转换, 则.

Offer two time options: Parents can define a specific time period or an accumulated time amount.

提供了两种时间选择: 家长可以界定一个特定时期内或累积时间的金额.

The contractees and contractors should sign land use contracts to define each other's rights and obligations.

发包方和承包方应当订立承包合同,约定双方的权利和义务.

A common way to make headers safe uses the preprocessor to define a header guard.

使得头文件安全的通用做法,是使用预处理器定义头文件保护符.

And this Psalm is helping us define happiness.

这篇诗帮助我们了解什么是快乐.

A delegate declaration is sufficient to define a delegate class.

一个委托声明足以定义一个委托类.

Analysis, define & design software functions and system requirements.

分析 、 定义 并 设计软件系统功能和需求.

Any dictionary will define the suburbs as those areas that lie outside cities and towns.

所有的字典都将“郊区”定义为在城市和城镇以外的地区.

XForms Uses XML To define Form Data.

XForms使用XML定义窗口数据.

define cycle counting plan and organize cycle counting.

制定周期盘点计划,组织实施周期盘点.

define Design Development Timing, Component Development Timing including Process Development, Organize the validation.

确定设计开发时间, 零部件开发时间,包括流程开发, 组织验证.

define and discuss the four principal network topologies.

定义并讨论四个主要的网络拓扑.

For more information, see How to: define a Model with Horizontal Partition in Storage Model.

有关更多信息, 请参见如何: 使用存储模型中的水平分区定义模型.

Entity types can define a set of conditions for each table to which they are mapped.

实体类型可以为其映射到的每个表定义一组条件.

A characteristic trait or peculiarity, especially one serving to define or describe its possessor.

特性,属性特性或不同之处, 尤指用来定义或描写其占有者的特性.

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. Please define the words.
   请准确地解释这些字的意义。
2. I can't define the word.
   我说不出这个字的准确意思。
3. 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。
4. Can you define the word project ?
   你能解释project这个词的意义吗?
5. Please listen while I define your duties.
   在我规定你的职责时,请仔细听好。
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6. The powers of a judge are defined by law.
   法官的权限是由法律规定的。
7. The powers of a president are defined in the constitution.
   总统的权力在宪法里做了规定。
8. 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。
9. 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

1. 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

1. 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.

1. You can define the word difficult as not easy .
   你可以把difficult解释为not easy.
2. We usually define energy as the ability to do work.
   我们通常定义energy是做功的能力。
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3. 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。

～+名词

• define%20the%20boundaries">define the boundaries明确地界
• define%20an%20expression%E3%80%94a%20word%E3%80%95">define an expression〔a word〕解释某个词语
• define%20one%27s%20meaning">define one's meaning明确某人的意思
• define%20one%27s%20position">define one's position明确某人的地位
• define%20the%20shape%20of%20the%20building">define the shape of the building衬托着大楼的形状
• define%20a%20square%20as%20a%20rectangle%20with%20four%20equal%20sides">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%20well">define well划分明白
• define%20boldly">define boldly大胆解释
• define%20brilliantly">define brilliantly明智地解释
• define%20cleanly">define cleanly清晰地定义
• define%20clearly">define clearly明确划分
• define%20closely">define closely严密地解释
• define%20commonly">define commonly普通定义
• define%20crudely">define crudely无理地解释
• define%20exactly">define exactly精确地解释
• define%20informally">define informally非正式地解释
• define%20insufficiently">define insufficiently不严格地解释
• define%20interestingly">define interestingly有趣地解释
• define%20particularly">define particularly特别解释
• define%20possibly">define possibly可能地解释
• define%20precisely">define precisely确切地下定义
• define%20rigidly">define rigidly从严格定义上说
• define%20sharply">define sharply尖锐地解释
• define%20technically">define technically熟练地解释
• define%20usually">define usually普通解释

～+介词

• define%20against">define against衬托
• define%20as">define as说成是,定义为,解释为
• define%20by">define by被…规定
• define%20with">define with用…立界

• A more ready way to define Controversies.

  出自：I. Barrow

v.(动词)

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”。

v.(动词)

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。

• ☆ 15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的definir，意为结束，终止，决定；最初源自古典拉丁语的definire：de (完全） + finire (限定），意为给限制。