釋義
define
vt.規定; 使明確; 精確地解釋; 畫出…的線條
vi.(給詞、短語等)下定義,構成釋義
例句
1、We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.
我們說不清楚他到底哪裡不對勁。
2、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.'
當被問及“智力是什麼”的時候,人們往往會回答說:“我不知道該如何定義它,但我見到了肯定就能認得出。”
3、He was asked to define his concept of cool.
他被要求說明自己關於“酷”的定義。
4、Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.
《柯林斯英語詞典》給“工作狂”一詞下的定義是“一個過分沉溺於工作中的人”。
5、The eclecticism of the designs means it is difficult to define one overall look.
這些設計中的兼收並蓄意味著難以界定一個總體的風格。