首页英语词典definedefine英英释意

define

英 [dɪ'faɪn] 美[dɪ'faɪn]
  • vt. 定义;使明确;规定
  • n. (Define)人名;(英)德法恩;(葡)德菲内

英英释意


1. give a definition for the meaning of a word;
"Define `sadness'"
2. determine the essential quality of
3. determine the nature of;
"What defines a good wine?"
4. delineate the form or outline of;
"The tree was clearly defined by the light"
"The camera could define the smallest object"