circumscribe

🇺🇸 /ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
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verb
R

to restrict or confine someone or something

The new regulations will circumscribe the authority of the local council.

新规定将限制地方议会的权力。

R

to draw a line around a shape

The artist circumscribed the square with a compass.

艺术家用圆规围绕正方形画了一个圆。

translation

v. 限制, 画线围绕

词形变化

3rd Present circumscribes
Past circumscribed
Perfect circumscribed
Progressive circumscribing