circumscribe

🇺🇸 /ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP20000
verb
R

to restrict or confine someone or something

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

新規定將限制地方議會的權力。

R

to draw a line around a shape

The artist circumscribed the square with a compass.

藝術家用圓規圍繞正方形畫了一個圓。

translation

v. 限制, 畫線圍繞

詞形變化

3rd Present circumscribes
Past circumscribed
Perfect circumscribed
Progressive circumscribing