circumscribe
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/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
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/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
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。
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。