define
🇺🇸
/dɪˈfaɪn/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈfaɪn/
verb
B1
to explain the meaning of a word or phrase
Dictionaries define words to help people understand their meanings.
詞典透過定義詞語來幫助人們理解其含義。
B2
to describe the nature or limits of something
Scientists define the problem clearly before starting their research.
科學家在開始研究之前會清晰地界定問題。
R
to make something what it is
Your values define who you are as a person.
你的價值觀決定了你作為一個人的本質。
R
to show the clear outline of something
The artist used dark lines to define the shape of the object.
藝術家用深色線條勾勒出物體的輪廓。
translation
釋義, 界定, 定義, 勾勒
詞形變化
3rd Present
defines
Past
defined
Perfect
defined
Progressive
defining