define

define

vt.規定; 使明確; 精確地解釋; 畫出…的線條

vi.（給詞、短語等）下定義，構成釋義

1、We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.

我們說不清楚他到底哪裡不對勁。

2、When people are asked 'What is intelligence?' they tend to reply: 'I don't know how to define it, but I can certainly recognize it when I see it.'

當被問及“智力是什麼”的時候，人們往往會回答說：“我不知道該如何定義它，但我見到了肯定就能認得出。”

3、He was asked to define his concept of cool.

他被要求說明自己關於“酷”的定義。

4、Colli徠ns English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.

《柯林斯英語詞典》給“工作狂”一詞下的定義是“一個過分沉溺於工作中的人”。

5、The eclecticism of the designs means it is difficult to define one overall look.

這些設計中的兼收並蓄意味著難以界定一個總體的風格。