defining

美 [dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ]英 [dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ]
  • adj.最典型的;起决定性作用的
  • v.规定(define 的 ing 形式);给……下定义;表明特征
  • 给…下定义;表明特征;规定(define的现在分词)
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  • 1
    VERB 阐明;规定;限定;使明确
    If you define something, you show, describe, or state clearly what it is and what its limits are, or what it is like.

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

    我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。

  • ...a party with a clearly defined programme and strict rules of membership.

    纲领明确、准入条件严格的政党

  • 3
    VERB 给…下定义;解释
    If you define a word or expression, you explain its meaning, for example in a dictionary.

    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.'...

    当被问及“智力是什么”的时候,人们往往会回答说:“我不知道该如何定义它,但我见到了肯定就能认得出。”

noun

1
any process serving to define the shape of something
Synonym: shaping

数据来源:WordNet

  1. This paper aims at a systematic analysis of cultural context and its influence on understanding and defining the meaning in the process of translation .

    本文旨在对翻译过程中的文化语境差异问题进行系统的分析,阐明文化语境对翻译过程中意思理解的影响。

  2. After defining nominal cutting velocity , relative cutting velocity , and actual cutting velocity when using a rotary cutting tool , the authors have explained their functions and the interrelations on theoretical basis .

    从理论上阐明了滚切刀具切削时名义切削速度、相对切削速度和实际切削速度的定义与作用;

  3. It is difficult to define what makes him so popular .

    很难解释清楚什么原因使他如此走红。

  4. It 's difficult to define the exact nature of the problem .

    很难给这个问题确切定性。

  5. We need to define the task ahead very clearly .

    我们需要明确今后的任务。

  6. The term ' mental illness ' is difficult to define .

    “精神病”这个词很难下定义。

  7. It is difficult to define the border between love and friendship .

    爱情和友情之间的界线难以划清。

  8. He was asked to define his concept of cool .

    他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。

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

    我们说不清楚他到底哪里不对劲。

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

    这些设计中的兼收并蓄意味着难以界定一个总体的风格。

  11. 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 . '

    当被问及“智力是什么”的时候,人们往往会回答说:“我不知道该如何定义它,但我见到了肯定就能认得出。”

  12. The police had to first define the scope of the investigation .

    警方首先要界定调查范围。

  13. Different condition of economy and technology define different open pit limit .

    不同的经济技术条件确定不同的开采境界。

  14. Please define what is metaphor , and give me an example .

    请阐述什么是隐喻,然后举例。

  15. Can you define the word project ?

    你能解释project这个词的意义吗?

  16. How to define this concept ?

    怎样定义这一概念?

  17. Please listen while I define your duties .

    在我规定你的职责时,请仔细听好。

  18. No matter how we define him , he cannot in anyway be related to as a labor people .

    讲来讲去就是和劳动人民四个字沾不到边。

  19. Economic inequality is the " defining challenge of our time , " President Barack Obama declared in a speech last month to the Center for American Progress .

    美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马上个月在美国进步中心发表演讲称,经济不平等是"我们这个时代的决定性挑战"。

  20. A country that experienced shared growth after World War Ⅱ began to tear apart , so much so that when the Great Recession hit in late 2007 , one could no longer ignore the division that had come to define the American economic landscape .

    一个在二战后经历了共同增长的国家开始分裂,以至于当2007年末大萧条来袭时,人们再也不能忽视决定着美国经济格局的分歧。

  21. In the eyes of the rest of the world and a significant part of its own population , mass imprisonment has come to define America — a country , it bears repeating , with about 5 percent of the world 's population but around a fourth of the world 's prisoners .

    在世界其他国家和相当一部分本国人口看来,大规模监禁已经成为美国的特征。需要重申的是,这个国家的人口约占世界人口的5%,但囚犯数量却占世界总量的约四分之一。

  22. If it is hard enough to define a team 's membership , agreeing on its purpose is harder still .

    如果定义团队的成员身份就已经足够困难,那么,在团队目标上达成一致会更难。

  23. Seventy percent of girls aged 10 to 18 report that they define perfect body image based on what they see in magazines .

    70%的10至18岁的女孩认为,她们根据她们在杂志上看到的来定义完美的体形。

  24. Despite their many differences , all human beings share several defining characteristics .

    尽管他们各有特点,但人类也有一些共同特征。

  25. But while increasing health was a typical feature of the 20th century , declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21st .

    然而,如果说20世纪的一个典型特征是人们更健康了,那对应21世纪的就是出生率下降。

  26. It 's hard to define exactly what has changed .

    很难解释清楚到底发生了什么变化。

  27. People keep defining what 's familiar with new , ever-evolving meanings .

    人们一直都在为熟悉的东西赋予新的、不断演化的含义。

  28. The local representative of ACES will define the local area . ACES

    的当地代表将划定当地的范围

  29. Sometimes they 're barely noticeable , but sometimes they 're a defining feature .

    有时候,这一小撮头发不是很显眼,但有时候他们会成为你的标志性特点。

  30. The contractees and contractors should sign land use contracts to define each other 's rights and obligations .

    发包方和承包方应当订立承包合同,约定双方的权利和义务。