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. 阐明;规定;限定;使明确
2 VERB 给…下定义;解释 If you define a word or expression, you explain its meaning, for example in a dictionary. 给…下定义;解释
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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.'. [VERB noun]
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。”
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Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'. [VERB noun + as]
《柯林斯英语词典》给“工作狂”一词下的定义是“一个过分沉溺于工作中的人”。
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