defines

英 [dɪˈfaɪnz]

美 [dɪˈfaɪnz]

v.  解释(词语)的含义; 给(词语)下定义; 阐明; 明确; 界定; 画出…的线条; 描出…的外形; 确定…的界线
define的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 阐明;规定;限定;使明确
  If youdefinesomething, you show, describe, or state clearly what it is and what its limits are, or what it is like.
  1. 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。
  2. He was asked to define his concept of cool.
     他被要求说明自己关于“酷”的定义。
• VERB 给…下定义;解释
  If youdefinea word or expression, you explain its meaning, for example in a dictionary.
  1. 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。”
  2. Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.
     《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”。

双语例句

• Each one of these elements defines which transformation is being extended.
  这些元素中的每一个，都定义了扩展哪一个转换。
• It defines the structure and behavior of a service.
  它定义了服务的结构和行为。
• A schema is included in the service definition that defines the specific message types.
  在定义特定消息类型的服务定义中包含了一个架构。
• The first section of a yacc file defines the objects that the parser will manipulate and generate.
  yacc文件的第一部分定义了解析器将要处理和生成的对象。
• Collins English Dictionary defines a workaholic as 'a person obsessively addicted to work'.
  《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”。
• The previous hook defines the new data structure, but does not describe how it and a node relate.
  前一个钩子定义了新的数据结构，但没有描述它与一个节点的关系。
• The next block defines the concept f: product, specifying a preferred label as well as optional alternates.
  下一个代码块定义了概念f：product，指定了需要的标签和可选的选项。
• The defines the basic information and features for the gadget.
  定义了这个小工具的基本信息和特性。
• He defines a new role ( in this case, Game Developer) by adding a name and description.
  他通过添加一个名称和描述定义了一个角色（在本例中为GameDeveloper）。
• This element defines the part of the transformation that a rule will contribute to.
  该元素定义了规则将贡献的转换的一部分。