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

• The class attribute defines a class that manages the category.
  class属性定义了一个管理类别的类。
• Each tag defines that variable's name and data type.
  每一个标记定义了每个变量的名称和数据类型。
• 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。
• Contract: A dependency management system defines the identity of the module as a part of the contract.
  合约：依赖关系管理系统定义了模块的身份，这是合约的一部分。
• This policy defines the encoding requirements for the service.
  有效负载支持策略定义了服务的编码需求。
• This defines usernames and passwords for two roles.
  这个文件定义了两个角色的用户名和口令。
• 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。
• 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。
• This defines the OSGi semantics of enterprise Java technologies such as transactions, persistence, and Web components.
  该出版物定义了企业Java技术的一些OSGi语义，比如事务、持久性和Web组件。
• 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。