defining

英 [dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈfaɪnɪŋ]

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的现在分词

现在分词：defining　

计算机

BNC.20354 / COCA.9589

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”。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句