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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It defines a button and a label in the first two lines.
  它的头两行定义了一个按钮和一个标签。
• 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。
• It also defines the information and control flows between the system and the external entities.
  它还定义系统与外部实体之间的信息和控制流。
• The system contract defines how the adapter handles transactions and security.
  系统协约定义了适配器如何处理事务和安全。
• WS-Policy defines a framework and a model for the expression of these properties as policies.
  WS-Policy定义了用于将这些属性表述为策略的框架和模型。
• This section introduces a subset of the UML profile through an example that defines a simple loan approval process.
  这部分通过一个例子介绍了UML配置文件子集，该例子定义了一个简单本的贷款批准流程。
• It defines application-level settings and functions.
  该文件定义了应用程序级设置和函数。