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

• 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。
• 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 class attribute defines a class that manages the category.
  class属性定义了一个管理类别的类。
• Semantic information defines the meaning of any given portion of the model.
  语义性的信息定义了模型给定部分的意义。
• It defines the structure and behavior of a service.
  它定义了服务的结构和行为。
• It defines application-level settings and functions.
  该文件定义了应用程序级设置和函数。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。