Circumscribe

['sɜːkəmskraɪb] or [,sɝkəm'sraɪb]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) draw a line around; 'He drew a circle around the points'.

(verb.) to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect.

校對:佩里--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) to write or engrave around.

(v. t.) To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround; to bound; to confine; to restrain.

(v. t.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain points without cutting. See Inscribe, 5.

手打:梅格

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Bound, encircle, surround, enclose, confine, restrict, limit, keep within bounds.

柯蒂斯校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Define, designate, delineate, limit, enclose, confine, restrict, fence

ANT:Expand, dilate, dissipate, disenclose, distend

安妮編輯

解釋/意思:

v.t. to draw a line round: to enclose within certain limits to curtail abridge.—adj. Circumscrib′able able to be circumscribed.—ns. Circumscrib′er one who circumscribes; Circumscrip′tion limitation: the line that limits: a circumscribed place.—adj. Circumscrip′tive marking the external form or outline.

杰拉尔丁校對