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

• 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。
• It defines the mapping between XML source files and the destination tables.
  它定义了XML源文件和目的表格之间的映射。
• This is an OMG standard that fundamentally defines two aspects of a reuse strategy.
  这是一个OMG标准，从根本定义了可重新使用策略的两个方面。
• It defines application-level settings and functions.
  该文件定义了应用程序级设置和函数。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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）。
• 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。
• Essentially, this role defines specific MDA activities and artifacts, creates the transformations, and so on.
  从本质上说，该角色规定了具体的MDA活动和工件，创建转换等。