circumscribe的意思|示意

美 / ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb / 英 / ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb /

vt. 约束,限定;在……上画圈;包围;(几何学)外接

IELTS / GRE SAT

第三人称单数 circumscribes 现在分词 circumscribing 过去式 circumscribed 过去分词 circumscribed


circumscribe的用法详解

Circumscribe是一个来自拉丁语的动词,它的定义是“将某事物界定在一定的范围内”。

它在英语中的常见用法是“ 限制某事物的范围”。例如:

Government regulations circumscribe the activities of the company.(政府的规定限制了公司的活动范围。)

另一种常见用法是指“在某事物的边缘刻画一个轮廓或线条”。例如:

The artist used a ruler to circumscribe a perfect circle.(艺术家使用尺子在圆上刻出完美圆。)

Circumscribe也可以用来指“将某物控制在某事物的范围内,而不偏离其它事物”。例如:

John used his power to circumscribe the rights of his employees.(约翰利用他的权力将他的员工的权利限制在一定范围之内。)

Circumscribe还可以用来描述“不让某事物超出预期的范围”。例如:

The teacher tried to circumscribe the conversations of the students to the topic of the lesson.(老师试图将学生的谈话限制在课程主题范围之内。)

circumscribe相关短语

1、 circumscribe circum-scribe circum-scribe 画圈圈

2、 circumscribe circumscribe 在,周围划线

3、 circumscribe method 外切法

4、 Circumscribe & inscribe 使内切

5、 circumscribe a square 画正方形的外接圆

6、 circumscribe a triangle with circle 使三角形与圆外接

circumscribe相关例句

The daughter under such restrictions chafes at them circumscribe her whole world.

他们的女儿是在如此严厉的约束下,她的整个世界都是受的限制的.

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Here the basic method to circumscribe contradiction is paraconsistent logic.

这里,限制矛盾的基本手法是次协调逻辑.

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The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed...

军方显然担心在他的领导下,其活动将受到严重制约。

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The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.

君主统治的权力受到了新法律的制约。

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The principal has requested all teachers to circumscribe failures in red on the report cards.

这项规定要求,所有老师均要在报告卡用红笔上标出错误所在.

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There are laws circumscribing the right of individual citizens to cause bodily harm to others.

有多项法律限制公民的权利,使其不得对他人进行人身伤害。

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