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

• 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。
• 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。
• This standard defines an XML interface to process digital signatures for Web services and other applications.
  该标准定义了一个可以处理Web服务和其他应用程序的数字签名的XML接口。
• The class attribute defines a class that manages the category.
  class属性定义了一个管理类别的类。
• 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。
• The next block defines the concept f: product, specifying a preferred label as well as optional alternates.
  下一个代码块定义了概念f：product，指定了需要的标签和可选的选项。
• 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。
• Each tag defines that variable's name and data type.
  每一个标记定义了每个变量的名称和数据类型。
• 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。
• 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。