delineate

英 [dɪˈlɪnieɪt]

美 [dɪˈlɪnieɪt]

v.  (详细地)描述，描画，解释

过去分词：delineated　过去式：delineated　第三人称单数：delineates　现在分词：delineating　

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BNC.15444 / COCA.10523

牛津词典

verb

• （详细地）描述，描画，解释
  to describe, draw or explain sth in detail
  1. Our objectives need to be precisely delineated.
     我们的目标需详细解释清楚。
  2. The ship's route is clearly delineated on the map.
     这条船的航线清楚地标在地图上。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 刻画;描述;阐明
  If youdelineatesomething such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
  1. Biography must to some extent delineate characters...
     传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。
  2. The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
     教会和政府之间的关系在一份正式的协议中作了阐明。
• VERB 划出，划定(边界)
  If youdelineatea border, you say exactly where it is going to be.
  1. ...an agreement to delineate the border.
     划界协议

英英释义

verb

• describe in vivid detail
• make a mark or lines on a surface
  1. draw a line
  2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand
  Synonym:tracedrawlinedescribe
• trace the shape of
  Synonym:limnoutline
• determine the essential quality of
  Synonym:specifydefinedelimitdelimitate
• show the form or outline of
  1. The tree was clearly defined by the light
  2. The camera could define the smallest object
  Synonym:define

adj

• represented accurately or precisely
  Synonym:delineatedrepresented

双语例句

• Two of the main annotations used by JPA are@ Entity and@ Id, which specify a POJO as persistent and delineate its identity key, respectively.
  JPA所使用的两个主要的注释是@Entity和@Id，这两个注释分别将一个POJO指定为持久化类，同时确定它的标识键。
• The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
  教会和政府之间的关系在一份正式的协议中作了阐明。
• You have to make this readily apparent to them and clearly delineate the increased rewards they can achieve through teamwork.
  你要使团队成员明白这一明显的道理，并清楚的表明，你会对他们通过团队合作所取得的成效予以嘉奖。
• They define the organization of your page and delineate different sections of content.
  它们定义页面的组织，并划分内容的不同部分。
• The law and the necessary punishments delineate a bottom line for decent human interaction.
  法律和相关的惩罚措施只表达了体面的人类关系的最低要求。
• First, I used comments to delineate sections of the code.
  首先，我使用了注释来描绘代码的各个部分。
• Further study may be needed to delineate the role of primary use and maintenance to prevent recurrence.
  或许需要更进一步的研究来评估其初次治疗的角色以及预防复发的效果。
• The paper derives and analyses the algorithm of the peak in theory, and gives the processing steps to delineate abnormal areas.
  文中对峰值的算法进行了理论推导和分析，并给出了异常圈定的处理步骤。
• Justification is "through faith alone," in the sense that additional customs and rituals are not necessary to delineate the boundaries of the new Christ-centered body of believers.
  称义，“唯独通过信心”，也就是说，在描绘这群以基督为中心的新的信仰全体的边界时，任何附加的习俗和礼仪都是不必要的。
• Delineate sb's features, character The two sides of human nature cannot be separated.
  描绘某人的面貌、性格人性的两面不能被分开。