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

• Asian countries are in a position to delineate the boundaries of influence for these two powers but, given their varied interests, alliances will shift depending on individual concerns.
  亚洲国家将勾勒出这两个大国的影响力范围，但考虑到各国的利益各有不同，取决于各自的具体关切，联盟的构成也将变化。
• 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。
• Through selection, emphasis, and creation, these monitos delineate facets of experience, expressing deeper truths.
  通过挑选、突出和虚构的手段，这些画勾勒了人情事故的各个方面，并表现了更深层的真实。
• Delineate a person is leisurely and carefree with nature from the happy fine appearance.
  勾勒出一副人与自然悠闲自乐的美好画面。
• You might use namespaces to delineate packages but the namespace mechanism does not govern how a product might be organized, managed, built, or delivered.
  你可用名字空间描述软件包，但名字空间没有提供产品的组织、管理、生产和交付方式等的监管机制。
• Scientists then began searching the layers of rocks that delineate mass extinctions.
  科学家们开始研究详细记录了大规模灭绝事件的岩石层。
• 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。
• Biography must to some extent delineate characters
  传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。
• 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。