demarcate

英 [ˈdiːmɑːkeɪt]

美 [ˈdiːmɑːrkeɪt]

v.  标出…的界线; 给…划界

过去分词：demarcated　过去式：demarcated　现在分词：demarcating　第三人称单数：demarcates　

GRE

BNC.23977 / COCA.21349

牛津词典

verb

• 标出…的界线；给…划界
  to mark or establish the limits of sth
  1. Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire.
     一块块土地都用带刺的铁丝网圈了起来。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 划定…的界线(或界限)
  If youdemarcatesomething, you establish its boundaries or limits.
  1. A special UN commission was formed to demarcate the border.
     联合国成立了一个特别委员会来划定边界。

英英释义

verb

• set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
  Synonym:delimitdelimitate
• separate clearly, as if by boundaries

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