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

• There's a wide-ranging opinion in the industry on how to precisely delineate component granularity.
  关于如何精确地确定组件粒度，行业中有有众多的不同看法。
• 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。
• 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。
• The aim of environment analysis is to delineate the target investment area, industry and partner.
  这项分析的目的是选定投资区域、业以及合作伙伴。
• 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。
• CS S Delineate specializes in Intellectual Transportation Systems ( ITS); Security; EAI, DATA Integration Data mining.
  中软鸿美专注于：智能交通系统（ITS）；安全；企业应用集成，数据集成与数据挖掘。
• We shall delineate with correctness the great arteries of this great country.
  我们应该正确描绘出这个伟大国家的大动脉。
• 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。
• Such mice provide the best way to delineate the function of a gene.
  这样的老鼠提供了最好的描素基因功能的方法。
• Using nonprintable characters to delineate the objects stored in view state serves two purposes.
  使用非打印字符分割ViewState中存储的对象有两个目的。