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definer

/dih-fahyn/US // dɪˈfaɪn //UK // (dɪˈfaɪn) //

定义者,定义器,定语者,定语人

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·fined, de·fin·ing.

    • : to state or set forth the meaning of: They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”
    • : to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe: to define judicial functions.
    • : to fix or lay down clearly and definitely; specify distinctly: to define one's responsibilities.
    • : to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of: to define property with stakes.
    • : to make clear the outline or form of: The roof was boldly defined against the sky.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    de·fined, de·fin·ing.

    • : to set forth the meaning of a word, phrase, etc.; construct a definition.

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Examples

  • What does define us is our ability to look past our differences to solve problems.

  • In his book Great Mondays, company culture expert Josh Levine defines purpose as, for example, “why an organization exists beyond making money.”

  • Unfortunately, these were defining moments that shaped her tenure on the City Council.

  • Audience engagement strategies will need to be re-defined and to go a step further.

  • As Dubrule explains, JROTC and similar efforts are often a place for adolescents to “find their voice” during the defining and sometimes turbulent years of early adulthood.

  • He is the poet or maker of words, as in civilised ages the dialectician is the definer or distinguisher of them.

  • Was he happy, the poor Jewish intellectualist definer of intellectual love and of happiness?

  • You will first note that the definer has not declared what sort of composition.

  • She knew that in the case of marriage everything depends upon the definer and the occasion.

  • And the recent popularity of vers libre and imagisme has made the definer's task harder than ever before.