delimiting
/dih-lim-it/US // dɪˈlɪm ɪt //UK // (diːˈlɪmɪt) //
界定,划定,定界,划定范围
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v.有主动词 verb
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- : to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate: A ravine delimited the property on the north.
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verbset the limits
Forms: delimited
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Now in interest, the important delimiting quality is emotional tone.
The Decision may involve certain deductions or inferences, either delimiting or amplifying its nature.
This method of delimiting a meaning by calling out a certain attitude toward objects may be called denotative or indicative.
She caught at the delimiting phrase, “nice girls,” and glanced up again.
Differences in metabolic adaptation, therefore, have played a role in delimiting climatic distribution of these species.
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