v.规定；限定；定义；解释

The bank needs to define and delegate the responsibilities related to the various aspects of its marketing programme. 银行必须规定并授予与营销计划有关的各项职权。

The dependent claim shall,by additional technical features,further define the claim which it refers to. 从属权利要求应当用附加的技术特征，对引用的权利要求作进一步限定。

The section defines the extent of application of the Act. 该条款用来限定该法令的适用范围。

How do you define laziness? 你是怎么定义懒惰的呢?

We can define marital felicity accurately. 我们能够给美满婚姻下个准确定义。

It is difficult to define what makes him so popular. 很难解释清楚什么原因使他如此走红。

Some have even defined genius to be only common sense intensified. 有人甚至将天赋解释为只是增强的常识。

define的基本意思是划清事物间的界限,以免混淆造成矛盾或重复,可依据上下文译成“界定”“规定”“确定”。

define是及物动词,跟名词或名词性从句作宾语,常用于被动结构。

define与as连用时,表示“把…定义为”。