to circumscribe
01
限制, 划定界限
to limit the power, freedom, or activity of something to a set of boundaries
Transitive: to circumscribe freedoms or activities
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
circumscribe
第三人称单数
circumscribes
现在分词
circumscribing
一般过去时
circumscribed
过去分词
circumscribed
例子
New regulations will circumscribe the use of personal data by tech companies.
新法规将限制科技公司对个人数据的使用。
02
划定, 限制
to draw a line around something
Transitive: to circumscribe sth
例子
Students were asked to circumscribe several shapes on their paper without lifting their pencils.
学生们被要求在不抬起铅笔的情况下在纸上圈出几个形状。
03
外接, 限定
to draw a shape around another so that it touches the inner shape at specific points without overlapping or cutting through it
Transitive: to circumscribe a geometric shape
例子
He circumscribed a square around the circle for the geometric diagram.
他为几何图在圆周围外接了一个正方形。
