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circumscribe
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- Conjugation :
past
circumscribed
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circumscribing
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Derivatives :
n
circumscriber
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adj
circumscribable
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- circumscribe
[ .sɝkəm 'skraɪb]
[ 'səːkəmskraɪb]
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1.
vt.
画圈,在…周围划线;围绕,环绕;包围
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2.
vt.
划分出…的界线,立界限于;下定义限定
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3.
vt.
限制,约束
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4.
vt.
[geometry]
使外接,使外切
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circumscribe a triangle with circle
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使三角形与圆外接
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5.
vt.
[geometry]
外接于
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The hexagon circumscribed the square.
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六角形外接正方形。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- circumscribe
[,s3ːkəm'skraɪb]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to restrict within limits
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2.
vt.
to mark or set the bounds of
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3.
vt.
to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect - Compare inscribe
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4.
vt.
to draw a line round
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5.
vt.
[Etymology]
C15: from Latin circumscribere, from circum- + scribere to write
Examples
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circumscribe a triangle with circle
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使三角形与圆外接
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