circumscribe

US [ˈsɜrkəmˌskraɪb]
UK [ˈsɜː(r)kəmˌskraɪb]
  • v.限制；画…的外接圆
  • Web在...周围画线；约束；外切
Simple Present：circumscribes  Present Participle：circumscribing  Past Tense：circumscribed  

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circumscribe
v.
1.
[oftpass]
~ sth
限制，约束（自由、权利、权力等）to limit sb/sth's freedom, rights, power, etc.
The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.
君主统治的权力受到了新法律的制约。
2.
~ sth
画…的外接圆to draw a circle around another shape

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AllAll,限制限制,画…的外接圆画…的外接圆,在...周围画线在...周围画线,约束约束,外切外切
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1.
Morphology of the androecium, perianth (tepals), and the inflorescence has traditionally been used to circumscribe genera and tribes.
雄蕊群的形态学，花被（花被片），和花序通常用来划分属和族。
xióng ruǐ qún de xíng tài xué , huā bèi ( huā bèi piàn ) , hé huā xù tōng cháng yòng lái huà fēn shǔ hé zú 。
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2.
Republicans fear such an agency would kill off legitimate products and circumscribe banks' financial health.
共和党担心这个新机构会禁止那些合法的金融产品并限制银行的财务状况。
gòng hé dǎng dān xīn zhè ge xīn jī gòu huì jìn zhǐ nà xiē hé fǎ de jīn róng chǎn pǐn bìng xiàn zhì yín háng de cái wù zhuàng kuàng 。
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3.
However, due to our location, the military has the right to circumscribe the content of our newspaper.
但由于位置特殊，军队有权限制报纸的内容。
dàn yóu yú wèi zhì tè shū , jūn duì yǒu quán xiàn zhì bào zhǐ de nèi róng 。
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4.
A man should not circumscribe his activity by any inflexible fence of rigid rules.
人不该被任何严格的规则的不灵活障碍限制自己的行动。
rén bù gāi bèi rèn hé yán gé de guī zé de bù líng huó zhàng ài xiàn zhì zì jǐ de xíng dòng 。
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5.
It was five times his squat height, and it would take thirty Unggoy to circumscribe its curved surface.
有他蹲坐五倍高，它的圆形弯曲的表面需要三十个温皋彝才能环抱。
yǒu tā dūn zuò wǔ bèi gāo , tā de yuán xíng wān qū de biǎo miàn xū yào sān shí gè wēn gāo yí cái néng huán bào 。
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6.
The daughter under such restrictions chafes at them, they circumscribe her whole world.
他们的女儿是在如此严厉的约束下，她的整个世界都是受的限制的。
tā men de nǚ ér shì zài rú cǐ yán lì de yuē shù xià , tā de zhěng gè shì jiè dōu shì shòu de xiàn zhì de 。
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7.
However, due to we location, the military get the left to circumscribe the content of we news.
但由于位置特殊，军队有权控制报纸的内容。
dàn yóu yú wèi zhì tè shū , jūn duì yǒu quán kòng zhì bào zhǐ de nèi róng 。
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8.
The principal has requested all teachers to circumscribe failures in red on the report cards.
校长要求所有老师把成绩单上不及格的人用红笔圈起来。
xiào zhǎng yāo qiú suǒ yǒu lǎo shī bǎ chéng jì dān shàng bù jí gé de rén yòng hóng bǐ quān qǐ lái 。
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9.
There is little to weaken them, for these far southern latitudes circumscribe the entire globe almost without interruption by land.
这些极南边的纬度地区在整个地球版图中，是几乎毫无障碍一马平川的陆地，所以风力几乎不会减弱。
zhè xiē jí nán biān de wěi dù dì qū zài zhěng gè dì qiú bǎn tú zhōng , shì jī hū háo wú zhàng ài yì mǎ píng chuān de lù dì , suǒ yǐ fēng lì jī hū bú huì jiǎn ruò 。
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10.
and let it not unite with them, but let it circumscribe itself and limit those affects to their parts.
让它不要与它们统一起来，而是让它自己限定自己，让那些感受局限于它们自身而不影响灵魂。
ràng tā bú yào yǔ tā men tǒng yī qǐ lái , ér shì ràng tā zì jǐ xiàn dìng zì jǐ , ràng nà xiē gǎn shòu jú xiàn yú tā men zì shēn ér bù yǐng xiǎng líng hún 。
chinsia2007.blog.163.com
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