| 释义 |
circumscribe
UK ['sɜ:.kəm.skraɪb/ UK [ˌ--'-] US ['sɝ:-] verb
transitive often passive formal
■to limit something 控制；限制；抑制•Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect.自从这些法律生效以来，他们的活动受到了严格约束。 •There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations.随之而来的是对参观军事设施的一系列严格限制。 transitive specialized
■If you circumscribe a triangle, square etc., you draw a circle which surrounds it and touches each of its corners. 画（三角形、正方形等）的外接圆 |