circumscribes

美 [?s?rk?m?skra?b] 　英 [?s??(r)k?m?skra?b]

• v.限制；在…周圍畫線；為…立限界；【數(shù)】使外接
• 網(wǎng)絡在...周圍畫線；約束；外切

詞形變化

第三人稱單數(shù)：circumscribes  現(xiàn)在分詞：circumscribing  過去式：circumscribed  

同義詞

英漢解釋

v.	1. 限定,限制 2. 在...周圍畫線;為...立限界 3. 【數(shù)】使外接,使外切 4. 為...下定義

英英解釋

v.	1. to limit something such as power, rights, or opportunities 2. to draw a line around something

例句

Licensing circumscribes freedom of expression and undermines the public's right to receive information from diverse sources.

實行執(zhí)照制度束縛言論自由，并有損公眾從多種來源獲取信息的權利。

Government licensing both determines who may be a journalist and circumscribes the parameters of acceptable reporting and commentary.

政府發(fā)照既決定著誰可以成為新聞記者，又在給報道和評論的可接受與否劃線。

However, the rule itself says nothing about the domain or scope that circumscribes the application of tone sandhi.

盡管如此，規(guī)則本身并沒有談到變調(diào)應用的轄域或范圍是怎樣的。

Something, such as a limit or restriction, that circumscribes.

限度，限制用來限制包圍的東西，如界限或約束。