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circumscribe

英['sɜːkəmskraɪb] 美[,sɝkəm'sraɪb]
  • vt. 限制;在…周围画线

英英释意


1. draw a line around;
"He drew a circle around the points"
2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
3. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect