单词	delineate
释义	de·lin·e·ate (dĭ-lĭnē-āt′) tr.v. de·lin·e·at·ed, de·lin·e·at·ing, de·lin·e·ates 1. a. To draw or depict: "In black and white wash, he delineated the gnarled roots of a tree" (Sally Holmes Holtze). b. To describe or characterize in words: "the specter of the bored and isolated housewife, which Friedan delineated so brilliantly" (Mary V. Dearborn). 2. a. To mark, form, or show the outline or border of: The police delineated the crime scene with yellow tape. A hedge delineates one plot of land from the other. b. To establish the position of (a border): The treaty delineates the border between Spanish and American territory. c. To show or contain a distinguishing characteristic of; distinguish: "The first game ... delineated the differences between the two teams" (Stuart Miller). [Latin dēlīneāre, dēlīneāt- : dē-, de- + līnea, line, thread; see LINE1.] de·lin′e·ation n. de·line·a′tive adj. de·line·a′tor n.
随便看	exuberant exuberantly exuberate exudate exudation exudative exude exult exultance exultancy exultant exultantly exultation exurb exurban exurbanite exurbia exuviae exuvial exuviate exuviation ex vivo ex vivo surgery -ey -ey

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