英语词汇“delineate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

delineatedelineate /dɪˈlɪniˌeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYdelineate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin delineatus, from linea line

VERB TABLE

delineate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	delineate
	he, she, it	delineates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	delineated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have delineated
	he, she, it	has delineated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had delineated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will delineate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have delineated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am delineating
	he, she, it	is delineating
	you, we, they	are delineating
Past	I, he, she, it	was delineating
	you, we, they	were delineating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been delineating
	he, she, it	has been delineating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been delineating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be delineating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been delineating

1to describe something carefully so that it is easy to understand: The document delineates customers’ rights.2to show where the edges of an object or an area of land are—delineation /dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]