defines , defining , defined
If you define something, you show, describe, or state clearly what it is and what its limits are, or what it is like.
The Convention Against Torture defines torture as any act that inflicts severe pain or suffering, physical or mental.
《反酷刑条约》把“酷刑”定义为“任何对身体或精神造成剧烈疼痛或折磨的行为”。
We were unable to define what exactly was wrong with him.
我们不能确定他究竟怎么了。
a musical era when genres were less narrowly defined.
类型划分较笼统的音乐纪元。