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单词 circumscribe
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circumscribe

verb
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they circumscribe
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
he / she / it circumscribes
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbz/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbz/
past simple circumscribed
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbd/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbd/
past participle circumscribed
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbd/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbd/
-ing form circumscribing
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbɪŋ/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbɪŋ/
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  1. [often passive] (formal) to limit somebody/something’s freedom, rights, power, etc. synonym restrict
    • be circumscribed (by something) The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.
    • be circumscribed in something They are still highly circumscribed in their authority.
  2. circumscribe something (specialist) to draw a circle around another shape
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum ‘around’ + scribere ‘write’.
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