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单词 defining
释义
defining
adjective
uk/dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/us/dɪˈfaɪ.nɪŋ/

definingadjective(IMPORTANT)

A definingmoment,feature, etc. is soimportantthat it is orbecomespartof thebasicmeaningordescriptionof something. :
Winning thiscontestwas the definingmomentof herlife.
Theattackswere the definingeventof hispresidency.
Electronicdancemusicischaracterizedby several definingfeatures.
Synonym
key
More examples
  • Though he sometimesfelttrappedby his pastsuccessandfame, he alsoknewthat it was thecompletelydefining thing in hislife.
  • She was a definingforcein the Americantheatreas well as in so many people'slives.
  • Theinventionofcelluloidwas a definingadvancein earlypolymerscience.
  • ManyAmericanssawcommunismas the definingmoralchallengeof theage.
  • For all thedifferencesbetween thecandidates, none is more defining than thisissue.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Very important or urgent
  • all-important
  • at all cost(s)idiom
  • be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
  • chief
  • clutch
  • co-principal
  • life-changing
  • mainly
  • major league
  • make the world go around/roundidiom
  • marmoreal
  • meaningful
  • pressing
  • prominent
  • radical
  • revalorization
  • revalorize
  • sacred
  • salient
  • subtle
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definingadjective(LANGUAGE)

languagespecialized
(of aclause) givinginformationabout someone or something that isnecessaryinordertounderstandwho or what is being referred to, or (of apronoun) used in aclauselike this:
Nocommasare used before definingclauses.
In "Theyinterviewedthe woman whosedoghad beenrescued", "whosedoghad beenrescued" is a definingrelativeclausebecause it makesclearwhich woman is beingtalkedabout.
We can use "who" or "that" as a definingrelativepronountotalkaboutpeople.
Compare
non-defining
More examples
  • Definingclausesgiveessentialinformationtoidentifythepersonor thing we aretalkingabout.
  • If weremovethe definingrelativeclausefrom thesentence"Cats that haveblueeyesare veryunusual", themeaningof thesentencechangescompletely.
  • If we say "theSamwho we used toknow", there is more than oneSamand "who we used toknow"servesas a definingrelativeclause.
  • Is thisclausedefining or non-defining?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: sentences & expressions
  • aphorism
  • backchannel
  • coin
  • complex sentence
  • compound sentence
  • declarative sentence
  • dicta
  • dictum
  • epigram
  • epigrammatic
  • fronting
  • idiom
  • jawbreaker
  • motto
  • phrase
  • proverbial
  • sentence
  • slogan
  • soundbite
  • tail
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(Definition ofdefiningfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefining

defining
And this is because the community manifests equal concern, and the rule is integral indefiningrights and roles in the community.
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They are also told to be very careful indefiningthe project/policy which is the subject of their analysis.
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The authors motivate their numerical results with symbolic calculations,defininga replication probability that is inversely proportional to plasmid concentration.
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This statement is true, butdefiningan extension of the simplified system is not a matter of straightforward substitution.
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As noted earlier,definingneighborhoods or examining neighborhood character is not as straightforward a task as it may seem.
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Moreover, for some cases involving trees we estimate the smallest quantifier depth of adefiningformula up to a factor of 1 + o(1).
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Virtually anything can fit these broad categories of definition, with the effect that thedefiningcriterion is no criterion at all.
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Now, if these important (perhaps evendefining) visual/sensory features are impaired, then patients may not have enough information to differentiate one exemplar from another.
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Visual imagery is perhaps the mostdefiningquality of dream mentation.
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Thedefiningaspect of the category is still the directionality of the speakers and the restriction placed on the viewer's position.
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Clearly, it is not reasonable to expect all maltreatment investigations to utilize identical procedures fordefiningthe sample.
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Whiledefiningthe range of each category, the comparison of the three identified dimensions was possible.
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Indefiningthe ground to be covered by this book, the author faced immense difficulties.
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Analogously to the situation for resolvespecs, there is a tension between allowing arbitrary computation indefiningthe relations and supporting compile-time analysis.
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Severe sepsis and septic shock :definingthe clinical problem.
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