circumscribe

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v. draw a line around
v. to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

vt. 在...周围画线, 限制

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circum- 意为“周围”，scribe 意为“写、划定”。结合起来，circumscribe 的意思是“在周围划定”，即限制或界定某个范围。

例句

1. The teacher asked us to circumscribe the main ideas in our essays.

老师让我们在文章中勾勒出主要思想。

2. The law aims to circumscribe the powers of the government.

这项法律旨在限制政府的权力。

3. We need to circumscribe the discussion to focus on the key issues.

我们需要限制讨论，以便专注于关键问题。