That there are problems with this kind of definition is hardly surprising, given its level of generality.
考虑到其笼统性，难怪这类定义会存在问题。
To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its use.
给一个词下定义要比举例说明它的用法困难得多。
The simplest definition of success is to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it.
成功最简单的定义就是着手去做一件事，并成功地完成它。
The simplest definition I can give you is that Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and light.
我能给你的最简单的定义是光谱学是研究物质和光之间相互作用的学科。
One widely accepted psychological definition of boredom is "the distasteful experience of wanting, but being unable, to engage in satisfying activity."
人们普遍接受的一个关于“无聊”的心理学定义是：“因为渴望但无法参与令人满意的活动而带来的不愉快体验”。
A business glossary should contain not only the agreed-upon definition for a data element, but any variations or dependencies associated with that element.
一个业务术语表不但应该包含商定的数据元素定义，还应该包含与这个元素相关联的任何变体或依赖项。
The definition also excludes the majority of teachers, despite the fact that teaching has traditionally been the method whereby many intellectuals earn their living.
这一定义也排除了大多数教师，尽管教学历来是许多知识分子谋生的传统手段。
According to this definition, one species is distinguished from another by the possibility of matings between individuals from each species to produce fertile offspring.
根据这一定义，区分不同物种的标准是不同物种的个体间相互交配产生可育后代的可能性。
I'm going to pick a definition from a former colleague, Robert Sternberg, who is now the dean at Tufts University but was here on our faculty at Yale for nearly thirty years.
我将从我的前同事罗伯特·斯特恩伯格那里选择一个定义，他现在是塔夫茨大学的院长，但他在耶鲁大学任教近30年。
Obesity, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be adversely affected, meets the dictionary definition of disease, argues Professor John Wilding.
约翰·怀尔丁教授认为，肥胖症是指体内多余的脂肪积累到对健康造成不利影响的程度，符合字典中对疾病的定义。
The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others' needs.
服务业，顾名思义，是为了满足他人的需要而存在的。
It's this drive to constant self-definition that becomes the characteristic feature of Milton's work for later generations.
正是这种对自我界定的动力，成为了弥尔顿留给后人的作品的典型特征。
I'm relieved to know that "cool" has a much broader definition than what I used to think.
我很欣慰地得知，“酷”的定义比我过去认为的要宽泛得多。
Re-examine your definition of productivity.
再次检验下你对效能的定义。
By this definition, a baby horse is not a pony; baby horses are called foals.
根据这一定义，一匹幼马并不是矮马，幼马被称作驹。
Interface definition standards enable interoperability between developer tools.
接口定义标准支持开发人员工具之间的互操作性。
Perhaps that is the definition of life - not just for artists but for all of us.
也许这句话是生命的定义——不仅仅是对于音乐家而言，我们所有人都适用。
It wasn't a high-definition TV. But it was a big improvement over our old set.
虽然它不是一台高清电视，但比我们那台旧电视机好多了。
But it does point out that maybe we need to revisit our own definition of success.
但这的确说明，也许我们需要重新定义成功。
I told you a definition, a heart to heart conversation, but does that tell you much?
我告诉过你一个定义：爱是心灵与心灵的交谈，但是，这个定义告诉你爱的全部意义了吗？
Click on any element in the table for a brief definition and links to further information.
点击表中的任意元素，会看到简短定义以及到详细信息的链接。
The hope is that the new technology will bring high-definition web streaming from Mars.
新科技有望从火星直播高清视频流。
This fits well with the definition of melodramatic given in the American Heritage Dictionary.
这与《美国传统大词典》上melodramatic给出的定义真是不谋而合。
Discovery is trying to seize a similar first-mover advantage in high-definition television.
探索公司正试图在高清电视上夺取一个类似的先发优势。
And who knows? Perhaps that is the definition of life — not just for artists but for all of us.
要知道，也许这就是对生命的解释——不仅是对音乐家，而是对所有的人。
Almost by definition, renewable energy sources have low running costs but high up-front costs.
很明显，可再生能源的运营成本很低，但是前期投入很高。
Almost by definition, renewable energy sources have low running costs but high up-front costs.
很明显，可再生能源的运营成本很低，但是前期投入很高。
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