To define something means to limit it.

定义一样东西，就意味着限制了它。

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But it's important to define that, and define something that's a thermometer.

但是定义这点很重要，要定义一个温度计。

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In Listing 3, we define something called a transaction advisor object and bind the transaction manager to this advisor.

在清单3中，我们定义了称为事务顾问对象(transaction advisor object)的内容，并将事务管理器绑定到该顾问。

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But it's important to define that, and define something that's a thermometer.

但是定义这点很重要，要定义一个温度计。

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we can run the engine backward and build a refrigerator, if you've got your lecture notes from last period your 8-9, well, they're labeled 8-9 lecture notes, I made an attempt to define something which was a little bit misguided.

现在我们可以把热机倒过来,制作一台制冷机，如果你们拿出上节课的笔记,也就是8-9节，好的，他们在8-9节，当时我试着,定义了一些,有些误导你们的物理量。

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Do we think something would taste good and do we define it as a food as part of a culture?

我们是否认为某种东西好吃,以及是否是食品因文化而异

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We look for the triple play wherever we can, which I define as something that will grow revenue, reduce costs, and enhance the customer experience all at once.

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As colonial power and the riches of empire declined, there was an increasing desire to define greatness as something other than wealth and territory.

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It's not for the BBC to define on what basis something is in the charts.

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