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  1. verb
    2. EXPLAIN
    CLEARLY SHOW
defineverb [ T ]uk/dɪˈfaɪn/ us/dɪˈfaɪn/

define verb [ T ] EXPLAIN

B2 to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is給（尤指單詞）下定義；說明，解釋

In the dictionary, "reality" is defined as "the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be".在本詞典中，“reality（現實）”被解釋爲 “the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be（事物存在的狀況，而非其想象中的狀態）”。
Before I answer your question, could you define your terms a little more (= explain what you mean by the words you have used)?在回答你的問題之前，你能不能再解釋一下你用詞的意思？
See also
well defined

B2 to explain and describe the meaning and exact limits of something界定；確定；限定

Your rights and responsibilities are defined in the citizens' charter.你的權利和義務在公民憲章中有明確的界定。
Your role in the project will be strictly defined (= limited to particular areas).你在這個項目裏的任務將有明確的界定。
I'd hate to feel that I was defined by (= that my life got its meaning and importance only from) my job.我討厭我的生活中除了工作别無重心。

More examples

It is very difficult to define the concept of beauty.

The borderline between friendship and intimacy is often hard to define.

Security defined in the broadest sense of the term means getting at the root causes of trouble and helping to reduce regional conflicts.

It's a very hierarchical organization in which everyone's status is clearly defined.

Responsibility, I suppose, is what defines adulthood.

define verb [ T ] CLEARLY SHOW

to show clearly the edge of something顯示出…的輪廓；確定…的界線

The outline of the castle on the hill was clearly defined against the evening sky.山上城堡的輪廓在夜色的映襯下顯得格外清晰。

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