To enclose within certain lines or boundaries. 划入界线。 The square is circumscribed by the circle. 那广场被围成圆圈。 Hence, to restrict. 限制；拘束。 His illness circumscribed his activities. 疾病限制了他的行动。 to circumscribe the powers of a king 限制王权。 To surround with a figure which touches at every possible point. 【数】外接；外切((with))。 to circumscribe a triangle with a circle 作三角形的外接圆。 n. circumscription. n. circumscriber. |