limn
pronunciation
UK [lɪm]
US [lɪm]
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- vt.
- 画
- 勾画
- 描写
- 描述
Word Origin
Example
- 1. The imperial ambitions of a certain kind of swaggering , self-important american novel - to comprehend the totality of modern life , to limn the social , existential , sexual and political strivings of its citizens - start to seem misguided and buffoonish .
- 妄自尊大的美国长篇小说胸怀巨大的抱负，要理解整个现代生活，要描述美国平民关于社会、生存、性和政治的种种力争，但实际上却开始误入歧途，变得滑稽可笑。
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