circumscribe the scope 限制范围
circumscribe a circle 画圆
strictly circumscribe 严格限制
A: How much freedom do we have?
A：我们有多少自由？
B: The new regulation circumscribes our ability to travel freely.
B：新规定限制了我们自由旅行的能力。
1) 限制，限定范围
2) 描绘轮廓
1. 限制，限定
2. 描绘轮廓
verb
1. to limit or restrict something; to draw a line around something
Synonym: limit, restrict, confine