mark out
1．put lines on to indicate limits划线
The tennis court has been freshly marked out．网球场新划了线。
The site of the new chemical fertilizer plant has been marked out．新的化肥厂的地界已经划出来了。
2．chart the course of制订
They have marked out a general course of action．他们已经拟订了一个行动计划。
The directions of urban development have been marked out．城市发展的规划已制订出来了。
3．select sb．for special treatment 选定
Three of his paintings have been marked out for exhibition．他的3幅画已被选出，准备送去展览。
He was marked out as the most promising young soldier in the whole army．他被认为是全军最有前途的青年军人。