describe
英 [dɪˈskraɪb] 美 [dɪˈskraɪb]

vt.

描写，形容；叙述；描绘，作图；（行星等）周转

变形

过去式：described过去分词：described现在分词：describing第三人称单数：describes

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 描写,叙述 say what sth is like; give a picture of in words
2. vt. 画出(图形等) draw (especially a geometrical figure)

英英释义

describe[ di'skraib ]

• v.
  • give a description of

    同义词：depictdraw

  • to give an account or representation of in words

    "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"

    同义词：reportaccount

  • identify as in botany or biology, for example

    同义词：identifydiscoverkeykey outdistinguishname

  • make a mark or lines on a surface

    同义词：tracedrawlinedelineate

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• describe a circle做一圆圈
• describe a good-natured woman描述一个脾气温顺的女子
• describe a scoundrel形容一个恶棍
• describe an arc in the dark sky在昏暗的天空中划出了一道圆弧
• describe an excellent teacher描述一位非常好的老师
• describe an ordinary描述一个普通人
• describe sb's employer描述雇主
• describe sb's joy形容某人的快乐
• describe that battle把战斗描述一下
• describe the accident把出事的经过叙述一下
• describe the beauty of the scene描述美丽的场景
• describe the scene描述那种情景
• describe the story把经过叙说一下
• describe the thief描述那个盗贼的特征
• describe these subjects阐述这些问题

～+副词

• describe well描述得恰如其分
• describe aesthetically审美地描述
• describe appropriately恰当地描述
• describe briefly简洁地描述
• describe clearly阐述得很清楚
• describe correctly正确地描述
• describe exactly精确地描述
• describe graphically生动地描绘
• describe justly公正地描述
• describe minutely详细地描述
• describe precisely精确地描述
• describe roughly粗略地描绘
• describe tersely简洁地描述
• describe thoroughly详尽地描述
• describe unsuccessfully失败地描述
• describe vividly生动地描写

～+介词

• describe as把…说成,把…称为
• describe oneself as a doctor自称是医生
• describe sb as really clever说某人是真正的聪明人
• describe sb as uncle称某人为大叔
• describe for向…描述
• describe to向…描述

词组短语

describe as v. 描述为

describe with用…描述

同近义词辨析

picture, sketch, describe, represent

这组词都有“描写、描述”的意思，其区别是：

picture着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。

sketch指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。

describe侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。

represent指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened.
   警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。
2. Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.
   语言难以描述那景色之美丽。
3. He describes himself as a doctor.
   他自称是医生。
4. No one could describe the scorn of her expression.
   谁也无法形容她那股鄙夷万分的表情。
5. It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.
   我的快乐难以用语言来形容。
6. The falling star described a long curve in the sky.
   流星在空中画出了一道长长的弧线。

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