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BNC: 398 COCA: 568
describe
dɪskraɪb dɪˈskraɪb dɪˈskraɪb
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense describes, present participle describing, past tense , past participle described
1 VERB 描述;描写;形容;叙述 If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened. 描述;描写;形容;叙述

  • We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time. [VERB wh]

    我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。

  • She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test. [VERB wh]

    她在叙述自己如何因为拒绝接受呼吸测试而被捕时再也控制不住情绪。

  • She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together. [VERB noun]

    她读了一首卡弗描写他们共同生活的诗。

  • The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work. [VERB noun]

    有关那喀索斯的神话故事在奥维德的作品中有过描述。

  • Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden. [VERB verb-ing]

    就在临终前他说看到他们的儿子在一个美丽的花园里。

SYN relate, tell, report, present
2 VERB 把…说成;把…称为;认为 If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so. 把…说成;把…称为;认为

  • He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale. [VERB noun + as]

    他说那是一个非常曲折复杂的故事。

  • Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'. [VERB noun as noun]

    埃里克森称他是“场上最好的球员”。

  • Andrew describes her as a large, bony and masculine woman. [VERB noun as noun]

    安德鲁说她是一个瘦骨嶙峋、男人模样的大块头女人。

  • Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined.

    即使他最亲密的盟友也认为他强硬决断、咄咄逼人，不达目的誓不罢休。

  • He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process. [VERB noun + as]

    他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。

SYN portray, depict, characterize, call
3 VERB [no passive] 描画，画出(图形);形成…的形状 If something describes a particular shape, it forms that shape or makes a movement that follows the line of that shape. 描画，画出(图形);形成…的形状 [formal]

  • His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky. [VERB noun]

    他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。

Usage Note :

  • When you use describe with an indirect object, you must put to in front of the indirect object. He later described to me what he had found... Could you describe the man to the police? You do not say, for example, 'He described me what he had found'.

    describe 接间接宾语时，间接宾语前必须加 to：He later described to me what he had found (他后来向我描述了他所发现的东西)，Could you describe the man to the police (你能向警察形容一下那人的模样吗)。不要说 He described me what he had found。

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BNC: 398 COCA: 568
describe

verb

ADVERB | VERB + DESCRIBE ADVERB➤accurately, exactly, in detail準確地描述；精確地敍述；詳細地描寫◇Their daily lives are described in detail.他們的日常生活得到詳細的描述。➤aptly, well描寫得恰到好處／很出色▸➤clearly, simply清楚地／簡單地描述▸➤fully完整地描述◇This process is fully described in section three of the book.這本書第三部份完整地描述了這一過程。➤adequately充分地描述▸➤briefly簡要地描述◇He described briefly what happened.他簡要地描述了事情的經過。➤vividly生動地描述▸➤variously以各種不同的方式描述◇The shirt was variously described as 'pink', 'salmon' and 'rose'.這件襯衫的顏色有不同的說法，有的說是粉紅色，有的說是淺橙色，還有的說是玫瑰紅。VERB + DESCRIBE➤cannot不能描述◇Words cannot describe our feelings at that moment.我們當時的感覺無法用言語描述出來。➤be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to難以描述；不可能描述▸➤go on to轉而敍述◇He goes on to describe vividly how Lincoln was assassinated.他轉而用生動的語言描述了林肯是如何被暗殺的。
BNC: 398 COCA: 568
describe verb
⇨ describe (describe what you saw) ⇨ regard (describe sb as unusual) describe

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for present 2 另见present条第2义describe ♦︎ report ♦︎ tell ♦︎ unfold ♦︎ recount ♦︎ relate ♦︎ weave ♦︎ chronicle ♦︎ cover ♦︎ narrateThese words all mean to say what sb/sth is like or give an account of events. 这些词均表示描述或叙述。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to describe / report / tell / recount / relate what / how...◆to report / recount / relate that...◆to describe / report / recount / relate / chronicle / cover / narrate events / a series of events◆to describe / report / recount / relate your adventures◆to tell / unfold / recount / relate / weave / cover / narrate a story◆to tell / unfold / recount / relate / weave / narrate a tale◆to report / recount details◆to describe / report sth accurately / clearly◆to describe / tell / recount sth vividly■ describe [transitive] to say what sb/sth is like 描写；描述；记述◆Can you describe him to me?你能向我描述一下他吗？◆The current political situation in Vietnam is described in chapter 8.有关目前越南的政治形势在第8章中作了记述。◆Describe how you did it.说说你是怎样做这件事的。◆Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky.好几个人都说看见空中出现了奇异的亮光。  see also describe ⇨ regard ■ report [transitive, intransitive] to present a written or spoken account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc. 报道；公布；宣布◆The stabbing was reported in the local press.当地媒体报道了这起持刀伤人事件。◆It was reported that several people had been arrested.据报道已有数人被捕。◆She reports on royal stories for the BBC.她为英国广播公司做有关王室活动的报道。  see also report ⇨ report noun 2 3 , reporter ⇨ reporter , reporting ⇨ media ■ tell (told, told) [transitive] to give a spoken account of sth; to express sth in words 告诉；讲述；表达◆They told stories and jokes while sitting around the camp fire.他们围坐在营火旁讲故事说笑话。◆Are you telling the truth?你说的是实话吗？◆She is always telling lies.她总是撒谎。◆Did anyone tell you what happened?有人告诉你发生了什么事吗？◆I can't tell you how happy I am.我无法向你表达我多么高兴。   see also tell ⇨ tell 1 ■ unfold ʌnˈfəʊld; NAmE ʌnˈfoʊld [intransitive, transitive] (literary) to be gradually made known; to gradually make sth known to other people 透露；展开；（使）逐渐展现◆The audience watched the story unfold before their eyes.剧情于观众眼前逐渐展开。◆Dramatic events were about to unfold.一些戏剧性事件即将展现出来。◆She unfolded her tale to us.她向我们倾吐了她的故事。■ recount rɪˈkaʊnt [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened, especially sth that has happened to you 讲述，叙述（尤指亲身经历）◆She was asked to recount the details of the incident to the court.她被要求向法庭陈述该事件的细节。■ relate [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened 叙述；讲述◆She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.她在开头几章中讲述了自己童年的经历。◆He related the whole conversation to the police.他向警方陈述了谈话的全部内容。NOTE 辨析 Tell, recount or relate? Recount and relate are more formal than tell. Recount is used more often than relate to talk about telling an informal and sometimes entertaining story about events that you have experienced. * recount和relate比tell正式。与relate相比，recount更常指讲述有关亲身经历的，有时妙趣横生的小故事◆Brian and I recounted the awful story.我和布赖恩讲述了那次可怕的经历。 Relate is often used to talk about more formal, neutral accounts. * relate常指比较正式的不带倾向性的述说◆An audio-visual presentation relates the story of the Battle of Hastings.用视听演示简报讲述了黑斯廷斯战役的故事。 ■ weave (wove, woven) [transitive] (literary) to put facts, events and details together to make a story or a closely connected whole 编写，编纂，编造（故事等）◆The author weaves the narrative around the detailed eyewitness accounts.作者根据目击者的详细叙述编出了这个故事。■ chronicle ˈkrɒnɪkl; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪkl [transitive] (formal) to record events in the order in which they happened （按事件发生的顺序）记载；把⋯载入编年史◆Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography.她的成就已载入一本新传记。   see also chronicle ⇨ story 2 ■ cover [transitive] to report on an event for television, etc.; to show an event on television 报道；电视报道◆She's covering the party's annual conference.她正在报道该政党的年度会议。◆The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.英国广播公司将会报道这次锦标赛的所有重要赛事。  see also coverage ⇨ media ■ narrate nəˈreɪt, NAmE also ˈnæreɪt [transitive] (formal) to tell a story 叙述；讲述◆She entertained them by narrating her adventures in Africa.她讲述自己在非洲的历险，让他们开心。◆The story is narrated in flashback.这个故事采用了倒叙手法。   see also narrative ⇨ story 1
BNC: 398 COCA: 568
describe
To describe or define something: describe, define, illustrate...
To categorize things: sort, classify, characterize...
To change the shape of something: shape, reshape, form...

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