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BNC: 398 COCA: 568

describe

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de·scribe /dɪˈskraɪb/ ●●● S2 W1 verb [transitiveT]  
1  DESCRIBEto say what something or someone is like by giving details about them 描述，描写，叙述，形容
 The police asked her to describe the man.
警察叫她描述一下那名男子。
 Another approach to the problem is described in Chapter 3.
这个问题的另一种解决方法在第三章有所阐述。
describe somebody/something as (being/having) something
 After the operation her condition was described as comfortable.
手术后她的身体状况被描述为良好。
 The youth is described as being 18 to 19 years old.
据描述这名青年有十八九岁。
describe how/why/what etc
 It’s difficult to describe how I feel.
很难形容我的感受。
describe somebody/something to somebody
 So describe this new boyfriend to me!
那么，和我说说这位新男友吧！
describe doing something
 He described finding his mother lying on the floor.
他叙述说发现他妈妈躺在地板上。
2  describe a circle/an arc etc formalSIGN/GESTURE to make a movement which forms the shape of a circle etc 画出[形成]一个圆形/一道弧线等
 Her hand described a circle in the air.
她用手在空中画了一个圆圈。
Examples from the Corpus
describe a circle/an arc etc• Chen saw the knife describe an arc through the air and felt himself flinch.
 THESAURUS
describe to talk or write about a person, place, event etc, in order to show what they are like 描述；叙述
Could you try and describe the man you saw?
你能不能试着描述一下你看见的那名男子？
In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara.
在书中,她描写了她的穿越撒哈拉沙漠之旅。
Police described the attack as particularly violent.
警方说这次袭击极其暴力。
tell somebody about somebody/something to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in everyday spoken English 告诉某人有关某人/某事物的情况〔在日常口语中比describe常用〕
So, tell me about your holiday!
那么,给我讲讲你的假期吧！
My friends have told me all about you!
我的朋友已经把你的一切都告诉给我了！
depict formal to describe someone or something in a piece of writing 〔以文字〕描绘
His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
他的小说以一个小男孩的视角描绘了特立尼达的生活。
In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman.
在这部新的传记中,她被描绘成一个孤独、忧郁的女人。
portray/represent formal to describe someone or something in a particular way 刻画
College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric.
大学老师在电视节目里常常被刻画成有点古怪的样子。
The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women.
这本杂志因为它描绘女性的方式而受到抨击。
nThe treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is simply not true.
nPolice have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes.
characterize somebody/something as something formal to describe someone or something by emphasizing one particular quality or feature about them 把某人/某事物描绘成…〔以凸显某种特性〕
He characterized himself as ‘an average American’.
他形容自己是 “一个普通的美国人” 。
The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative.
成功的学校被描述成富有创新精神。
paint somebody/something as something to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true 〔尤指误导性地〕把某人/某事物描绘成…
Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press.
不是所有的年轻人都像新闻报道描绘的那样坏。
We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents.
我们赢了,然而媒体却把这说成是我们对手的胜利。
nThe woman was painted as having only a slight grasp of reality.
paint a picture to describe a situation, so that people can get a general idea of what it is like 描述,概述〔情况〕
Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us?
你能为我们描述一下日本的生活吗？
My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were.
我叔叔的来信几乎都是说事事如意。
nThe report painted a bleak picture of the management’s failures.
Examples from the Corpus
describe• The need for time-cues to produce a body clock with a stable 24-hour period has already been described.• Piaget described and accounted for the change of schemata with accommodation.• In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara.• It would be impossible to list them all or to describe how at different times they have been better or worse.• It's difficult to describe how I felt.• Our other project for this year - the Glenburrell bridge - was described in detail in the last Journal.• Many of the players to whom we spoke described in some detail their own experiences of playing when injured.• The brokerage we just described is but one example of an enterprise at odds with itself.• To describe myself as Black in a situation where most people shared my complexion was absurd.• Police described the attack as particularly violent.• This Navajo folk tale describes the creation of the Earth.• I tried to describe the feeling to my doctor, but she didn't understand.• Could you try and describe the man you saw?• I will also try to describe why, after a decade of using Macintosh, I still find it exhilarating.• How would you describe yourself?
describe somebody/something as (being/having) something• Dickens describes it merely as' a genteel old-fashioned house, very quiet and orderly.• Eva would never have described herself as anti-white, but she was definitely pro-black.• An hour later, they described him as cheerful.• Greenpeace has described the Humber as the most polluted river in Britain and a substantial contributor to North Sea pollution.• Of course they began howling and describing me as the villain and the enemy of peace.• In a pilot experiment subjects attempted to describe films as they watched them in the way described by Hughes and Cole.
Origin describe
(1400-1500) Latin describere, from scribere “to write”
de·scribe verb →THESAURUS1
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BNC: 398 COCA: 568
describe

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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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