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IELTS BNC: 1441 COCA: 2171

description

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de·scrip·tion /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
1  DESCRIBEa piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like 描述，描写，叙述，形容
description of
 an accurate description of the event
对事件的准确描述
 The booklet gives a brief description of each place.
这本小册子对每一个地方都作了简短的介绍。
 Berlin sounds fascinating from your description.
从你的描述来看，柏林是个迷人的城市。
→ job description
2  be beyond/past description TOO/TOO MUCHto be too good, bad, big etc to be described easily 无法形容，难以描述
 The death and destruction were beyond description.
死亡和破坏的惨状无法形容。
3  of every/some/any etc description  (also of all descriptions) people or things of every type, some type etc 各种各样/某种/任何一种等
 People of all descriptions came to see the show.
形形色色的人都来观看演出。
Examples from the Corpus
of every/some/any etc description• Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.• The action must take place against a backdrop of some description, even if it it is a blank black curtain.• Her knowledge of publishing trends, literary history, and books of every description and genre, however, filled rooms.• It is authorized to decide all cases of every description, arising under the constitution or laws of the United States.• For example, he wanted to be a member of as many clubs - of any description - as possible.• But there is nothing against rugs of any description.• Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
give (somebody) a description （向某人）作描述
She was unable to give the police a description of her attacker.
她无法向警方描述袭击她的人。
provide a description formal 提供描述
The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s.
这本日记对19世纪50年代的农耕生活提供了清晰的描述。
issue a description (=formally give a description of someone to the public) 发布描述
Police have issued a description of the two men they are looking for.
警方已经发布了他们所寻找的两名男子的相貌特征。
fit/match a description (=be like the person in a police description) 与描述相符
The first man they arrested did not fit the description given by the victim.
他们逮捕的第一名男子与受害者提供的描述不符。
somebody answering a description (=a person who looks like someone in a police description) 符合描述的某人
A young girl answering this description has been seen in Spain.
有人在西班牙看到了符合这一描述的小女孩。
adjectives
good 好的
Her descriptions of the natural world are very good.
她对自然界的描写非常出色。
clear 清晰的
He gave us a clear description of the situation in the city.
他向我们清晰地描述了该市的情况。
detailed 详细的
Some of his descriptions of the island are very detailed.
他对该岛的一些描述很详细。
accurate 准确的
I don't think the hotel's description of its facilities was very accurate.
我觉得那家酒店对其设施的描述不是很准确。
vivid (=very clear and interesting) 生动的
The book contains some vivid descriptions of his childhood.
书中对他的童年有一些生动的描述。
perfect 精确的
We have a perfect description of the man we are looking for.
我们对要寻找的那名男子有非常精确的描述。
a full description formal (=detailed) 详尽描述
Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.
请详尽介绍一下你现在的岗位职责。
a long/lengthy description 冗长的描述
I didn't want to hear a lengthy description of their holiday.
我不想听他们啰啰唆唆地说他们度假的事。
a brief/short description 简短的描述
There's only a brief description of the hotel on the Internet.
因特网上只有这家酒店的简单介绍。
a general description (=not detailed) 大致的描述
He started by giving us a general description of the manufacturing process.
他首先向我们大致介绍了生产流程。
a graphic description (=very clear and containing a lot of details, usually about something unpleasant) 〔对令人不快之事〕详细的描述
The book has some graphic descriptions of life in the prison camp.
这本书对集中营生活的一些描写细致入微。
Examples from the Corpus
description• Tom gave the police a description of his car.• She mesmerized a neighborhood gathering with a description of her transatlantic flight.• Write a description of someone you know well.• You can read a detailed description of the products on their Web site.• However, this was not because the goods were unfit for use but rather because they included goods of a different description.• Anyway, Peter also had me write down some descriptions of the other members of the management committee.• Affleck certainly falls into that description.• However, W was unaware that the description had been applied to the goods at all.• The description, which I had read in a recent newspaper account, had struck me as infinitely ironic and strange.
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