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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，描寫，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.
這個問題的另一種解決方法在第三章有所闡述。
describe somebody/something as (being/having) something
After the operation her condition was described as comfortable.
手術後她的身體狀況被描述爲良好。
The youth is described as being 18 to 19 years old.
據描述這名青年有十八九歲。
describe how/why/what etc
It’s difficult to describe how I feel.
很難形容我的感受。
describe somebody/something to somebody
So describe this new boyfriend to me!
那麽，和我說說這位新男友吧！
describe doing something
He described finding his mother lying on the floor.
他叙述說發現他媽媽躺在地板上。
2  describe a circle/an arc etc formalSIGN/GESTURE to make a movement which forms the shape of a circle etc 畫出[形成]一個圓形/一道弧線等
Her hand described a circle in the air.
她用手在空中畫了一個圓圈。
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?
你能不能試着描述一下你看見的那名男子？
In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara.
在書中,她描寫了她的穿越撒哈拉沙漠之旅。
Police described the attack as particularly violent.
警方說這次襲擊極其暴力。
tell somebody about somebody/something to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in everyday spoken English 告訴某人有關某人/某事物的情況〔在日常口語中比describe常用〕
So, tell me about your holiday!
那麽,給我講講你的假期吧！
My friends have told me all about you!
我的朋友已經把你的一切都告訴給我了！
depict formal to describe someone or something in a piece of writing 〔以文字〕描繪
His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
他的小說以一個小男孩的視角描繪了特立尼達的生活。
In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman.
在這部新的傳記中,她被描繪成一個孤獨、憂鬱的女人。
portray/represent formal to describe someone or something in a particular way 刻畫
College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric.
大學老師在電視節目裏常常被刻畫成有點古怪的樣子。
The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women.
這本雜志因爲它描繪女性的方式而受到抨擊。
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/某事物描繪成…〔以凸顯某種特性〕
He characterized himself as ‘an average American’.
他形容自己是 “一個普通的美國人” 。
The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative.
成功的學校被描述成富有創新精神。
paint somebody/something as something to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true 〔尤指誤導性地〕把某人/某事物描繪成…
Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press.
不是所有的年輕人都像新聞報道描繪的那樣壞。
We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents.
我們赢了,然而媒體卻把這說成是我們對手的勝利。
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〔情況〕
Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us?
你能爲我們描述一下日本的生活嗎？
My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were.
我叔叔的來信幾乎都是說事事如意。
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”
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 另見present條第2義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. 這些詞均表示描述或叙述。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 描寫；描述；記述◆Can you describe him to me?你能向我描述一下他嗎？◆The current political situation in Vietnam is described in chapter 8.有關目前越南的政治形勢在第8章中作了記述。◆Describe how you did it.說說你是怎樣做這件事的。◆Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky.好幾個人都說看見空中出現了奇異的亮光。  see also describe ⇨ regard ■ report [transitive, intransitive] to present a written or spoken account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc. 報道；公布；宣布◆The stabbing was reported in the local press.當地媒體報道了這起持刀傷人事件。◆It was reported that several people had been arrested.據報道已有數人被捕。◆She reports on royal stories for the BBC.她爲英國廣播公司做有關王室活動的報道。  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 告訴；講述；表達◆They told stories and jokes while sitting around the camp fire.他們圍坐在營火旁講故事說笑話。◆Are you telling the truth?你說的是實話嗎？◆She is always telling lies.她總是撒謊。◆Did anyone tell you what happened?有人告訴你發生了什麽事嗎？◆I can't tell you how happy I am.我無法向你表達我多麽高興。   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；展開；（使）逐漸展現◆The audience watched the story unfold before their eyes.劇情於觀衆眼前逐漸展開。◆Dramatic events were about to unfold.一些戲劇性事件即將展現出來。◆She unfolded her tale to us.她向我們傾吐了她的故事。■ recount rɪˈkaʊnt [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened, especially sth that has happened to you 講述，叙述（尤指親身經歷）◆She was asked to recount the details of the incident to the court.她被要求向法庭陳述該事件的細節。■ relate [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened 叙述；講述◆She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.她在開頭幾章中講述了自己童年的經歷。◆He related the whole conversation to the police.他向警方陳述了談話的全部内容。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。與relate相比，recount更常指講述有關親身經歷的，有時妙趣橫生的小故事◆Brian and I recounted the awful story.我和布賴恩講述了那次可怕的經歷。 Relate is often used to talk about more formal, neutral accounts. * relate常指比較正式的不帶傾向性的述說◆An audio-visual presentation relates the story of the Battle of Hastings.用視聽演示簡報講述了黑斯廷斯戰役的故事。 ■ weave (wove, woven) [transitive] (literary) to put facts, events and details together to make a story or a closely connected whole 編寫，編纂，編造（故事等）◆The author weaves the narrative around the detailed eyewitness accounts.作者根據目擊者的詳細叙述編出了這個故事。■ chronicle ˈkrɒnɪkl; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪkl [transitive] (formal) to record events in the order in which they happened （按事件發生的順序）記載；把⋯載入編年史◆Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography.她的成就已載入一本新傳記。   see also chronicle ⇨ story 2 ■ cover [transitive] to report on an event for television, etc.; to show an event on television 報道；電視報道◆She's covering the party's annual conference.她正在報道該政黨的年度會議。◆The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.英國廣播公司將會報道這次錦標賽的所有重要賽事。  see also coverage ⇨ media ■ narrate nəˈreɪt, NAmE also ˈnæreɪt [transitive] (formal) to tell a story 叙述；講述◆She entertained them by narrating her adventures in Africa.她講述自己在非洲的歷險，讓他們開心。◆The story is narrated in flashback.這個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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