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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，描寫，叙述，形容
description of
an accurate description of the event
對事件的準確描述
The booklet gives a brief description of each place.
這本小冊子對每一個地方都作了簡短的介紹。
Berlin sounds fascinating from your description.
從你的描述來看，柏林是個迷人的城市。
→ job description
2  be beyond/past description TOO/TOO MUCHto be too good, bad, big etc to be described easily 無法形容，難以描述
The death and destruction were beyond description.
死亡和破壞的慘狀無法形容。
3  of every/some/any etc description  (also of all descriptions) people or things of every type, some type etc 各種各樣/某種/任何一種等
People of all descriptions came to see the show.
形形色色的人都來觀看演出。
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.
她無法向警方描述襲擊她的人。
provide a description formal 提供描述
The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s.
這本日記對19世紀50年代的農耕生活提供了清晰的描述。
issue a description (=formally give a description of someone to the public) 發布描述
Police have issued a description of the two men they are looking for.
警方已經發布了他們所尋找的兩名男子的相貌特征。
fit/match a description (=be like the person in a police description) 與描述相符
The first man they arrested did not fit the description given by the victim.
他們逮捕的第一名男子與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這一描述的小女孩。
adjectives
good 好的
Her descriptions of the natural world are very good.
她對自然界的描寫非常出色。
clear 清晰的
He gave us a clear description of the situation in the city.
他向我們清晰地描述了該市的情況。
detailed 詳細的
Some of his descriptions of the island are very detailed.
他對該島的一些描述很詳細。
accurate 準確的
I don't think the hotel's description of its facilities was very accurate.
我覺得那家酒店對其設施的描述不是很準確。
vivid (=very clear and interesting) 生動的
The book contains some vivid descriptions of his childhood.
書中對他的童年有一些生動的描述。
perfect 精確的
We have a perfect description of the man we are looking for.
我們對要尋找的那名男子有非常精確的描述。
a full description formal (=detailed) 詳盡描述
Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.
請詳盡介紹一下你現在的崗位職責。
a long/lengthy description 冗長的描述
I didn't want to hear a lengthy description of their holiday.
我不想聽他們啰啰唆唆地說他們度假的事。
a brief/short description 簡短的描述
There's only a brief description of the hotel on the Internet.
因特網上只有這家酒店的簡單介紹。
a general description (=not detailed) 大致的描述
He started by giving us a general description of the manufacturing process.
他首先向我們大致介紹了生産流程。
a graphic description (=very clear and containing a lot of details, usually about something unpleasant) 〔對令人不快之事〕詳細的描述
The book has some graphic descriptions of life in the prison camp.
這本書對集中營生活的一些描寫細致入微。
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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