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de·scribe AHD[dĭ-skrībʹ] D.J.[dɪˈskraɪb]K.K.[dɪˈskraɪb]v.tr.(及物动词)de.scribed, de.scrib.ing, de.scribes - To give an account of in speech or writing.描述:口头或书面描述
- To convey an idea or impression of; characterize:描述,刻画:表达想法或感受;刻画:She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.她将她的少年时代描绘成一个充满幻想和发现的时期
- To represent pictorially; depict:描绘:用画描述;用画表示:Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.戈雅的版画用诡异的风格描绘了战争的恐怖
- To trace the form or outline of:沿着…画:describe a circle with a compass.用圆规画一个圆
- Middle English describen 中古英语 describen
- from Latin dēscrībere [to write down] 源自 拉丁语 dēscrībere [写下]
- dē- [de-] dē- [前缀,表“否定,相反”]
- scrībere [to write] * see skrībh- scrībere [写] * 参见 skrībh-
describʹable adj.(形容词)describʹer n.(名词)describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report- The central meaning shared by these verbs is "to tell the facts, details, or particulars of something verbally or in writing": 这些动词共有的中心意思是“口头或书面述说事实、细节或特殊之处”: described the accident;描述这场事故;narrated their experiences in the Far East;述说他们在远东的经历;an explorer reciting her adventures;叙说其冒险经历的探险者;a mercenary recounting his exploits;关于他的剥削的唯利是图的描述;parents rehearsing the dangers the children faced;父母们详述了孩子们面临的危险;related the day's events;详述白天的事;came back and reported what she had seen. 回来汇报其所见
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