describe

describedescribeD.J.:[disˈkraib]K.K.:[dɪˈskraɪb]vt.1.■描写, 叙述Can you describe your son?你能描述一下你儿子吗?She described in detail their resisting the invaders.她详细叙述了他们抵抗侵略者的事迹。Who'd like to describe what happened just now?谁来描述一下刚才所发生的情形?Can you describe it to me?你能把它描述给我听吗?I should describe the attempt as a failure.我认为这次尝试失败了。I hesitate to describe him as really clever.我不愿说他真的聪明。His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。They described me to be a mysterious person.他们把我描绘成一个神秘的人。2.■画出(图形等)

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describe[di'skraib]vt.1.■讲述，叙述，记叙，评述，描述，描写；形容；勾勒，刻画：She described the accident very carefully.她非常仔细地描述了事故。He described what he had seen and heard.他描述了他的所见所闻。2.■把…称为，把…说成(as):There are few people who may be described as geniuses.很少有能称得上天才的人。She describes herself as“ordinary.”她自称自己“很平凡”。3.■表示，指示，意味着：Conceit,in many cases, describes a state of serious emotional insecurity.在许多情况下，自负表示一种严重的情绪上的惶惶不安的心理状态。4.■勾画出…的轮廓；描绘，画出(图形)；制(图)，作(图)；用图形说明；形成…的形状:He described a circle on the blackboard with a piece of chalk.他用粉笔在黑板上画出一个圈。The rainbow described an arc in the sky.彩虹在天空形成了一道圆弧。5.■[废语]6.■望见，看出，看到，辨别出；发现7.■分布；分配vi.1.■提供描述；进行描述；起描述作用：to note how the diction describes注意词藻怎样起描述作用的变形vt.describeddescribing

describedescribe[disˈkraib]vt.1.■记述, 叙述, 描写, 形容2.■制(图), 画(图), 画轮廓3.■(行星等)周转, 运行describe a circle画一个圆Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.语言难以描述出这景色的幽美。Hedescribed himself as a doctor.他自称是医生。