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BNC: 398 COCA: 568

A2 to say or write what someone or something is like描述,描写,描绘

Could you describe your attacker?你能描述一下袭击你的人的样子吗?
He described the painting in detail.他详细地描述了那幅油画的内容。
[ + question word ] Let me describe (to you) how it happened.让我来(给你)讲讲事情的经过吧。
She described Gary as shy.她说加利很害羞。

formal If you describe a shape, you draw it or move in a direction that follows the line of it.画;画出…图形

He used compasses to describe a circle.他用圆规画了一个圆。

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Please describe to the court exactly what you saw.

His latest film is described as a 'romantic comedy'.

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

It couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be described as a beautiful city.

He insisted on describing his operation in graphic detail while we were eating lunch.

BNC: 398 COCA: 568
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ADVERB | VERB + DESCRIBE ADVERBaccurately, 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 + DESCRIBEcannot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

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 See also the entry for present 2 另见present条第2义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. 这些词均表示描述或叙述。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 eventsto describe / report / recount / relate your adventuresto tell / unfold / recount / relate / weave / cover / narrate a storyto tell / unfold / recount / relate / weave / narrate a taleto report / recount detailsto describe / report sth accurately / clearlyto describe / tell / recount sth vividly describe [transitive] to say what sb/sth is like 描写;描述;记述Can you describe him to me?你能向我描述一下他吗?The current political situation in Vietnam is described in chapter 8.有关目前越南的政治形势在第8章中作了记述。Describe how you did it.说说你是怎样做这件事的。Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky.好几个人都说看见空中出现了奇异的亮光。 see also describe regard report [transitive, intransitive] to present a written or spoken account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc. 报道;公布;宣布The stabbing was reported in the local press.当地媒体报道了这起持刀伤人事件。It was reported that several people had been arrested.据报道已有数人被捕。She reports on royal stories for the BBC.她为英国广播公司做有关王室活动的报道。 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 告诉;讲述;表达They told stories and jokes while sitting around the camp fire.他们围坐在营火旁讲故事说笑话。Are you telling the truth?你说的是实话吗?She is always telling lies.她总是撒谎。Did anyone tell you what happened?有人告诉你发生了什么事吗?I can't tell you how happy I am.我无法向你表达我多么高兴。 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;展开;(使)逐渐展现The audience watched the story unfold before their eyes.剧情于观众眼前逐渐展开。Dramatic events were about to unfold.一些戏剧性事件即将展现出来。She unfolded her tale to us.她向我们倾吐了她的故事。 recount rɪˈkaʊnt [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened, especially sth that has happened to you 讲述,叙述(尤指亲身经历)She was asked to recount the details of the incident to the court.她被要求向法庭陈述该事件的细节。 relate [transitive] (formal) to give an account of sth that has happened 叙述;讲述She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.她在开头几章中讲述了自己童年的经历。He related the whole conversation to the police.他向警方陈述了谈话的全部内容。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。与relate相比,recount更常指讲述有关亲身经历的,有时妙趣横生的小故事Brian and I recounted the awful story.我和布赖恩讲述了那次可怕的经历。 Relate is often used to talk about more formal, neutral accounts. * relate常指比较正式的不带倾向性的述说An audio-visual presentation relates the story of the Battle of Hastings.用视听演示简报讲述了黑斯廷斯战役的故事。 weave (wove, woven) [transitive] (literary) to put facts, events and details together to make a story or a closely connected whole 编写,编纂,编造(故事等)The author weaves the narrative around the detailed eyewitness accounts.作者根据目击者的详细叙述编出了这个故事。 chronicle ˈkrɒnɪkl; NAmE ˈkrɑːnɪkl [transitive] (formal) to record events in the order in which they happened (按事件发生的顺序)记载;把⋯载入编年史Her achievements are chronicled in a new biography.她的成就已载入一本新传记。 see also chronicle story 2 cover [transitive] to report on an event for television, etc.; to show an event on television 报道;电视报道She's covering the party's annual conference.她正在报道该政党的年度会议。The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament.英国广播公司将会报道这次锦标赛的所有重要赛事。 see also coverage media narrate nəˈreɪt, NAmE also ˈnæreɪt [transitive] (formal) to tell a story 叙述;讲述She entertained them by narrating her adventures in Africa.她讲述自己在非洲的历险,让他们开心。The story is narrated in flashback.这个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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