describe
/dɪˈskraɪb/
v.
一句话记住
描述;形容
释义与例句
v.
描述;形容
to say what someone or something is like
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Can you describe the man you saw?
你能描述一下你看到的那个人吗?
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The report describes the damage caused by the storm.
这份报告描述了风暴造成的破坏。
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She described the village as quiet and beautiful.
她把那个村庄形容为安静而美丽。
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Words cannot describe how grateful I am.
言语无法表达我有多感激。
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He described in detail how the machine works.
他详细描述了这台机器是如何运转的。
词源与构词
来自拉丁语 describere:de-(向下)+ scribere(写),把眼前的景象一笔一笔写下来,就是“描述”。
de-
前缀 · down,向下
scrib
词根 · to write,写
记忆钩子
de(向下)+ scrib(写):把眼前景象一笔笔记下来,就是描述。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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manuscript 手稿;原稿The library keeps an ancient manuscript. 这家图书馆收藏着一份古代手稿。
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prescribe 开(药方);开处方The doctor prescribed some painkillers. 医生开了一些止痛药。
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script 剧本;脚本She wrote the script for the film. 她写了这部电影的剧本。
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subscribe 订阅;订购I subscribe to two weekly magazines. 我订阅了两本周刊。
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transcript 成绩单He sent his transcript to the university. 他把成绩单寄给了那所大学。
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
descriptiondescriptivedescribable
同义词
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depict 描绘;刻画The painting depicts a winter market. 这幅画描绘了一个冬日的集市。
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portray 描写;塑造The novel portrays life in a small mining town. 这部小说描写了一个矿业小镇的生活。
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recount 讲述;叙述She recounted her journey across the desert. 她讲述了自己穿越沙漠的旅程。
反义词
暂无
易混词
常见搭配
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describe a scene 描述场景The witness described a scene of total confusion. 目击者描述了一片混乱的场景。
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describe in detail 详细描述Please describe in detail what happened that night. 请详细描述那天晚上发生了什么。
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describe as 把……形容为Critics describe the film as a masterpiece. 评论家把这部电影形容为杰作。