describe

【发音】
美 /dɪ'skraɪb/ 英 /dɪ'skraɪb/
【翻译】
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v.形容;描写,描绘
英释:to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them
【记忆】
de(表加强) + scribe(写) → 描写
【短语】
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describe as : v. 描述为
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describe with : 用…描述
【例句】
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The police asked her to describe the man.
警察叫她描述一下那名男子。
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Another approach to the problem is described in Chapter 3.
这个问题的另一种解决方法在第三章有所阐述。
【真题例句】
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(2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Since fewer than haft of Americans say they cook at an intermediate level and only 20% describe their cooldng skills as advanced...
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(2010.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we’re filling out here...
【同、近义词】
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vt.描述,形容;描绘
represent/trace/figure/depict/
【同根词】
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adj
descriptive : 描写的,叙述的;描写性的
described : 描述的
describable : 可记述的;可描写的
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adv
descriptively : 叙述地
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n
description : 描述,描写;类型;说明书
descriptivism : 描写主义;描述主义;描述论
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v
described : 描述,描写(describe的过去式)