describe

【发音】

美 /dɪ'skraɪb/ 英 /dɪ'skraɪb/

【翻译】

1. vt. 形容， 描写； 画出

   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】

1. describe as : v. 描述为

2. describe with : 用…描述

【例句】

1. The police asked her to describe the man.

   警察叫她描述一下那名男子。

2. 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】

1. (2017.6 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites...

2. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...psychologists coined the term "workplace tele-pressure" to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss...

3. (2014.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 文本题)...The word DaMa is used to describe the middle-aged women...

4. (2014.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...If you asked me to describe the rising philosophy of the day...

5. (2013.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...Applicants are asked to describe an ethical dilemma they've faced and its impact on them...

6. (2012.12 • CET6 • 第二套 • 听力题)...citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.描述，形容；描绘

   represent/trace/figure/depict/

【同根词】

1. 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

2. adv

   descriptively : 叙述地

3. n

   description : 描述，描写；类型；说明书

   descriptivism : 描写主义；描述主义；描述论

4. v

   described : 描述，描写（describe的过去式）