1 N-VAR 描述;形容;叙述;说明 A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like. 描述;形容;叙述;说明
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Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty. [+ of]
警方已经发布了那名年龄在 50 到 60 岁之间的男子的相貌特征通告。
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...a detailed description of the movements and battle plans of Italy's fleet.
有关意大利舰队的行动和作战计划的详细说明
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He has a real gift for vivid description.
他很善于描述，说起事情来活灵活现的。
2 N-SING 种类;类型;性质 If something is of a particular description, it belongs to the general class of items that are mentioned. 种类;类型;性质
SYN kind, sort, type, order
3 N-UNCOUNT 无法描述；难以形容 You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme. 无法描述；难以形容 [emphasis]
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| Thesaurus | description Also look up: |
| N. | account, characterization, summary 1 category, class, kind, type 2 |
| Word Partnership | Use description with: |
| ADJ. | accurate description, brief description, detailed description, physical description, vague description 1 |
| VERB. | fit a description, give a description, match a description 1 |
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