de·scrip·tion
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/
/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/
[countable, uncountable]Idioms - a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like
描写（文字）；形容；说明 - Follow the link below for a more detailed description.
请点击下面的链接，获取更详细的说明。 - description of somebody/something a brief description of the software
软件简介 - The name means ‘no trees’ and it is an accurate description of the island.
这个名字的意思是“没有树”，准确描述了这个岛的环境。 - Police have issued a description of the gunman.
警方发布通告，描述了持枪歹徒的特征。 - This is a film that defies description (= is difficult or impossible to describe).
这是一部难以描述的电影。 - the novelist’s powers of description
小说家的叙述才能 - beyond description a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)
难以言表的个人痛苦
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga1- A report is generally an objective description rather than a statement of opinion.
报告一般是客观描述而不是观点的陈述。 - She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
她向我们描述的分娩过程令人毛骨悚然。 - She was able to provide a description of the intruder.
她能提供有关闯入者体貌特征的描述。 - The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
目录上有每一种产品的完整介绍。 - a vivid description of life in Ancient Rome
对古罗马生活的生动描述 - ‘Scared stiff’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.
“吓得浑身僵硬”是对我当时的感受的恰当描述。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- comprehensive
- detailed
- …
- give (somebody)
- issue
- offer (somebody)
- …
- apply to somebody
- fit somebody
- Follow the link below for a more detailed description.
- of some, all, every, etc. description of some, etc. type
类型 - In the bay were boats of every description.
海湾里停满了各种各样的船只。 - There were flying machines of all descriptions whizzing about.
各种各样的飞行器呼啸而过。 - Their money came from trade of some description.
他们的钱是做某种生意赚来的。 - The trunk was full of medals, coins and things of that description.
箱子里装满了奖章、硬币和类似的东西。
- In the bay were boats of every description.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin descriptio(n-), from describere ‘write down’.
Idioms
answer/fit/match a description (of somebody/something)
- to be like a particular person or thing
与描述的…相像 - A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。 - We're all looking for quick, healthy meals, and pasta fits this description.
我们都在寻找快速、健康的膳食，而面食就符合这个描述。
Extra Examples- A man fitting your description was seen entering the building.
有人看到一名跟你的描述相吻合的男子走进大楼。 - I realized to my horror that the description of the killer could fit me.
我惊恐地意识到，所描述的凶手特征竟然跟我一样。 - Police have arrested two men matching the descriptions of the robbers.
警察已拘捕两名男子，这两人符合对抢劫者的描述。
- A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
beggar belief/description
- to be too extreme, horrible, etc. to believe/describe
难以相信；无法形容 - It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。
- It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.