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/dɪˈskraɪb/ |
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1 | to give details about what someone or something is like 描写;描述 |
| The email system is fully described in section 10. 第10节详细描述了这个电子邮件系统。 |
| I don’ t think that’ s quite the word to describe my feelings. 我认为那样的话不足以描述我的感情。 |
| describe sb/sth as sth The attacker is described as around 30, with dark hair and a beard. 据描述,袭击者年龄大约30岁,黑发,蓄须。 |
| Paramedics described the scene as a battlefield. 护理人员把这一场面描述成战场。 |
| +how/what/who Could you describe how the trip ended? 你能描述一下旅行是怎么结束的吗? |
| describe doing sth She described feeling so angry that she wanted to hit him. 她说她气得真想揍他。 |
| 1a | to say that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing 把…说成;把…称作 | | describe sb/sth as sth Was this the man she had once described as a hero? 这是她曾经称作英雄的那个人吗? | | I wouldn’ t describe her as a nice person. 我不会说她是个好人。 | |
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2 | formal to make a shape 形成…的形状 |
| The river describes an almost perfect arc across their land. 这条河以一个近乎完美的弧形穿过他们的土地。 |
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