describe
/dɪsˈkraɪb/verb
with obj.
1
- give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events描述, 形容（人, 事）：
the police said the man was described as white, 6 ft tall, with mousy, cropped hair.
警方说, 据描述那男人是白人, 六英尺高, 灰褐色平头短发。
2
- mark out or draw (a geometrical figure)标示, 画（几何图形）：
on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described.
在圆的直径上画一等边三角形。
2.1
- move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure)画出（想像的几何图形的）轮廓：
a single light is seen to describe a circle.
有人看到一道亮光划了一个圆圈。
派生词
describable
adjectivedescriber
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- 'down' + scribere 'write'.