identify
/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
- （常作be identified）establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is指认：
the judge ordered that the girl should not be identified
法官下令那女孩不得被指明身份
the contact would identify himself simply as Cobra.
那联络人只是自称为“眼镜蛇”。
1.1
- recognize or distinguish (especially something considered worthy of attention)认出, 辨别出（尤指值得注意的事物）：
a system that ensures that the pupil's real needs are identified.
一种保证能发现学生真正需要的体制。
2
identify someone/thing with
associate someone or something closely with; regard as having strong links with认为…与…有紧密联系：he was equivocal about being identified too closely with the peace movement.
他对有人认为他与和平运动有太过紧密的联系不置可否。
2.1
- equate (someone or something) with使等同于, 认为…与…一致：
because of my country accent, people identified me with a homely farmer's wife.
由于我的乡下口音, 人们将我等同于平常的农妇。
2.2
- no obj.
identify with
regard oneself as sharing the same characteristics or thinking as someone else与（某人）一致, 和（某人）打成一片： I liked Fromm and identified with him.
我喜欢弗罗姆, 和他打成一片。
派生词
identifiable
adjectiveidentifiably
adverb词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'treat as being identical with'）： from medieval Latin identificare, from late Latin identitas （see IDENTITY） + Latin -ficare （from facere 'make'）.