| 单词 | describe |
| 释义 | describe[di'skraib]vt. 描述, 描绘, 画 describe de.scribe AHD: [d¹-skrºb“] D.J. [d!6skra!b]K.K. [d!6skra!b]v.tr.（及物动词） de.scribed,de.scrib.ing,de.scribes 1. To give an account of in speech or writing.描述：口头或书面描述2. To convey an idea or impression of; characterize:描述，刻画：表达想法或感受；刻画：She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.她将她的少年时代描绘成一个充满幻想和发现的时期3. To represent pictorially; depict:描绘：用画描述；用画表示：Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.戈雅的版画用诡异的风格描绘了战争的恐怖4. To trace the form or outline of:沿着…画：describe a circle with a compass.用圆规画一个圆语源:1. Middle English describen 中古英语 describen 2. from Latin d¶scr&9{ºbere} [to write down] 源自 拉丁语 d¶scr&9{ºbere} [写下] 3. d¶- [de-] d¶- [前缀，表“否定，相反”] 4. scr&9{ºbere} [to write] * see skr&9{º}bh- scr&9{ºbere} [写] *参见 skr&9{º}bh- 继承用法:describ“able adj.（形容词）describ“er n.（名词）参考词汇:1. describe,narrate,recite,recount,rehearse,relate,report2. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to tell the facts, details, or particulars of something verbally or in writing”: 这些动词共有的中心意思是“口头或书面述说事实、细节或特殊之处”： came back and reported what she had seen. 回来汇报其所见 |
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