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单词 describe
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describe

UK /dɪˈskraɪb/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theydescribe
he/she/itdescribes
present participledescribing
past tensedescribed
past participledescribed

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to give details about what someone or something is like

    The email system is fully described in section 10.

    I don’t think that’s quite the word to describe my feelings.

    describe someone/something as something:

    The attacker is described as around 30, with dark hair and a beard.

    Paramedics described the scene as a battlefield.

    describe how/what/who:

    Could you describe how the trip ended?

    describe doing something:

    She described feeling so angry that she wanted to hit him.

    Synonyms and related words

    To describe or define something
    1. 1a
      to say that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing
      describe someone/something as something:

      Was this the man she had once described as a hero?

      I wouldn’t describe her as a nice person.

      Synonyms and related words

      To categorize things
  2. 2
    formalto make a shape

    The river describes an almost perfect arc across their land.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change the shape of something

describe

US /dɪˈskraɪb/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theydescribe
he/she/itdescribes
present participledescribing
past tensedescribed
past participledescribed

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to give details about what someone or something is like

    The e-mail system is fully described in section 10.

    I don’t think that’s quite the word to describe my feelings.

    describe someone/something as something:

    The attacker is described as around 30, with dark hair and a beard.

    Paramedics described the scene as a battlefield.

    describe how/what/who:

    Could you describe how the trip ended?

    describe doing something:

    She described feeling so angry that she wanted to hit him.

    Synonyms and related words

    To describe or define something
    1. 1a
      to say that someone or something is a particular type of person or thing
      describe someone/something as something:

      Was this the man she had once described as a hero?

      I would not describe her as a nice person.

      Synonyms and related words

      To categorize things
  2. 2
    formalto make a shape

    The river describes an almost perfect arc across their land.

    Synonyms and related words

    To change the shape of something
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