英语词汇“describe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

describe

/dɪˈskrʌɪb

verb [with object]

1Give a detailed account in words of: he described his experiences in a letter to his parents...

It is the size of a paper clip and is described as a cross between a stick insect and a praying mantis.
He had a clean-shaven, fair face and had what was described as a local accent.
For those who have dived upon an untouched shipwreck the experience is described as very moving indeed.

Synonyms

report, narrate, recount, relate, tell of, set out, chronicle;

express, put into words, give a description/account of, give details of, detail, represent;

evoke, conjure up;

catalogue, give a rundown of, paint a word picture of, paint in words;

explain, expound, elucidate, illustrate, discuss, comment on

designate, pronounce, call, label, style, dub;

characterize, classify, class, categorize, portray, depict, brand, hail, paint

2Mark out or draw (a geometrical figure): on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described...

Then, with the compasses fixed at the right, an arc is described from the horizontal distance at the left to the left hand side of the "proscaenium".
Thus, an arc is described in Figure I from C which cuts the triangle at I and J.
After it has been well stretched, a circle is described with a piece of charcoal.

Synonyms

delineate, mark out, outline, trace, draw, sketch

2.1Move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure): a single light is seen to describe a circle

Derivatives

describable

/dɪˈskrʌɪbəb(ə)l

/ adjective ...

His service in the Senate, while not describable as stellar, has featured some important moments of gravity and responsibility.
There is more acoustic instrumentation on this album, but that's not to say that the songs are any more conventional or, indeed, describable.
Jazz also has a specific sound… its not just a genre that is describable as improvisation.

describer

/dɪˈskrʌɪbə

/ noun ...

People with disabilities form a significant part of the theatre audience, often catered for with a signed-assisted performance for deaf people and an audio describer for those with a visual impairment.
Monologues are a true storytelling artform, as in actual storytelling around the campfire, and Neil seems to be more of a teller than a describer.
He was considered one of the best describers of the court on radio.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- 'down' + scribere 'write'.

单词	describe
释义	describe /dɪˈskrʌɪb / verb [with object] 1Give a detailed account in words of: he described his experiences in a letter to his parents... It is the size of a paper clip and is described as a cross between a stick insect and a praying mantis. He had a clean-shaven, fair face and had what was described as a local accent. For those who have dived upon an untouched shipwreck the experience is described as very moving indeed. Synonyms report, narrate, recount, relate, tell of, set out, chronicle; express, put into words, give a description/account of, give details of, detail, represent; evoke, conjure up; catalogue, give a rundown of, paint a word picture of, paint in words; explain, expound, elucidate, illustrate, discuss, comment on designate, pronounce, call, label, style, dub; characterize, classify, class, categorize, portray, depict, brand, hail, paint 2Mark out or draw (a geometrical figure): on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described... Then, with the compasses fixed at the right, an arc is described from the horizontal distance at the left to the left hand side of the "proscaenium". Thus, an arc is described in Figure I from C which cuts the triangle at I and J. After it has been well stretched, a circle is described with a piece of charcoal. Synonyms delineate, mark out, outline, trace, draw, sketch 2.1Move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure): a single light is seen to describe a circle Derivatives describable /dɪˈskrʌɪbəb(ə)l / adjective ... His service in the Senate, while not describable as stellar, has featured some important moments of gravity and responsibility. There is more acoustic instrumentation on this album, but that's not to say that the songs are any more conventional or, indeed, describable. Jazz also has a specific sound… its not just a genre that is describable as improvisation. describer /dɪˈskrʌɪbə / noun ... People with disabilities form a significant part of the theatre audience, often catered for with a signed-assisted performance for deaf people and an audio describer for those with a visual impairment. Monologues are a true storytelling artform, as in actual storytelling around the campfire, and Neil seems to be more of a teller than a describer. He was considered one of the best describers of the court on radio. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- 'down' + scribere 'write'.
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