| 单词 | description |
| 释义 | descriptiondescription /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1[countable, uncountable] a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like: description of The writer began with a brief description of the area. The article gives a detailed description of the spider’s web. “Outdated” would be an accurate description of the building. Whitfield fit the general description of the robbery suspect.2[uncountable] eng. lang. arts a type of writing or speech that is used to describe someone or something → exposition, narration, persuasion3be beyond description (also defy description) to be too good, bad, big, etc. to be described easily: The death and destruction was beyond description.4of every description (also of all descriptions) of all kinds: The police found drugs of every description.5of any description of any kind: I don’t like vegetables of any description.6of some description used when you are not being exact about the type of thing you mean: You’ll need a computer of some description.COLLOCATIONSverbsgive (somebody) a description She was unable to give the police a description of the robber.provide a description formal The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s.fit/match a description (=be like the person or thing being described) The wallet matched the description of the one the woman said she had lost.issue a description (=used to say that the police give a description of someone to the public) Police have issued a description of the two men they are looking for.somebody answers a description (=someone looks like the person in a description the police give out) A young girl answering this description has been seen in Orange County.adjectivesa good description Her descriptions of the natural world are very good.a clear description He gave us a clear description of the situation in the city.a detailed description The magazine’s descriptions of the island are very detailed.an accurate description I don’t think the hotel’s description of its facilities was very accurate.a precise/exact description The Constitution does not give a precise description of how the political system works.a vivid description (=very clear and interesting) The book contains some vivid descriptions of his childhood.a full description formal (=detailed) Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.a brief/short description There’s only a brief description of the hotel on the Internet.a long/lengthy description I didn’t want to hear a lengthy description of their vacation.a general description (=not detailed) He started by giving us a general description of the manufacturing process.a vague description (=one that is not detailed or clear) He was able to give only a vague description of the man he had seen.a physical description (=a description of what someone looks like) All of the men the police brought in have the same physical description as the murderer.a graphic description (=very clear and containing a lot of details, usually about something unpleasant) The book has some graphic descriptions of life in the prison camp.an apt description (=an accurate description) “Intense” is an apt description of the emotions in this poem.a verbal description (=one that uses words) Using a microphone, he gave a verbal description of the cave to those waiting outside.nouns + descriptionjob description (=all the things you must do as part of a job) Making coffee for my boss is not in my job description. |
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