description

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

[countable, uncountable]Idioms

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a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like
- Follow the link below for a more detailed description.
- description of somebody/something a brief description of the software
- The name means ‘no trees’ and it is an accurate description of the island.
- Police have issued a description of the gunman.
- This is a film that defies description (= is difficult or impossible to describe).
- the novelist’s powers of description
- beyond description a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)
Extra Examples
- A report is generally an objective description rather than a statement of opinion.
- She gave us a lurid description of the birth.
- She was able to provide a description of the intruder.
- The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
- a vivid description of life in Ancient Rome
- ‘Scared stiff’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.
Topics Literature and writinga1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- comprehensive
- detailed
- …
verb + description
- give (somebody)
- issue
- offer (somebody)
- …
description + verb
- apply to somebody
- fit somebody
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of some, all, every, etc. description of some, etc. type
- In the bay were boats of every description.
- There were flying machines of all descriptions whizzing about.
- Their money came from trade of some description.
- The trunk was full of medals, coins and things of that description.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin descriptio(n-), from describere ‘write down’.

Idioms

answer/fit/match a description (of somebody/something)

to be like a particular person or thing
- A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
- We're all looking for quick, healthy meals, and pasta this fits this description.
Extra Examples
- A man fitting your description was seen entering the building.
- I realized to my horror that the description of the killer could fit me.
- Police have arrested two men matching the descriptions of the robbers.

beggar belief/description

to be too extreme, horrible, etc. to believe/describe
- It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.

单词	description
释义	description noun OPAL WOPAL S /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/ /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/ [countable, uncountable]Idioms jump to other results a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like Follow the link below for a more detailed description. description of somebody/something a brief description of the software The name means ‘no trees’ and it is an accurate description of the island. Police have issued a description of the gunman. This is a film that defies description (= is difficult or impossible to describe). the novelist’s powers of description beyond description a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words) Extra Examples A report is generally an objective description rather than a statement of opinion. She gave us a lurid description of the birth. She was able to provide a description of the intruder. The catalogue gives a full description of each product. a vivid description of life in Ancient Rome ‘Scared stiff’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment. Topics Literature and writinga1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete comprehensive detailed … verb + description give (somebody) issue offer (somebody) … description + verb apply to somebody fit somebody See full entry of some, all, every, etc. description of some, etc. type In the bay were boats of every description. There were flying machines of all descriptions whizzing about. Their money came from trade of some description. The trunk was full of medals, coins and things of that description. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin descriptio(n-), from describere ‘write down’. Idioms answer/fit/match a description (of somebody/something) to be like a particular person or thing A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday. We're all looking for quick, healthy meals, and pasta this fits this description. Extra Examples A man fitting your description was seen entering the building. I realized to my horror that the description of the killer could fit me. Police have arrested two men matching the descriptions of the robbers. beggar belief/description to be too extreme, horrible, etc. to believe/describe It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
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