| 单词 | identify |
| 释义 | identify (once / 177 pages) 1v 2v You might identify a Ming dynasty vase, a suspect in a bank robbery, or an ivory-billed woodpecker. Whatever it is, when you recognize the identity of someone or something, you identify it. The word identify is easy to . . . well . . . identify when you notice how much it looks like the word identity (a noun, meaning who or what something is). Only one consonant separates the two words in spelling ("f" v. "t"), and they are close relatives in meaning as well. You can easily remember the meaning of identify, a verb, when you recognize that it’s just a way to express the act of establishing identity — in other words, saying who or what something is. WORD FAMILYidentify: identifiable, identification, identified, identifier, identifies, identifying, misidentify+/identifiable: identifiably, unidentifiable/identification: identifications/identified: unidentified/identifier: identifiers/misidentify: misidentified, misidentifying/unidentifiable: unidentifiably USAGE EXAMPLESA new research project is using zebrafish to identify genetic and environmental factors that in combination may lead to the development of childhood leukemia. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) At a monitoring site in Kavewa Island, no turtle nests were found in 2010; almost 70 were identified four years later. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Experienced birders often initially identify a species by its sound. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster Syn|Hypo|Hyper place differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart mark as different knowbe able to distinguish, recognize as being different discriminate, know apartrecognize or perceive the difference labeldistinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions labeldistinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom sextell the sex (of young chickens) individualise, individualizemake or mark or treat as individual contrastput in opposition to show or emphasize differences severalise, severalizedistinguish or separate contradistinguishdistinguish by contrasting qualities decouple, dissociateregard as unconnected demarcateseparate clearly, as if by boundaries discriminate, separate, single outtreat differently on the basis of sex or race stratifydivide society into social classes or castes determine, set fix conclusively or authoritatively 2v give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property The almanac identifies the auspicious months Syn|Hypo|Hyper name enumerate, itemise, itemize, recite specify individually list, numberenumerate announcegive the names of list, namegive or make a list of; name individually; give the names of itemise, itemizeplace on a list of items denote, refer have as a meaning 3v identify as in botany or biology, for example 2Syn describe, discover, distinguish, key, key out, name 1v conceive of as united or associated Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus Hyper associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in make a logical or causal connection 2v consider to be equal or the same He identified his brother as one of the fugitives Hypo|Hyper misidentify, mistake identify incorrectly type, typecastidentify as belonging to a certain type tastedistinguish flavors confound, confusemistake one thing for another recognise, recognize perceive to be the same 3v consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else He identified with the refugees Hyper consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be |
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