| 单词 | describe |
| 释义 | describe (once / 31 pages) 1v 2v 3v To describe is to report details about something either out loud or in writing. "Since we can't come to Paris with you, please describe it in your letter!" Describe is from the Latin word describere which means "to write down." When you describe something, you're "da" scribe, the person writing things down! Writing teachers love to have students describe, using lots of details using the five senses and figurative language. It doesn't have to be written down, though — you can also describe that gold dress you saw to your friend on the phone. Or you can describe a circle, by sketching it out with a stick in the sand. WORD FAMILYdescribe: describable, described, describes, describing, description, descriptive+/describable: indescribable/description: descriptions/descriptive: descriptively, descriptivism, undescriptive/indescribable: indescribably/undescriptive: undescriptively USAGE EXAMPLESIn a comment added to the study, the journal’s editor described the number of gastrointestinal complaints as “alarming.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) In the Beatles Anthology, McCartney described Mr. Williams as “a great guy, a really good motivator.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Ditto for Andrei Timofeyev, 33, who described himself as a “bored manager” whose wife started complaining about his extreme sports after their daughter was born. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v give a description of Syn|Hypo|Hyper depict, draw represent describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality delineatedescribe in vivid detail adumbrate, outline, sketchdescribe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of symbolise, symbolizerepresent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols actualise, actualizerepresent or describe realistically block outindicate roughly exposit, expound, set forth state 2v give an account or representation of in words 2Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental Syn|Hyper account, report inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to v make a mark or lines on a surface 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper delineate, draw, line, trace draw engage in drawing drawrepresent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface construct draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions inscribedraw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible circumscribedraw a line around circumscribeto draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect writemark or trace on a surface dotmake a dot or dots stenographwrite in shorthand calligraphwrite beautifully and ornamentally crosstrace a line through or across superscribewrite on the outside or upper part of superscribewrite on the top or outside capitalise, capitalizewrite in capital letters lettermark letters on or mark with letters printwrite as if with print; not cursive scrawl, scribblewrite carelessly copycopy down as is impress, printreproduce by printing mark make or leave a mark on v identify as in botany or biology, for example Syn discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name |
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