describe

音标[di'skraib] 读音

汉语翻译

vt. 描述, 描绘, 画

词型变化：

名词:describer 动词过去式:described 过去分词:described 现在分词:describing 第三人称单数:describes 形容词:describable 

词意辨析：

describe, represent, sketch, picture

这些动词均有“描写、描述”之意。describe: 侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。represent: 指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。sketch: 指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。picture: 着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。

英语解释：

动词 describe:

give a description of同义词：depict, drawto give an account or representation of in words同义词：report, accountidentify as in botany or biology, for example同义词：identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, namemake a mark or lines on a surface同义词：trace, draw, line, delineate

例句：

The falling star described a long curve in the sky.流星在空中画出了一道长长的弧线。The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened.让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。

详细解释：

de.scribev.tr.（及物动词）de.scribed,de.scrib.ing,de.scribes To give an account of in speech or writing.描述：口头或书面描述To convey an idea or impression of; characterize:描述，刻画：表达想法或感受；刻画：例句：She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.她将她的少年时代描绘成一个充满幻想和发现的时期To represent pictorially; depict:描绘：用画描述；用画表示：例句：Goya`s etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.戈雅的版画用诡异的风格描绘了战争的恐怖To trace the form or outline of:沿着…画：例句：describe a circle with a compass.用圆规画一个圆来源：Middle English describen 中古英语 describen from Latin dôscrobere [to write down] 源自 拉丁语 dôscrobere [写下] dô- [de-] dô- [前缀，表.否定，相反.] scrobere [to write] * see skrobh- scrobere [写] *参见 skrobh- 【引伸】describ.ableadj.（形容词）describ.ern.（名词）<参考词汇><同义词>describe,narrate,recite,recount,rehearse,relate,reportThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to tell the facts, details, or particulars of something verbally or in writing.: 这些动词共有的中心意思是.口头或书面述说事实、细节或特殊之处.： 例句：described the accident;描述这场事故；例句：narrated their experiences in the Far East;述说他们在远东的经历；例句：an explorer reciting her adventures;叙说其冒险经历的探险者；例句：a mercenary recounting his exploits;关于他的剥削的唯利是图的描述；例句：parents rehearsing the dangers the children faced;父母们详述了孩子们面临的危险；例句：related the day`s events;详述白天的事；例句：came back and reported what she had seen. 回来汇报其所见