| 单词 | to describe |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DESCRIBE〕I tried to describe the feeling to my doctor, but she didn't understand. 我想把那种感觉说给医生听，可她不能理解。朗文写作活用〔DETAIL〕Fortunately, she was able to describe her attacker in great detail. 幸好她能够对袭击者进行详细描述。朗文写作活用〔EXAGGERATE〕It would be a gross exaggeration to describe the film as a masterpiece, but it has some good moments. 把那部电影说成是经典之作是太夸张了，但有些场面拍得不错。朗文写作活用〔EXPRESS〕The atmosphere of tension and nervousness here is hard to describe. 这里紧张不安的气氛难以形容。朗文写作活用〔INVENT〕A Polish refugee coined the term ‘genocide’ to describe attempts to kill an entire group of people. 一名波兰难民首创了“种族灭绝”一词来描述对整个种族进行屠杀的企图。朗文写作活用〔MIX〕It's difficult to describe my job. I suppose I'm a cross between a secretary and a translator. 我的工作难以形容。我想大概是秘书和翻译的混合体。朗文写作活用〔PC〕It's not PC to describe people as disabled.说别人残废有歧视之嫌。朗文当代〔SIGN〕First the doctor asked me to describe my symptoms. 首先，医生叫我说说我的症状。朗文写作活用〔SUITABLE〕I don't know the right word to describe it. 我找不到恰当的字眼来形容。朗文写作活用〔TELL〕Flaubert's narrator enters Emma Bovary's consciousness from time to time, to describe events from her point of view. 福楼拜笔下的叙事者不时进入埃玛·包法利的思想意识之中，从她的角度来描述事件。朗文写作活用〔actualize〕To describe or portray realistically.真实描述，真实描绘美国传统〔almost〕The effect is almost impossible to describe.这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。柯林斯高阶〔blazon〕To describe (a coat of arms) in proper terms.用专业术语描述（纹章）美国传统〔bystander〕The police asked bystanders to describe the accident.警方请旁观者陈述意外的情形。牛津同义词〔call〕To describe the intended outcome of (one's billiard shot) before playing.说出撞球数：在游戏进行这前说出希望的结果（如某人的台球进袋数）美国传统〔coin〕The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.人们杜撰了lunatic一词, 用来形容月圆时发疯的人。外研社新世纪〔come〕The term 'claret', used to describe Bordeaux wines, may come from the French word 'clairet'.用来指称波尔多葡萄酒的词 claret 可能源于法语单词 clairet。柯林斯高阶〔cuneate〕Wedge-shaped. Used especially to describe a leaf or petal base that is narrowly triangular.楔形的：楔形的。尤其用来描述呈窄三角形的叶子或花瓣的基部美国传统〔deprivation〕He goes on movingly to describe the inevitable deprivation of home comforts.他接着动情地讲起他的生活不可避免要告别安逸舒适。外研社新世纪〔describe in〕It is very difficult to describe our joy in word.我们的快乐难以用言语来形容。21世纪英汉〔describe〕He goes on to describe vividly how Lincoln was assassinated.他转而用生动的语言描述了林肯是如何被暗杀的。牛津搭配〔describe〕I don't think that's quite the word to describe my feelings.我认为那样的话不足以描述我的感情。麦克米伦高阶〔describe〕The witness wasn't able to describe the robber.目击者无法描述出盗贼的模样。韦氏高阶〔end user〕You have to be able to describe things in a form that the end user can understand.你必须以终端用户可以理解的方式描述产品。柯林斯高阶〔exaggeration〕To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration – she was just not very happy.夸张；夸大；言过其实麦克米伦高阶〔fascination〕It is hard to describe Jack's fascination for me.很难描述杰克对我的迷恋。外研社新世纪〔generically〕Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses.帕尔玛干酪是意大利硬奶酪的通称。柯林斯高阶〔get〕To describe in writing.记下：用写描绘美国传统〔horrible〕The crime scene was too horrible to describe.犯罪现场恐怖得让人无法形容。韦氏高阶〔hypnosis〕While under hypnosis, the victim was able to describe her attacker.在催眠状态下，受害者能够描述袭击者的模样。朗文当代〔image〕To describe, especially so vividly as to evoke a mental picture of.描绘：生动地描绘，在人们脑海中造成印像美国传统〔limn〕To describe.描述美国传统〔metaphor〕He often uses the metaphor of the family to describe the role of the state.他经常用家庭作比喻来描述国家的职责。麦克米伦高阶〔patinaed〕Having a coating, covering, or sheen; patinated. Used especially to describe the corrosive green layer that forms on copper and its alloys.生绿锈的：有覆盖物、外层或光泽的；生绿锈的。尤用来描述铜或它的合金上的腐蚀的绿锈美国传统〔poeticize〕To describe or express in poetry or in a poetic manner.用诗写，用诗表达：以诗或诗一般的方式来描写或表达美国传统〔poetize〕To describe or express in poetry or a poetic manner.用诗写，用诗表达：以诗或诗歌的形式来描述或表达美国传统〔probe〕The article probes (= tries to describe and explain) the mysteries of nationalism in modern Europe.这篇文章探索了现代欧洲民族主义的奥秘。剑桥高阶〔quantum physics〕The branch of physics that uses quantum theory to describe and predict the properties of a physical system.量子物理学：物理学分支，用量子理论描述和预测物理系统的特性美国传统〔represent〕To describe or present in words; set forth.描述，表现：用言语描述或显示；陈述，阐明美国传统〔sound〕She tried to describe what made a good guitar sound.她试图描述美妙的吉他声是什么样的。牛津搭配〔superlative〕It's hard to find enough superlatives to describe this book.用再多的盛赞之辞也难以描述这本书。牛津高阶〔suppose〕Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside.假设有人给了你一枚鸡蛋并要你准确描述鸡蛋里面有什么。柯林斯高阶〔term〕It would be wrong to describe society purely in economic terms .单纯从经济角度来描述社会是错误的。朗文当代〔vignette〕To describe in a brief way.简洁地表述美国传统Fashion editors are always casting around for words to describe colours.时装杂志的编辑总是在寻找描述颜色的字眼。剑桥国际He used compasses to describe a circle.他用圆规画圆。剑桥国际I agree she's lost weight, but I think it's straining the truth a little (= not really true) to describe her as slim.我同意她是瘦了，但我认为说她苗条有点勉强。剑桥国际It's not correct to describe them as‘students’.把他们说成“学生”是不对的。剑桥国际So far you have not been able to describe the creature you saw. Either it is amorphous or it is just a figment of your imagination. 到目前为止你都无法描述怪物的长相。要不它就是没有固定形状，要不就是你的想像。译典通The imagery (=words used to describe things) in the poem is mostly to do with death.这首诗中的意象大多与死亡有关。剑桥国际 |
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