| 单词 | describe |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔(as) proud as Lucifer〕Jones was once described by a friend as being as proud as Lucifer.琼斯曾被一位朋友形容为相当自负。剑桥高阶〔Apelles〕Greek painter whose works, none of which survives, are described in ancient writings.阿佩利斯：古代文献里描写的一位古希腊画家，其作品全部失传美国传统〔BEGINNING〕The opening of Charles Dickens’ ‘Bleak House’ describes a thick London fog. 查尔斯·狄更斯的小说《荒凉山庄》的开头部分描述了伦敦的一场浓雾。朗文写作活用〔BOOKS〕Jewish life is poignantly described in Wiesel's journal, ‘The Jews of Silence’. 威塞尔的日记《沉默的犹太人》对他们的生活有着辛酸的描述。朗文写作活用〔CALL/DESCRIBE AS〕Critics have described the book as ‘garbage’. 评论家称那本书是“垃圾”。朗文写作活用〔CAREFUL〕His previous employer describes him as honest, hard-working and conscientious. 他的前雇主说他为人诚实、工作勤奋，而且认真负责。朗文写作活用〔CARELESS〕The newspaper had carelessly described him as an ‘Indian chief’. 那份报纸随意把他形容成“印第安酋长”。朗文写作活用〔Cimmerian〕One of a mythical people described by Homer as inhabiting a land of perpetual darkness.辛梅里安族：荷马形容的一个居住在永恒黑暗地区中的虚构的民族美国传统〔DANGEROUS〕Police described the three escaped prisoners as highly dangerous. 警方说那三名逃犯是极为危险的人物。朗文写作活用〔DESCRIBE〕Could you try and describe the man you saw? 你能试着描述一下你看见的那个人的样子吗？朗文写作活用〔DESCRIBE〕I wouldn't describe the job as boring, just a little repetitive sometimes. 我不想说这工作无聊，只是有时有点千篇一律。朗文写作活用〔DESCRIBE〕In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara. 她在书中描述了自己横越撒哈拉沙漠之旅。朗文写作活用〔EXPRESS〕Stein eloquently describes the pain of losing someone you love. 斯坦传神地描述了失去心爱的人的痛苦感觉。朗文写作活用〔HATE〕In her autobiography, she describes her hatred for her stepfather. 她在自传中写到了她对继父的仇恨。朗文写作活用〔KEEP〕In his autobiography, Mandela describes his life during captivity. 曼德拉在自传中描述了自己被囚禁期间的生活。朗文写作活用〔LET/ALLOW〕The police decision to reduce their burglary squad has been described as ‘a thieves’ charter'. 警方减少防盗分队警力的决定被人称之为“窃贼的特许状”。朗文写作活用〔LOSE〕The New York Times described the withdrawal of troops as a resounding defeat for the government. 《纽约时报》称这次撤军是政府的惨败。朗文写作活用〔MONEY〕Critics have described the project as ‘a complete waste of money’. 批评的人把这个项目说成“完全是在浪费钱”。朗文写作活用〔MickeyMouse〕The charity has been described as a Mickey Mouse operation.这个慈善团体被说成是一个无足轻重的机构。朗文当代〔Much to the disgust of〕She shook her head in disgust when I described the scene.当我描述那个场景时，她气愤地摇头。韦氏高阶〔OBVIOUS〕Airport officials became suspicious when the man tried to check what they describe as a conspicuously heavy bag. 那名男子托运行李时引起了机场人员的怀疑，他们说他的旅行袋非常重，惹人注意。朗文写作活用〔PERSUADE〕She was described by her neighbors as a sweet but gullible woman who allowed the man to live in her house as a source of extra money. 邻居把她说成是个和蔼可亲但容易上当的女人，她居然允许那个男人住到她家里以赚取外快。朗文写作活用〔PROTECT〕The government described them as economic refugees who have no legal claim to asylum. 政府将他们说成是经济难民，没有合法的避难权。朗文写作活用〔REAL〕One critic described the movie as ‘a stale and hopelessly contrived comedy’. 一位评论家称该影片为“一部陈腐乏味、非常做作的喜剧片”。朗文写作活用〔SPORT/GAME〕Mrs Hashimoto described herself as a keen sportswoman, fond of golf, tennis and swimming. 桥本夫人说自己是一个爱好体育运动的人，喜欢打高尔夫球、打网球和游泳。朗文写作活用〔SUFFER〕In the book she describes the agony of watching her child die. 她在书中描写了目睹儿子死去的痛苦。朗文写作活用〔VIOLENT〕Police described the killer as a psychopath. 警方称凶手是一个精神变态者。朗文写作活用〔WORK HARD〕Colleagues described him as a quiet, hardworking young man. 同事们说他是个文静、勤勉的年轻人。朗文写作活用〔Xanthippe〕Greek woman. The wife of Socrates, she is traditionally described as shrewish and scolding.赞提普：古希腊一位妇女，苏格拉底之妻，她常被描述得很泼辣而且老爱责骂人美国传统〔abominable〕The President described the killings as an abominable crime.总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。柯林斯高阶〔abominable〕The judge described the attack as an abominable crime.法官称那次袭击为令人发指的罪行。牛津高阶〔accurately〕What many people mean by the word 'power' could be more accurately described as 'control'.多数人所谓的“权力”，其实更确切地说是“控制”。柯林斯高阶〔affair〕The industry minister described the affair as 'an absolute scandal'.工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。柯林斯高阶〔anchor〕He described his wife as the emotional anchor of his life.他把妻子描述为他生命中的情感支柱。韦氏高阶〔argument〕Anny described how she got into an argument with one of the marchers.安妮描述了她是如何同一名游行者争执起来的。外研社新世纪〔article〕The paper's leading article (=the main article) described the government as weak.该报的头条称政府软弱。朗文当代〔audacious〕He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.他认为这是一项宏伟而大胆的计划。剑桥高阶〔audience〕One member of the audience described the opera as 'boring'.有一名观众说这出歌剧“乏味”。朗文当代〔badness〕The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.这次洪灾据说是近50年来最为严重的。柯林斯高阶〔battle〕She described how they had battled against huge waves to save their friend.她描述了他们如何为了营救朋友而与巨浪搏斗。麦克米伦高阶〔behemoth〕Often Behemoth Bible A huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in the Old Testament. 常作 Behemoth 【圣经】 巨兽：在旧约中描述的巨大动物，可能是河马美国传统〔best〕This can best be described as a series of steps.最恰当的说法就是，这是一步步的过程。朗文当代〔big fish〕The four men arrested were described as really big fish by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.美国禁毒署称被捕的4个人都是分量十足的大鱼。柯林斯高阶〔bijou〕The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。牛津高阶〔characteristic〕A feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait.特性：能帮助明显地辨认、区分或作描述的特征；突出的标记或特征美国传统〔chillingly〕He described in chilling detail how he attacked her during one of their frequent rows.他绘声绘色地描述他们又一次吵架的时候，他是如何痛揍她的，让人听得胆战心惊。柯林斯高阶〔collision〕The affair is described as a collision between personality and principle.该事件被说成是个性和原则之间的碰撞。麦克米伦高阶〔colossus〕She has been described as the creative colossus of the literary world.她被誉为文坛创作巨匠。剑桥高阶〔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〔common〕These adjectives describe what is generally known or frequently encountered.这些形容词表示普遍知道或常常遇到的。美国传统〔constructive〕After their meeting, both men described the talks as frank, friendly and constructive.会面之后，两位男士均形容此次会谈坦率、友好且富有建设性。柯林斯高阶〔contemptuous〕He was very contemptuous of "popular" writers, whom he described as having no talent.他很瞧不起“当红”作家，认为他们缺少才华。剑桥高阶〔contentment〕I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time.我无法描述当时我满足的感觉。柯林斯高阶〔contentment〕I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time.我无法描述当时的满足感。外研社新世纪〔corrupt〕He described the West as morally decadent and corrupt.他把西方世界描绘成腐化堕落的地方。外研社新世纪〔critic〕Critics described the paintings as worthless.评论家把那些油画描述成一文不值的垃圾。牛津搭配〔curve〕The object described a gentle curve in the air.物体在空中画了一道平缓的曲线。外研社新世纪〔degradation〕She described the degradations she had been forced to suffer.她描述了自己被迫经受的屈辱。柯林斯高阶〔describe〕Can you describe the accident in detail to me? 你能向我叙述事故的详细情形吗? 英汉大词典〔describe〕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美国传统〔describe〕He described a circle in the air with his finger.他用手指在空中画了一个圆。外研社新世纪〔describe〕He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。柯林斯高阶〔describe〕He later described to me what he had found.他后来给我描述了他的发现。外研社新世纪〔describe〕It's difficult to describe how I feel.很难形容我的感受。朗文当代〔describe〕Reporters described the scene as a disaster area.记者们把现场形容为灾区。韦氏高阶〔describe〕She described Gary as shy.她说加利很害羞。剑桥高阶〔describe〕She described feeling so angry that she wanted to hit him.她说她气得真想揍他。麦克米伦高阶〔describe〕The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。牛津高阶〔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〔describe〕This process is fully described in section three of the book.这本书第三部分完整地描述了这一过程。牛津搭配〔describe〕Was this the man she had once described as a hero? 这是她曾经称作英雄的那个人吗？麦克米伦高阶〔detached〕She described what had happened in a cold and detached manner.她以冷静客观的态度叙述了发生的事情。朗文当代〔detail〕He described the process in detail (=using a lot of details).他详细描述了这一过程。朗文当代〔effeminate〕Those men are generally described as effeminate.那些男人一般被人称为脂粉气十足。英汉大词典〔encounter〕The story describes the extraordinary encounter between a man and a dolphin.这个故事描述了一个男人与一只海豚之间的奇遇。牛津高阶〔entry〕He described Britain's entry into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism as an historic move.他将英国加入欧洲汇率机制描述为具有历史意义的一步。柯林斯高阶〔eyewitness〕Eyewitnesses describe the man seen running away as tall with brown hair.据目击者描述，逃离者是一个棕色头发的高个子男人。麦克米伦高阶〔facetious〕Al facetiously described himself as the Last Angry Man.阿尔戏称自己为“最后的怒汉”。柯林斯高阶〔fairly〕Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile.公平而论，她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。牛津高阶〔far-sighted〕The White House has welcomed the Chinese decision and described it as a far-sighted, significant step.白宫对中国的决定表示欢迎，称其是富有远见、意义重大的举措。柯林斯高阶〔farcical〕Opposition leaders described the government's plans as 'farcical'.反对党领导人说政府的计划就像“一场闹剧”。朗文当代〔flying saucer〕Any of various unidentified flying objects of presumed extraterrestrial origin, typically described as luminous moving disks.飞碟：任何一种假定为天外来客的不明飞行物，被典型地描述为发光的移动圆盘美国传统〔follow〕It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation.很容易可以看出文中所述的结论是由这个方程式推出的。柯林斯高阶〔freak〕The pearl is so big that it has been described as a freak of nature.这颗珍珠个头很大，被称为自然界的奇物。剑桥高阶〔fruitful〕Mr Lubrani described the meeting as very fruitful.卢布拉尼先生说这次会议颇有成效。外研社新世纪〔fusion〕Their music is described as "an explosive fusion of Latin American and modern jazz rhythms".他们的音乐被描述为“拉美和现代爵士节奏的爆炸性融合”。剑桥高阶〔fussily〕He was once described as a fussily accurate test pilot.他一度被称为过分讲究精准的试飞员。外研社新世纪〔generic〕Parmesan is a generic term used to describe a family of hard Italian cheeses.帕尔马干酪是一类意大利硬奶酪的通称。外研社新世纪〔glowing〕She described in the most glowing terms how warm her welcome had been.她绘声绘色地描述了她热烈的欢迎。外研社新世纪〔gourmet〕The kitchen was described as the gourmetest in town.那个厨房做的菜被说成是全市美食之最。英汉大词典〔graphic〕He described the accident in graphic detail.他绘声绘色地为我们描述了那次事故。麦克米伦高阶〔great circle〕A circle described by the intersection of the surface of a sphere with a plane passing through the center of the sphere.大圆：一个通过球心的平面与球面相交所形成的圆美国传统〔hardly〕My boss could hardly be described as handsome.我的老板一点也算不上英俊。朗文当代〔incandescent〕Kensington Palace describes them as incandescent at the proposals.肯辛顿宫声称, 他们对这些提议感到异常愤怒。外研社新世纪〔incident〕She described the incident as outrageous.她对事件的描述是“骇人听闻”。牛津搭配〔indefensible〕She described the new policy as 'morally indefensible'.她认为新政策“在道德上是站不住脚的”。柯林斯高阶〔infamy〕The president described the attack as "a day that will live in infamy".总统将那次袭击称为“永远的国耻日”。剑桥高阶〔insult〕He described the new clause as an insult to Scotland's parents.他称这项新的法律条款是对苏格兰为人父母者的侮辱。外研社新世纪〔intellect〕The members of the committee described Gates as a man of keen intellect.委员会委员把盖茨描述为才智过人。柯林斯高阶〔invasion〕The actress described the photographs of her as an invasion of privacy.那位女演员认为她的这些照片是对隐私权的侵犯。牛津高阶〔irritation〕He describes the tourists as an irritation.他觉得那些游客令人厌烦。柯林斯高阶〔journey〕My films try to describe a journey of discovery, both for myself and the watcher.我的电影试图为我自己也为观众描述一个自我发现的心灵之旅。柯林斯高阶〔learning〕The brochure described the library as the focal point of learning on the campus.这本小册子把图书馆描述成大学校园的学习中心。外研社新世纪〔lexicographer〕A lexicographer's job is to describe the language.词典编纂者的工作就是对语言加以描述。柯林斯高阶〔like〕He described a superlative meal, the like of which he'd never eaten before.他说那顿饭特别美味，他从未吃过如此好吃的饭。剑桥高阶〔lite〕She described their relationship as "marriage lite".她把他们的关系形容为“次婚姻关系”。剑桥高阶〔livable〕They described the house as very/barely livable.他们说这房子很/几乎不适宜居住。韦氏高阶〔may〕There is a range of programs on the market which may be described as design aids.市场上有各种程序，可以称为设计辅助工具。牛津高阶〔memoirs〕She describes in her memoirs how she coped with her mother's death.她在回忆录中记述自己如何应对母亲的去世。牛津搭配〔million〕Health officials described the contamination as a 'one in a million chance'.卫生官员称这次污染是“极其罕见的小概率事件”。外研社新世纪〔minute〕He described the room in minute detail.他详细精确地描写那个房间。文馨英汉〔misguided〕He described the government's economic policy as misguided.他说政府的经济政策只是帮了倒忙。朗文当代〔misleading〕These adjectives describe what leads or tends to lead one into error or wrongdoing.这些形容词都描述导致某人犯错误或有导致某人犯错的倾向的事物。美国传统〔mysticism〕The experience of such communion as described by mystics.人神灵交：被神秘主义者们描述的这样的交流美国传统〔mélange〕The dessert was described as "a mélange of summer fruits in a light syrup".这道甜点被描绘为“淡味糖浆拌夏季水果的大杂烩”。剑桥高阶〔neanderthal〕He criticized what he described as the "neanderthal tendencies" of the right wing of the party.他批评了那些他称之为“极端保守派”的党内右翼分子。剑桥高阶〔oversimplify〕To describe all these people as refugees is to oversimplify the situation.把所有这些人都称作难民是把情况过于简单化了。朗文当代〔part〕We'll describe the various parts of the flower.我们将要描述花的各个组成部分。英汉大词典〔passer-by〕A passer-by described what he saw moments after the bomb had exploded.一个过路人描述了他在炸弹爆炸之后不久所看到的情形。外研社新世纪〔pathos〕With touching pathos he described the pangs of hunger.他以极具感伤力的笔触描述了饥饿的痛苦。外研社新世纪〔pearl〕Singapore is sometimes described as the pearl of the Orient.新加坡有时被形容成东方之珠。麦克米伦高阶〔poignantly〕Naomi's mothering experiences are poignantly described in her fiction.娜奥米把她当母亲的经历字字辛酸地写进了小说。柯林斯高阶〔portray〕To depict or describe in words.用语言描绘或描述美国传统〔powerfully〕He is described as a strong, powerfully-built man of 60.他被描述成一个强壮的、肌肉发达的60岁老人。柯林斯高阶〔precise〕Can you find a more precise term than “good” to describe the movie? 你能找到比“好”更精确的词来描述这部电影吗？韦氏高阶〔predicament〕Logic One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.【逻辑学】 范畴：亚里士多德所描绘的可以放置所有事物的基本状态或分类之一；范畴美国传统〔prescription〕Morishita described the policy as ‘a prescription for disaster'.莫里什塔把这个政策描述成“应对灾难的良方”。麦克米伦高阶〔price〕Lamont famously described high unemployment as ‘a price worth paying' for economic stability.拉蒙特把高失业率描述成为经济稳定“值得付出的代价”的论点极为出名。麦克米伦高阶〔primitive〕In the primitive church, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Peter clearly emerges as leader.正如《使徒行传》里记载的那样, 彼得无疑是最初教会的领袖。外研社新世纪〔profession〕Prostitution is often described as the oldest profession in the world.卖淫常被描述为世界上最古老的职业。牛津搭配〔prosecute〕Julius Capon, prosecuting, described the defendant as ‘ruthless'.朱利叶斯·凯彭在指控被告的过程中把他描述成“残忍无情的”。麦克米伦高阶〔rubbish〕He described her book as absolute rubbish.他说她的书一文不值。柯林斯高阶〔self-described〕As described by oneself about oneself.自述的：自己对自己进行描述的美国传统〔semidiurnal〕Of or relating to the arc described by a celestial body between its meridian passage and its points of rising or setting.半日圆拱：天体在其子午圈与升落位置之间描出的圆拱轨迹的或与之相关的美国传统〔shall〕In Chapter 3, I shall describe some of the documentation that I gathered.在第三章，我会介绍我收集到的一些文献记录。柯林斯高阶〔sickening〕He described the Foreign Office's decision as sickening and cynical.他称外交部的决议令人不齿、见利忘义。柯林斯高阶〔simplistically〕He described the problem too simplistically.他把这个难题描述得过于简单了。韦氏高阶〔spellbinding〕Gray describes in dramatic and spellbinding detail the lives of these five ladies.格雷以富于戏剧性和令人着迷的细腻笔触描写了这 5 位女性的生活。柯林斯高阶〔step〕Describe step by step (=describing each stage) how you went about achieving your goal.请你一步步来描述你是如何实现自己目标的。朗文当代〔straight〕Marty of New York describes herself as a straight female.纽约的马蒂称自己不是女同性恋者。柯林斯高阶〔survey〕She has written a book which surveys (= describes in detail) the history of feminism.她已经写了一本详细评述女权运动史的书。剑桥高阶〔synthesis〕He describes his latest record as "a synthesis of African and Latin rhythms".他说他的最新唱片“融合了非洲和拉丁音乐的韵律”。剑桥高阶〔taut〕His latest film was described as a taut thriller.他的最新一部电影被归为惊悚片。剑桥高阶〔terms〕He described the project in loose terms.他大致描述了一下这个项目。外研社新世纪〔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〔terrifying〕Rabies has been described as one of the most terrifying diseases known to man.狂犬病被称为人类已知的最可怕的疾病之一。外研社新世纪〔text〕The ancient text describes the food of the Egyptian army.古文本描述了埃及军队的食物。牛津搭配〔thriller〕It's described here as a taut psychological thriller.此处该作品被称为结构严密的心理惊悚小说。剑桥高阶〔tick〕Tick the sentence that best describes your feelings.给最能形容你感觉的句子打钩。麦克米伦高阶〔timocracy〕A state described by Plato as being governed on principles of honor and military glory.荣誉至上政治：一种柏拉图提出的由荣誉和军事荣誉为原则进行统治的国家美国传统〔transcendent〕He describes seeing Pelé play football as one of the transcendent moments of his life.他说看贝利踢足球是他一生中最为美妙的时刻之一。剑桥高阶〔trenchant〕His most trenchant criticism is reserved for the party leader, whom he describes as "the most incompetent and ineffectual the party has known".他对该党的领导人进行了最为尖锐的批评，称他是“该党有史以来最平庸、最无能的人”。剑桥高阶〔tyranny〕He described these regimes as tyrannies and dictatorships.他把这些政权称作专制与独裁政府。外研社新世纪〔unhappy〕He described it as 'a most unhappy and distressing case'.他形容那是“一件极为悲伤痛苦的事”。牛津搭配〔unholy〕He described their actions as unholy.他形容他们的行为是不纯洁的。剑桥高阶〔unreconstructed〕He describes himself as an unreconstructed liberal.他把自己描述成一个顽固不化的自由主义者。韦氏高阶〔vegetative〕She was in what was described as a vegetative state.她处于一种被称为植物人的状态。柯林斯高阶〔victim〕He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal.他把他自己和奥尔特曼描绘成这一丑闻的受害者而不是当事人。外研社新世纪〔what〕She had been in what doctors described as an irreversible vegetative state for five years.她处于医生所说的不可逆性植物人状态已经5年了。柯林斯高阶〔which〕Colic describes a whole variety of conditions in which a horse suffers abdominal pain.绞痛包括引起马匹腹部疼痛的各种病症。柯林斯高阶〔whole〕He described the move as a victory for the people of South Africa as a whole.他把这一举动描述为整个南非人民的胜利。外研社新世纪〔wonder〕The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world.这座宫殿已被誉为世界第八大奇观。牛津搭配〔word〕To be unable to describe or talk about.无法描述或谈论美国传统A company spokesman described the pay agreement as a win-win solution.公司发言人称这一薪酬协议是双赢的解决方案。牛津商务An eighty-year-old woman was badly hurt in what the police describe as an apparently motiveless attack (=it appeared to have no purpose, such as stealing).在警方所谓的无明显动机的袭击中，一位80岁的老太太被严重打伤。剑桥国际British public schools were described as ‘a bastion of upper-class privilege’.英国的公学被誉为“上层阶级特权的堡垒”。剑桥国际Conditions for prisoners with psychiatric illnesses were described as inhumane.患有精神病的犯人所处的环境被描述为是不人道的。剑桥国际He described himself as a materialist who saw death as nothing more than eternal sleep.他称自己是唯物主义者，将死亡仅仅看成是永久的沉睡。剑桥国际He described the meeting as having been a very disagreeable experience.他把那次会面说成是一次非常令人不愉快的经历。剑桥国际He described the painting in detail.他详细描述了那幅油画。剑桥国际He described them as a virtuous and hard-working people.他把他们描绘成了一个道德高尚、勤劳刻苦的民族。剑桥国际He describes the quasi-mystical experiences induced by drugs.他描绘了毒品引起的近乎神秘的经历。剑桥国际He is described as a Texas oil millionaire and environmentalist, which might appear to be self-contradictory.他被描述成得克萨斯的石油百万富翁和环境保护者，这看来有些自相矛盾。剑桥国际Her former husband describes her as a greedy and manipulative shrew.她的前夫将她描述成一个贪婪、总想操纵他人的悍妇。剑桥国际Her school report described her as a very promising pupil.她的学生手册把她描绘成一个很有前途的学生。剑桥国际His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society. 他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。译典通His lawyer described him as a basically decent man whose desperate circumstances had driven him to shoplifting.他的律师声称他本质上是个体面的人，只是被环境所逼走投无路才进商店行窃的。剑桥国际I won't describe the wonderful meat dishes that we had in France, because it might offend the vegetarians among us.我没有描绘我们在法国吃过的一道道肉做的美味菜，因为那会冒犯我们中的素食主义者。剑桥国际It's described here as a taut psychological thriller.它在这里被描述为紧张的心理刺激片（小说）。剑桥国际Mrs. Thatcher was often described as a dominatrix by her political enemies.撒切尔夫人常被她的政敌形容为女强人。剑桥国际One prisoner described the jail as“an unbearably filthy hellhole.” 一个囚犯把监狱描述成“难以忍受的可怕肮脏之地”。剑桥国际Sergeant Lander described the incident involving two eight-year-old boys as “a piece of tomfoolery that went horribly wrong.” 兰达警官把这起涉及到两名八岁男孩的事件描述为“一种错得厉害的蠢举”。剑桥国际She described her child's dirty face using the simile “as black as coal”.她将她孩子的脏脸直喻成“像煤一样黑”。剑桥国际She described him, rather charitably, as shy whereas I would have said he was unsociable.她相当宽厚地将他描述为害羞，而我就会说他这人不合群。剑桥国际She describes Tony Hopkins as the greatest British thespian since Olivier.她把托尼·霍普金斯描述成继奥利维尔之后英国最伟大的戏剧演员。剑桥国际She describes herself as a “well-rounded person” who works hard but has a varied social life.她称自己是一个“有多种能力的人”，工作努力，而且社会生活丰富多彩。剑桥国际She has been described as the creative colossus of the literary world.她被誉为文学界里创造力的巨匠。剑桥国际The Home Secretary described the latest crime figures as ‘disturbing’.内政部长把最近的犯罪数字说成是“令人担忧的”。剑桥国际The New Testament describes the life and work of Jesus Christ and the early development of Christianity.新约记述了耶稣基督的生活和工作以及基督教的早期发展。剑桥国际The Prime Minister described his party's defeat in the by-election as a one-off which would not be repeated in the general election.首相说他的党派在补缺选举中的失败是一次性的，这种失败不会再在普选时出现。剑桥国际The airline was described as a mega carrier.这家航空公司被形容为巨大的运输业者。剑桥国际The article described recent developments in the search for a cure for AIDS.文章记述了最近寻求艾滋病治疗药物的进展情况。剑桥国际The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements between the members of the group.这本书描写了此团体成员间复杂的感情和性纠葛。剑桥国际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The judge described him as a danger to society.法官把他说成是社会的危险人物。剑桥国际The novel describes the way of life of the ordinary people there. 这部小说描写那里的普通人的生活方式。译典通The pearl, valued at ￡75,000, is so big that it has been described as a freak of nature.那颗珍珠价值75000英镑，体形如此硕大，被称为是自然界之奇物。剑桥国际The role of scientists is to observe and describe the world, not to try to control it.科学家的任务是观察和描绘世界而不是试图控制它。剑桥国际They're described on the packet as‘orange-flavoured biscuits with a thick coating of chocolate.在盒子上它们被描述成“涂着厚厚巧克力层的橙味饼干”。剑桥国际This gallery and cinema is described as one of the country's foremost experimental arts centres.这个画廊兼电影院被称作是该国最重要的实验艺术中心之一。剑桥国际 |
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