新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

describeIELTS重点词汇

英 [dɪˈskraɪb]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

describes , describing , described
1. [T 及物动词] 描述
If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
近义词
relate , express , depict
双语例句
例：
We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time.
我们让她描述一下她在闲暇时都做些什么。
例：
She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together.
她读了一首卡弗描写他们在一起生活的诗。
2. [T 及物动词] 讲成 , 称作
If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so.
双语例句
例：
He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale.
他说那是一个格外错综复杂的故事。
例：
Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive, and determined.
甚至连他最亲密的盟友都说他强势、好斗且坚决。

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