| 单词 | describe |
| 释义 | describe (dɪskraɪb ) Word forms: describes , describing , described 1. verb A2 If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened. We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time. [VERB wh] She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together. [VERB noun] The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work. [VERB noun] Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden. [VERB verb-ing] Synonyms: relate, tell, report, present 2. verb B1 If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale. [VERB noun + as] Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'. [VERB noun as noun] Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined. [V n as adj] He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process. [VERB noun + as] Synonyms: portray, depict, characterize, call 3. verb [no passive] If something describes a particular shape, it forms that shape or makes a movement that follows the line of that shape. [formal] His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky. [VERB noun] Collocations: describe a method However, it did not describe a method for generating pictures from such a scan or precisely how such a scan might be done. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He realized that his old paper did not describe his method for finding simplification patterns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He coined the term neologism mythod to describe their method embedded in a myth, devoid of scientific value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One reviewer described his methods as more akin to surgery than adaptation. Times, Sunday Times Last night insiders described the method of finding his replacement as 'bizarre'. The Sun Is there a word to describe the phenomenon when a metaphor collides with its literal meaning? Times, Sunday Times But, although the experiments produced a lot of information, we hadn't the faintest idea of how to describe this phenomenon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Griffin coined the term echolocation in 1944 to describe the phenomenon, which many physiologists of the day could not believe was possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He invented the term cryptomnesia to describe this phenomenon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The phrase, architecture of less complex emotions was created to describe this phenomenon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the novel's best passages describe the process of writing. The Times Literary Supplement It should not describe a process, to be considered worthwhile whether it succeeds or not. Times, Sunday Times The university has previously published online recordings or mock interviews online and video diaries in which dons describe the process. Times, Sunday Times Economists use the polite phrase 'rent extraction' to describe the process of making money from useless, valueless activity. Times, Sunday Times But you'd be hard-pressed to find a single one of them who would describe the process as easy. Times, Sunday Times They describe their relationship as healthy but not close. Times, Sunday Times There was a time when the word strained did not seem strong enough to describe their relationship. Times, Sunday Times She would not describe their relationship as difficult, she says. Globe and Mail Just how would you describe your relationship with him, anyway? Globe and Mail How would you describe your relationship? The Sun The term multiple guess has been used to describe this scenario because test-takers may attempt to guess rather than determine the correct answer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He described the scenario: she would become even paler than she already was and develop bruises all over her body. Times, Sunday Times Demand-pull theory describes a scenario where stagflation can occur following a period of monetary policy implementations that cause inflation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Similarly, negative frequency-dependent selection describes a scenario in which rarer phenotypes experience greater fitness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hunter described the scenario as climbing down a rather artificial looking mountain side. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To illustrate what she means, let me describe the scene. Times, Sunday Times Some are better than others at allowing the commentator the time and space to describe the scene. Times, Sunday Times For those with shorter memories, let me describe the scene. Times, Sunday Times The term was originally used in the film business to describe the scene that cost the most money to produce and would, presumably, be the key to the movie's success. Globe and Mail They describe the scene before them in gorey detail, each taking turn to muse and exclaim over the various details that they observe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But sources close to the negotiations describe the situation as 'complicated'. Times, Sunday Times A mixture of (b) and (c) would describe my situation fairly accurately. Times, Sunday Times How else can one describe a situation in which all of the country's main financial institutions and many of its biggest industrial companies are effectively bankrupt and on government life-support? Times, Sunday Times Strengths-based questions describe a situation and ask you what you would do about it. Times, Sunday Times This seemed the perfect way to describe the situation. Times, Sunday Times I have promised not to describe the encounter with the fi nal shaman; for that, you must wait for the fi lm. Times, Sunday Times He described their encounter as more of a 'chat' than an interview but said that they covered a range of environmental issues. Times, Sunday Times In a recent interview, she described an encounter with an ageing fan. Times, Sunday Times One record company bigwig who met several dotcom pioneers described the encounters as 'tiresome'. Times, Sunday Times Another source described the encounter as a 'blazing row'. Times, Sunday Times How else to describe an event attended by 200 of some of the world's richest people who arrived on eco-unfriendly private jets and luxury yachts? The Sun A term used to describe an event afforded special significance in the sporting calendar. Times, Sunday Times One was not impressed, though, at the use of the words ping-pong to describe the event. Times, Sunday Times How will they describe the event itself? The Sun At least, not in the traditional sense of being able to describe an event and its significance. Times, Sunday Times Most young people describe the experience as 'exhilarating' or an 'adrenalin rush'. Times, Sunday Times Words cannot describe the experience. ST A proper novelist would describe the experience by elegantly selecting telling details. Times, Sunday Times In their poems, they describe the experience of war in intense human terms. Times, Sunday Times Others describe the experience as spiritual. Globe and Mail And to explain why, let me describe an incident from a few years ago. Times, Sunday Times The online logbook described the incident as a 'massive quench'. Times, Sunday Times The family described the incident as a 'horrific ordeal'. Times, Sunday Times Both managers described the incident as two players 'honestly' going for the ball. The Sun It describes the incident and includes what looks like a screen grab of your overtaking manoeuvre. Times, Sunday Times It's hard to describe how you feel at the end. The Sun Formulated in the 1960s, this theory attempts to describe how all the fundamental forces of nature such as gravity and electromagnetism interact with matter. Times, Sunday Times He went on to describe how this feeling focused his attention on himself. Christianity Today The guy was a scientist; he could tell you how they made it happen but didn't have the words to describe how it felt. Times, Sunday Times I can't begin to describe how quick or intense it looked from ground zero. Times, Sunday Times Under the committee's proposals, banks would have to describe in detail how they assess bonus payouts and how this relates to risk-taking. Times, Sunday Times His reports describe in detail flora and fauna, soil, geology as well as the life of the local population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My pen fail to describe in detail the other arts and rare inventions employed in decorating the woodwork of this palace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mystics have found it impossible to describe in detail, and they use very generalized terms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Patents describe in detail how several tracers are typically used in the same well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The literature describes a range some of which are summarised below. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While some literature describes her as the author of much misfortune, other writings sympathize with her as a scapegoat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some literature describes two types of knowledge; explicit and tacit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rabbinic literature describes this day as a day of judgment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some literature describes them as monkeys, some as apes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 33-page paper describes an activist state not, it says, 'an absentee government', intervening to help people through far-reaching economic and social changes. Times, Sunday Times In all of the scenarios that the paper describes for different regions, at least five species of bees would survive in areas that would still be suitable for growing coffee. Smithsonian Mag Although each paper describes a different approach, these papers have one property in common: they all use highly parallel methods. The Scientist The paper describes the ranking as: a ranking answers the question - which school districts do better than expectations based upon economics? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The paper describes the device in depth, and goes on to explain how it could be used to improve radio direction finding and navigation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The biblical passage describes the illegitimate assumption of holiness, the proud, haughty and hypocritical judgement of the religiosity of others. The Times Literary Supplement As the end, the passage describes the three trees set in the desert together, from which the group takes its name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The passage describes the prescribed offerings performed for the holiday. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This often quoted passage describes the unintentional consequences that come from individuals' pursuit of their own gain and security. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One section describes catching sight of an otter. Times, Sunday Times This section describes the tournament as it has operated since 2011. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This section describes the history, background and current work programme of the network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The remainder of this section describes in a little more detail the kind of uncertainties addressed by info-gap theory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This section describes the derivation of these equations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What term describes a car built between 1919 and 1930? Times, Sunday Times The term describes general insurance policies sold alongside other products. Times, Sunday Times What term describes a sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet? Times, Sunday Times This umbrella term describes a spectrum of disorders characterised by obsession and/or compulsion. Times, Sunday Times The first term describes the prevailing meteorological conditions of a geographical region over a long period of time. Times, Sunday Times The word describes the activity, not the character, of the machines. Times, Sunday Times The word describes someone who has swagger and streetwise chutzpah. Times, Sunday Times This useful word describes the practice of ending a clause with a rising intonation, as if it were a question. Times, Sunday Times What word describes the small cavities from which hairs grow in humans? Times, Sunday Times In this article the word describes the representation of the star-filled celestial sphere on the plane. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 描述 Japanese: 記述する |
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