| 单词 | description |
| 释义 | description (dɪskrɪpʃən ) Word forms: descriptions 1. variable noun B1 A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like. Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty. [+ of] They send out detailed descriptions of the job with the application forms. He has a real gift for vivid description. 2. singular noun If something is of a particular description, it belongs to the general class of items that are mentioned. ...the oldest Catholic church of any description in England. Events of this description occurred daily. Synonyms: kind, sort, type, order 3. uncountable noun You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme. [emphasis] His face is weary beyond description. We were in a disaster situation that defies description. Collocations: apt description This is the most apt description of it I've heard. Times, Sunday Times (2010) This was no doubt meant to be derogatory, but it is an apt description of an enjoyable book. The Times Literary Supplement (2008) In fact, it's an apt description of his own home. Times, Sunday Times (2006) There is something raw and pure about the desert that defies description. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The skill of the craftsman who made it defies description. BRITAIN BC: Life In Britain and Ireland before the Romans (2003) What she saw defied reasonable description. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She includes a detailed description of the gradual progress of the disease through an individual case. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) He was also able to give police a detailed description. The Sun (2009) Detailed descriptions have not been given when the illustration fulfils that purpose. Animals of the World (1993) That was an exact description of what was going on. Globe and Mail He described it as being almost an exact description of the scene in front of us both. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The absence of records prevents an exact description of what was the priory at the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A very exact description therefore will not be expected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He told a reporter that his next film would be an exact description of the bourgeois of our time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The manual also included an explicit description of the use of implicit terror. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have distinguished generating subgroups and have an explicit description in terms of generators and relations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In their place, the game displays a still image of a statue holding its face in its hand, with an explicit description of events depicted in the scene. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It contains explicit descriptions of the available groups in computer readable format. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is 'fat cat' a respectful, or more importantly, a fair description of very senior civil servants? Times, Sunday Times (2010) This is a fair description of how they played. Times, Sunday Times (2015) That is not a fair description. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They’d formed in a briny lake, but the closest body of water that fit that description was some 18 miles away. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But there are millions of people who don't fit this description. Times, Sunday Times If the flies seen do not fit this description, then the cause and the treatment will differ. Times, Sunday Times He argues that only a couple of categories of rights truly fit this description. Times, Sunday Times If you fit that description, you might be interested in reading the content below. Christianity Today So much for general description. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987) Detectives want to screen 4,000 local men matching the general description of the suspect. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He fits the general description, but tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed gentlemen aren't really all that rare, even in the Lowlands. SCANDAL'S BRIDE (2001) Syndetic coordination marks general description of details and continuity while asyndetic coordination marks brevity and specification of details. 2016, 'Narrative Coordination in Sudanese Arabic', Journal of Arts and Humanities The report includes disturbing photographs and graphic descriptions of the crime scene. The Sun (2013) I winced in places at the graphic descriptions of what bombs and bullets do. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Its graphic, unapologetic descriptions upset some people. Times, Sunday Times (2016) No, she's 'saddened that the confidentiality of board meetings has been breached' - typical spoilsport lawyer - not least over 'the entirely inaccurate description of my contribution'. Times, Sunday Times Even as we aspire toward greater unity, we can avoid inaccurate descriptions about that unity. Christianity Today The sites often do not physically check the accommodation on offer and take no responsibility for inaccurate descriptions made by property owners. Times, Sunday Times In some cases, the uncertainty results from inaccurate descriptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday, a representative for the hotel declined to discuss the guest list, but offered a lengthy description of the caviar, sushi and tapas bar. Times, Sunday Times The book includes a lengthy description of the summoning ritual, and a detailed description of the grotesque demons as they appear. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Capacity may be reduced by relaxed voice procedure such as a delivery dispatcher giving a lengthy description of a customer complaint over the radio. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These include bending the ears of friends, colleagues and random passers-by with lengthy descriptions of how pushed you are for time. The Sun Writers were told to avoid lengthy descriptions of places or characters, as well as the word 'suddenly', exclamation marks and anything that 'sounds like writing'. Times, Sunday Times They had been introduced as 'the hottest band in the world', which, as a literal description, was fair enough. Times, Sunday Times As a literal description of the product though, that's excellent. Times, Sunday Times The lyrics are fairly straightforward, giving a literal description of the turmoil encountered by the narrator during a series of dreams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Uninterested in literal descriptions, picturesque conventions or scientific inquiries, the artist aims to capture his feelings about the darkness instead. Times, Sunday Times These, he says, should be interpreted as literal descriptions which have changed during the passage of time and become more obscure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police were examining a car matching the description which was left in the area hours after the incident. The Sun (2015) Detectives want to screen 4,000 local men matching the general description of the suspect. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The goods supplied must match any description given to you at the time of purchase. The Sun (2015) He also developed the first mathematical description of dipole-dipole interactions in 1921. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He made important contributions to the function of receptors and the mathematical description of ligandreceptor interactions (receptor theory). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was, however, gradually supplemented by topology and functional analysis in the mathematical description of cosmological as well as quantum field theory phenomena. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They all share the basic physical assumptions and the mathematical description of quantum space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Development of thermo mechanical constitutive equations for the mathematical description of the deformation behaviour of metals and rubber (theory and experiments). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The military records that they found were truly inspiring, and included a physical description of him. Times, Sunday Times Their work was about more than mere physical description. Times, Sunday Times It includes details of textual content, dialect, decoration, physical description, collation, binding and provenance. The Times Literary Supplement His/ her back story, back-ground, physical description, interests, dreams, relation-ships, failings. Times, Sunday Times The introduction consists largely of a physical description and account of the provenance of each of the manuscripts. The Times Literary Supplement It's just this beautiful poetic description of a man in a desert: sleeping under a tree, being cold, waking up, being hot. Christianity Today The presence of this event in a book of poetry has been interpreted as a poetic description of the prolonged battle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Highly atmospheric, with poetic descriptions and stunning photography, the programme will linger long. Times, Sunday Times They are evocative poetic descriptions of everyday things, often created to fill the alliterative requirements of the metre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This uncannily precise description of the present crisis above was not written by an economist. Times, Sunday Times Is it acceptable, if offered a cup of coffee on a social visit, to ask one's host for a more precise description of the heritage of the beverage? Times, Sunday Times She gave a precise description of the prison and said she could identify its deputy director, a lieutenant-colonel of police aged about 60, who exercised day-today authority. Times, Sunday Times It provides rigorous and precise description, and promotes consistency of usage and interpretation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We now consider the corresponding precise description in statistical thermodynamics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 333-year-old insurer's bosses must provide a description of all whistleblowing channels along with information on all training given to staff on raising concerns. The Sun They also provide a description of the property, its surface area and main characteristics. Times, Sunday Times We ask them to provide a description of the subject and what they will be wearing. Times, Sunday Times The company said that it would provide a description of the issue and how it was being addressed as part of its results presentation next week. Times, Sunday Times Witnesses were able to provide a description of the attackers to police. Times, Sunday Times Guests can see pictures of the dishes and read a description of how they are prepared. Times, Sunday Times I could read that description over and over. Times, Sunday Times Did he read her description of the wedding morning? Times, Sunday Times They can also filter applicants by educational level and occupation and read a description of their personality. Times, Sunday Times And, in the time it's taken you to read this description, at least four of the wildly popular adventure novels in which he stars have been purchased. Times, Sunday Times Tennis doesn't happen at any speed that verbal description can get comfortable with. Times, Sunday Times This chart was published without context; it was designed to be part of a broad briefing, where it was slowly revealed alongside a verbal description of each major element. Times, Sunday Times An eye-catching verbal description of events stands in for their pictorial record, as if to reinforce the relevance of the textual in our aggressively visual age. The Times Literary Supplement Images of brain activity recently revealed by modern scanning techniques seem to offer a story more real than any verbal description of the mind at work. The Times Literary Supplement Don't expect one of those standard plods through a studio life with a stream of interviewees struggling to give a verbal description of some inexplicable vision. Times, Sunday Times Wrap up well and lose yourself in his great, vivid, descriptions of the natural world. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It's a very vivid description. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But you should read it for its vivid descriptions of the storm. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Records of vagrant birds are accepted far more easily if a photograph accompanies a written description. The Times Literary Supplement We have no written description of him penned in his own lifetime. Times, Sunday Times First, the assigned herald develops a written description based on consultation with the petitioner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The group asked for a written description of the facility condition assessment process, and related data analysis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the patent failed to give a proper written description for claim 21, the circuit court ruled that claim 21 was invalid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 描述 Japanese: 記述 |
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