英语词汇“descry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you spot something, you descry it. When you spy it, you descry it. It's a good verb to use when you catch a glimpse of a rare bird in the trees. Or when you finally spot Waldo in a "Where's Waldo?" book.

Descry is very similar to "see" or "discern," but involves more than just keeping your eyes open. Usually you descry something after observing carefully for a while. Wrote Ovid, the Ancient Roman poet and author: “Time on time revolving we descry, so moments flit, so moments fly.” Apparently, even in antiquity people complained about seeing the time go by too quickly.

WORD FAMILY

descry: descried, descries, descrying

USAGE EXAMPLES

An instantiation, perhaps, of the last asseveration can be descried herein.

New York Times(Apr 06, 2016)

The Hampshire city was praised by the Sunday Times for its "food, festivals and feel-good factor" and descried as "a tasty slice of authentic history".

BBC(Mar 21, 2016)

The app has caused uproar online, with web users descrying it as "creepy" and "terrifying".

BBC(Oct 01, 2015)

v catch sight of

Syn|Hyper

espy, spot, spy

sight, spy

catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

单词	descry
释义	descry (once / 1898 pages) v If you spot something, you descry it. When you spy it, you descry it. It's a good verb to use when you catch a glimpse of a rare bird in the trees. Or when you finally spot Waldo in a "Where's Waldo?" book. Descry is very similar to "see" or "discern," but involves more than just keeping your eyes open. Usually you descry something after observing carefully for a while. Wrote Ovid, the Ancient Roman poet and author: “Time on time revolving we descry, so moments flit, so moments fly.” Apparently, even in antiquity people complained about seeing the time go by too quickly. WORD FAMILY descry: descried, descries, descrying USAGE EXAMPLES An instantiation, perhaps, of the last asseveration can be descried herein. New York Times(Apr 06, 2016) The Hampshire city was praised by the Sunday Times for its "food, festivals and feel-good factor" and descried as "a tasty slice of authentic history". BBC(Mar 21, 2016) The app has caused uproar online, with web users descrying it as "creepy" and "terrifying". BBC(Oct 01, 2015) v catch sight of Syn\|Hyper espy, spot, spy sight, spy catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
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