英语词汇describe的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ verb to say what someone or something is like by giving details about themadverbsdescribe sb/sth accurately Which of the following words most accurately describes you?describe sb/sth perfectly This passage perfectly describes the way you feel on a hot humid day.describe sb/sth vividly (=with a lot of details, so you can imagine them very clearly) Victorian London is vividly described in the novels of Charles Dickens.describe sb/sth fully Can you describe the man you saw more fully?describe sth briefly The introduction briefly describes how and why the two men began their research.prepositionsdescribe sb/sth to sb When she described him to me, I immediately realized who she was talking about.describe sb/sth as sth Colleagues describe her as ‘dynamic’ and ‘highly focused’.phrasesbe difficult/hard/not easy to describe My feelings at the time are very difficult to describe.describe sth in great detail The article describes in great detail how the device works.THESAURUS: describe tell sb about sb/sth to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in everyday spoken English: So, tell me about your holiday! | My friends have told me all about you! depict formal to describe someone or something in a piece of writing: His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy. | In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman. portray/represent formal to describe someone or something in a particular way: College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric. | The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women. | The treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is simply not true. | Police have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes. characterize sb/sth as sth formal to describe someone or something by emphasizing one particular quality or feature about them: He characterized himself as ‘an average American’. | The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative. paint sb/sth as sth to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true: Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press. | We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents. | The woman was painted as having only a slight grasp of reality. paint a picture of sth to describe a situation, so that people can get a general idea of what it is like: Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us? | My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were (=make them seem good, especially better than they really are). | The report painted a bleak picture of the management’s failures (=make them seem very bad).

词组	describe
释义	describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ verb to say what someone or something is like by giving details about themadverbsdescribe sb/sth accurately Which of the following words most accurately describes you?describe sb/sth perfectly This passage perfectly describes the way you feel on a hot humid day.describe sb/sth vividly (=with a lot of details, so you can imagine them very clearly) Victorian London is vividly described in the novels of Charles Dickens.describe sb/sth fully Can you describe the man you saw more fully?describe sth briefly The introduction briefly describes how and why the two men began their research.prepositionsdescribe sb/sth to sb When she described him to me, I immediately realized who she was talking about.describe sb/sth as sth Colleagues describe her as ‘dynamic’ and ‘highly focused’.phrasesbe difficult/hard/not easy to describe My feelings at the time are very difficult to describe.describe sth in great detail The article describes in great detail how the device works.THESAURUS: describe tell sb about sb/sth to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in everyday spoken English: So, tell me about your holiday! \| My friends have told me all about you! depict formal to describe someone or something in a piece of writing: His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy. \| In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman. portray/represent formal to describe someone or something in a particular way: College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric. \| The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women. \| The treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is simply not true. \| Police have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes. characterize sb/sth as sth formal to describe someone or something by emphasizing one particular quality or feature about them: He characterized himself as ‘an average American’. \| The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative. paint sb/sth as sth to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true: Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press. \| We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents. \| The woman was painted as having only a slight grasp of reality. paint a picture of sth to describe a situation, so that people can get a general idea of what it is like: Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us? \| My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were (=make them seem good, especially better than they really are). \| The report painted a bleak picture of the management’s failures (=make them seem very bad).
随便看	glance gland glare glass glasses gleam glide glimpse global global warming globe gloom gloomy glorious glory glossy glove glow glum goal goat go away god gold golden