单词：describe
音标：[di'skraib] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
vt. 描述, 描绘, 画
v. give a description of
词型变化：过去分词 : described ; 过去式 : described ; 第三人称单数 : describes ; 现在分词 : describing
考试类型：[中考/高考/四级/六级/考研]
考试类型：[中考/高考/四级/六级/考研]
词性分布：
describe的用法和样例：
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- The police asked me to describe exactly how it happened.警察让我描述一下这事是怎样发生的。
- Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.语言难以描述那景色之美丽。
- He describes himself as a doctor.他自称是医生。
- No one could describe the scorn of her expression.谁也无法形容她那股鄙夷万分的表情。
- It is very difficult to describe my joy in words.我的快乐难以用语言来形容。
- The falling star described a long curve in the sky.流星在空中画出了一道长长的弧线。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.- Can you describe your son?你能描述你儿子的特征吗?
- She would pile on the agony whenever she described the operation on her finger.一提起自己手指上动过的手术,她总要把它说得如何如何痛苦。
- He described the accident in detail.他详细地描述了这次事故的情况。
- I can't describe my anger in words.我无法用语言来表达我的愤怒。
- Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.此景之美非笔墨所能形容。
- No words can describe my feelings.无法用语言形容我的感情。
- Will you describe the story?把经过叙说一下好吗?
- Huck described his entire adventure on Cardiff Hill.哈克描述了他在加第夫山上的整个历险经过。
- Victor Henry described the tank battle he had observed.维克多·亨利把他所看到的坦克战描述了一番。
- With a heavy heart she described the fate of her mother.她怀着沉重的心情讲述了妈妈的遭遇。
- Can you describe a circle within a square?你能在正方形里做一圆圈吗?
- Describe a circle on the floor with a piece of chalk.在地板上用支粉笔画个圆。
- It is easy to describe a circle if you have a pair of compasses.如果你有一副圆规,就能很容易画一个圆。
- The spinning top described a figure 8.旋转着的陀螺转成一个8字形。
- The falling star described a long curve in the sky.陨石在天际划出一道长长的弧线。
- The rainbow described an arc in the dark sky.彩虹在昏暗的天空划出了一道圆弧。
- She described in detail their resisting the invaders.她详细叙述了他们抵抗侵略者的事迹。
- Try to describe exactly what happened before the accident.设法描述一下就在事故发生前的确切情景。
- Who'd like to describe what happened just now?谁来描述一下刚才所发生的情形?
- Please describe what you saw.请描述你所见到的情形。
- I can't describe what I felt at that moment.我不能描述当时的感受。
- The man described what he had seen and heard.那人描述了他的所见所闻。
- She described how she had narrowly escaped death.她叙述了她九死一生的经历。
- He described how we should proceed.他向我们说明应当如何着手。
- Can you describe that gentleman to him?这位绅士的样子,你能对他形容一下吗?
- Can you describe the thief to me?你能向我描述那个盗贼的特征吗?
- Could you describe the accident to us?你能把出事的经过向我们叙述一下吗?
- Can you describe that battle to them?你把那次战斗给他们描述一下好吗?
- Mr. Lincoln once described this journey to me.林肯先生曾经向我讲述了这次旅行的经历。
- Please describe to me the man who asked you that question.请向我描述一下问你那个问题的人。
- He describes himself as a doctor, but I feel he is a quack.他自称是医生,可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
- She described herself as an unemployed painter.她说她是个失了业的油漆匠。
- They described themselves as weavers.他们自称为织工。
- The prisoner described himself as a homeless wanderer.那个囚犯自称是一个无家可归的流浪汉。
- I would describe him as an excellent teacher.我认为他是一位非常好的老师。
- She described him as a scoundrel.她认为他是一个恶棍。
- Mr.Timken was not very happy to hear the teacher describing his daughter as an illiterate.塔姆肯先生听老师说他的女儿是文盲,感到很不开心。
- His son is clever that everyone describes him as a genius.他儿子非常聪明,大家都称他为天才。
- They described his attempt as unsuccessful.他们把他的尝试说成是失败的。
- Reports from the city described the casualties as very heavy.来自城市的报告说伤亡惨重。
- Would you describe this poem as well written?你认为这首诗写得好吗?
- They described him as being very clever.他们说他很聪明。
- His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.雇主说他缺乏主动性和干劲。 1
- Pushkin might be best described as the Russian Byron.可以把普希金恰如其分地称为俄国的拜伦。
- Shorthand and typewriting have been described as the twin arts.速记和打字被说成是一对孪生技巧。
- She was described as a good-natured woman.据说她是个脾气温顺的女子。
- He was described as very kind.人们形容他很客气。
- He was described as being very clever.据说他聪明过人。
- My mother was described as being a very conceited woman, but she wasn't.有人把我妈妈描绘成一个高傲的女人,其实她不是。
- The texture of the rock's grains was described as being like sugar.这种岩石颗粒的质地被说成像糖一样。
- They described me to be a mysterious person.他们把我描绘成一个神秘的人。
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- describe a circle做一圆圈
- describe a good-natured woman描述一个脾气温顺的女子
- describe a scoundrel形容一个恶棍
- describe an arc in the dark sky在昏暗的天空中划出了一道圆弧
- describe an excellent teacher描述一位非常好的老师
- describe an ordinary描述一个普通人
- describe sb's employer描述雇主
- describe sb's joy形容某人的快乐
- describe that battle把战斗描述一下
- describe the accident把出事的经过叙述一下
- describe the beauty of the scene描述美丽的场景
- describe the scene描述那种情景
- describe the story把经过叙说一下
- describe the thief描述那个盗贼的特征
- describe these subjects阐述这些问题
- describe well描述得恰如其分
- describe aesthetically审美地描述
- describe appropriately恰当地描述
- describe briefly简洁地描述
- describe clearly阐述得很清楚
- describe correctly正确地描述
- describe exactly精确地描述
- describe graphically生动地描绘
- describe justly公正地描述
- describe minutely详细地描述
- describe precisely精确地描述
- describe roughly粗略地描绘
- describe tersely简洁地描述
- describe thoroughly详尽地描述
- describe unsuccessfully失败地描述
- describe vividly生动地描写
- describe as把…说成,把…称为
- describe oneself as a doctor自称是医生
- describe sb as really clever说某人是真正的聪明人
- describe sb as uncle称某人为大叔
- describe for向…描述
- describe to向…描述
经典引文
In a much sounder sense than that in which..Matthew Arnold described it as being so, the eighteenth century was to be the Age of Prose.
出自：G. SaintsburyHe describes..the routines of bourgeois lifesflannel suits, the cakes and tea.
出自：P. AckroydIt was impossible for her to describe the beauty of the river;..to convey its peacefulness.
出自：S. Naipaul