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