describe

verb

1. 描述；形容；把…称为
   to say what sb/sth is like
   1. Can you describe him to me?
      你能向我描述一下他的样子吗？
   2. The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20.
      据描述这男人高个子，深色皮肤，年龄在20岁左右。
   3. Jim was described by his colleagues as ‘unusual’.
      吉姆被同事们称为“不寻常”的人。
   4. Describe how you did it.
      谈谈你是怎样做这事的。
   5. Several people described seeing strange lights in the sky.
      好几个人都说看到天上出现了奇异光芒。
2. 做…运动；画出…图形；形成…形状
   to make a movement which has a particular shape; to form a particular shape
   1. The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.
      这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。

1. VERB 描述;描写;形容;叙述
   If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
   1. We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time...
      我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。
   2. She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test...
      她在叙述自己如何因为拒绝接受呼吸测试而被捕时再也控制不住情绪。
   3. She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together...
      她读了一首卡弗描写他们共同生活的诗。
   4. The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work...
      有关那喀索斯的神话故事在奥维德的作品中有过描述。
   5. Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden.
      就在临终前他说看到他们的儿子在一个美丽的花园里。
2. VERB 把…说成;把…称为;认为
   If a person describes someone or something as a particular thing, he or she believes that they are that thing and says so.
   1. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale...
      他说那是一个非常曲折复杂的故事。
   2. Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'...
      埃里克森称他是“场上最好的球员”。
   3. Andrew describes her as a large, bony and masculine woman...
      安德鲁说她是一个瘦骨嶙峋、男人模样的大块头女人。
   4. Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined...
      即使他最亲密的盟友也认为他强硬决断、咄咄逼人，不达目的誓不罢休。
   5. He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.
      他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。
3. VERB 描画，画出(图形);形成…的形状
   If something describes a particular shape, it forms that shape or makes a movement that follows the line of that shape.
   1. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
      他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。

When you use describe with an indirect object, you must put to in front of the indirect object. He later described to me what he had found... Could you describe the man to the police? You do not say, for example, 'He described me what he had found'.
describe 接间接宾语时，间接宾语前必须加 to：He later described to me what he had found (他后来向我描述了他所发现的东西)，Could you describe the man to the police (你能向警察形容一下那人的模样吗)。不要说 He described me what he had found。

1. The effect is almost impossible to describe
   这种影响几乎无法用言语描述。
2. I cannot describe it, I can't find the words
   我描述不上来，我找不到合适的字眼。
3. Globalisation is a catch-all to describe increased international trade
   “全球化”是个泛称，用以描述增进了的国际贸易。
4. His many admirers describe him as clever: his enemies as too clever by half.
   崇拜他的人很多说他聪明；恨他的人则说他聪明过了头。
5. The word 'lunatic' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.
   lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。
6. The term 'claret', used to describe Bordeaux wines, may come from the French word 'clairet'.
   用来指称波尔多葡萄酒的词claret可能源于法语单词clairet。
7. I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time.
   我无法描述当时我满足的感觉。
8. We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time
   我们请她描述一下她业余时间都在做什么。
9. She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test
   她在叙述自己如何因为拒绝接受呼吸测试而被捕时再也控制不住情绪。
10. She read a poem by Carver which describes their life together
    她读了一首卡弗描写他们共同生活的诗。
11. The myth of Narcissus is described in Ovid's work
    有关那喀索斯的神话故事在奥维德的作品中有过描述。
12. Just before his death he described seeing their son in a beautiful garden.
    就在临终前他说看到他们的儿子在一个美丽的花园里。
13. He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale
    他说那是一个非常曲折复杂的故事。
14. Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'
    埃里克森称他是“场上最好的球员”。
15. Andrew describes her as a large, bony and masculine woman
    安德鲁说她是一个瘦骨嶙峋、男人模样的大块头女人。
16. Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined
    即使他最亲密的盟友也认为他强硬决断、咄咄逼人，不达目的誓不罢休。
17. He described the meeting as marking a new stage in the peace process.
    他称这次会议标志着和平进程进入了一个新阶段。
18. His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.
    他的传球在阴沉的天空中划出了一道完美的弧线。
19. You have to be able to describe things in a form that the end user can understand.
    你必须以终端用户可以理解的方式描述产品。
20. Official handouts describe the Emperor as 'particularly noted as a scholar'.
    官方印发的材料将皇帝描述为“尤以学识渊博而著称”。
21. My films try to describe a journey of discovery, both for myself and the watcher.
    我的电影试图为我自己也为观众描述一个自我发现的心灵之旅。
22. Later, she would describe his magnetism as irresistible.
    她过后说起时会形容他的魅力难以抵挡。
23. In Chapter 3, I shall describe some of the documentation that I gathered
    在第三章，我会介绍我收集到的一些文献记录。
24. The slim booklets describe a range of services and facilities
    这些薄薄的小册子介绍了一系列服务和设施。
25. Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you to describe exactly what was inside
    假设有人给了你一枚鸡蛋并要你准确描述鸡蛋里面有什么。
26. I think it's a bit unkind to describe the ship in those terms.
    我觉得用那些字眼来形容这艘船有点刻薄。
27. I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly.
    我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。
28. In this section we will describe common myths about cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana
    在这一节，我们将说明有关烟、酒和大麻的常见谬论。
29. Can you describe what you saw to [ for] me?
    你能将你看见的东西描述给我听吗？
30. Words can hardly describe how excited we were.
    我们激动的心情难以用笔墨来形容。

  describe detail explain narrate【导航词义：描述，叙述】

  describe v. 描写，描述

〔辨析〕普通用词，指说明某人或某事物的细节，使有清晰的形象。

  detail v. 详述

〔辨析〕指详细说明关于某事的事实或信息。

  explain v. 阐明，说明

〔辨析〕指以一种清楚明了的方式讲解某事。

  narrate v. 〈正式〉叙述，描述

〔辨析〕指叙述经历或讲故事。

verb

1. identify as in botany or biology, for example

   Synonym:    identifydiscoverkeykey outdistinguishname

2. to give an account or representation of in words
   1. Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental

   Synonym:    reportaccount

3. give a description of
   1. He drew an elaborate plan of attack

   Synonym:    depictdraw

4. make a mark or lines on a surface
   1. draw a line
   2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand

   Synonym:    tracedrawlinedelineate