described

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. Several conclusions could be drawn from the results described above
   从上文描述的结果中可以得出几个结论。
2. He's described as around thirty years old, six feet tall and of medium build
   他被描述成一个30岁左右、6英尺高、中等身材的人。
3. A report compiled by the Fed's Philadelphia branch described the economy as weak.
   一份由联邦储备银行的费城分部汇编的报告说经济不景气。
4. After their meeting, both men described the talks as frank, friendly and constructive
   会面之后，两位男士均形容此次会谈坦率、友好且富有建设性。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. The White House has welcomed the Chinese decision and described it as a far-sighted, significant step.
   白宫对中国的决定表示欢迎，称其是富有远见、意义重大的举措。
8. It is easy to see the conclusions described in the text follow from this equation.
   很容易可以看出文中所述的结论是由这个方程式推出的。
9. When he tested an early vaccine on himself, some described the act as foolhardy
   当他在自己身上试验还处在初级阶段的疫苗时，有些人说他的行为是蛮干。
10. He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life
    他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。
11. She described the new policy as 'morally indefensible'.
    她认为新政策“在道德上是站不住脚的”。
12. The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic's internal affairs
    议会形容此法令为对共和国内政的干涉。
13. She described the distribution of food and medical supplies as a logistical nightmare.
    她把分配食物和药品的工作说成是组织管理上的噩梦。
14. The judge described the offences as nauseating and unspeakable
    法官将这些犯罪行为描述为“令人作呕、说不出口”。
15. A passer-by described what he saw moments after the car bomb had exploded
    一位过路人描述了汽车炸弹爆炸后他看到的情形。
16. Repeat the exercises described in the preceding section.
    把前一节要求的练习重做一遍。
17. He described the situation as very dangerous and called for resolute action.
    他将形势描述得非常危险，并号召采取果断行动。
18. Scientists have described the Aral sea as the site of the worst ecological disaster on earth
    科学家把咸海描述成地球上最严重的生态灾难发生地。
19. He described the smell as something between a circus and a seaport
    他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。
20. Nottingham police last night found what they described as a suspicious package.
    诺丁汉警方昨晚找到了他们声称的可疑包裹。
21. Rabies has been described as one of the most terrifying diseases known to man.
    狂犬病被称为人类已知的最可怕的疾病之一。
22. The Mayor of West Berlin described the Germans as the happiest people in the world
    西柏林市长称德国人是世界上最幸福的人。
23. You described her as the token woman on the shortlist.
    你把她形容为入围名单上象征性的女性人选。
24. He described their living conditions as tolerable.
    他把他们的生活条件描述为“尚可忍受”。
25. This study is described under 'General Diseases of the Eye'
    “普通眼科疾病”这一部分里对该项研究作了描述。
26. He described himself and Altman as victims rather than participants in the scandal
    他把他自己和奥尔特曼描绘成这一丑闻的受害者而不是参与者。
27. Helen described life in a weightless environment during her period in space.
    海伦描述了她身处太空时失重状态下的生活。
28. He described the move as a victory for the people of South Africa as a whole
    他把这一举动描述成整个南非人民的胜利。

adj

1. represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
   1. the vividly described wars