description

noun

1. 描写（文字）；形容；说明
   a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like; the act of writing or saying in words what sb/sth is like
   1. to give a detailed/full description of the procedure
      对程序作详细的 / 详尽的说明
   2. a brief/general description of the software
      软件的简要 / 概括性说明
   3. Police have issued a description of the gunman.
      警方发布通告，描述了持枪歹徒的特征。
   4. ‘Scared stiff’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.
      “吓得呆若木鸡”是对我当时感受的贴切描述。
   5. a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)
      难以言表的个人痛苦
   6. the novelist's powers of description
      小说家的叙述才能
2. 类型
   of some, etc. type
   1. boats of every description / all descriptions
      各种类型的船
   2. Their money came from trade of some description.
      他们的钱是做某种生意赚来的。
   3. medals, coins and things of that description
      纪念章、硬币以及诸如此类的东西

1. N-VAR 描述;形容;叙述;说明
   A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like.
   1. Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty...
      警方已经发布了那名年龄在 50 到 60 岁之间的男子的相貌特征通告。
   2. ...a detailed description of the movements and battle plans of Italy's fleet...
      有关意大利舰队的行动和作战计划的详细说明
   3. He has a real gift for vivid description.
      他很善于描述，说起事情来活灵活现的。
2. N-SING 种类;类型;性质
   If something is of a particular description, it belongs to the general class of items that are mentioned.
   1. ...the oldest Catholic church of any description in England...
      英国所有天主教堂中最古老的一座
   2. Events of this description occurred daily.
      这类事件天天发生。
3. N-UNCOUNT 无法描述；难以形容
   You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
   1. His face is weary beyond description...
      他一脸难以形容的疲惫。
   2. We were in a disaster situation that defies description.
      我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

1. The description fits us to a tee
   这样的描述再适合我们不过了。
2. Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date
   警方强调这是迄今对凶手最精确的描述。
3. Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.
   他对一些毒药的性质和作用的描述惊人地准确。
4. Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland
   与描述的疑犯样子相符的两名男子试图进入瑞士。
5. The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description.
   日本人从未制造过与此描述有丝毫相近的飞机。
6. The child was unable to offer an articulate description of what she had witnessed.
   孩子无法对她所目睹的事情作出清楚的描述。
7. The description of one of the lads is definitely familiar. It rings a bell.
   对其中一个小伙子的描述确实似曾熟悉。听起来挺耳熟。
8. Write a very brief description of a typical problem.
   就一个典型问题作简要的描述。
9. When the flowers open in spring they fill the night air with a fragrance that defies description
   春天鲜花开放时，夜里的空气中会弥漫一种难以名状的香气。
10. He has a real gift for vivid description.
    他很善于描述，说起事情来活灵活现的。
11. Events of this description occurred daily.
    这类事件天天发生。
12. His face is weary beyond description
    他一脸难以形容的疲惫。
13. We were in a disaster situation that defies description.
    我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。
14. His description fits perfectly the evidence dug up by Clyde.
    他的描述和克莱德发现的证据正好吻合。
15. The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii
    这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。
16. Doctors can get the wrong impression from even an accurate description.
    即便很精确的病历也可能让医生产生错误的印象。
17. Could you just give us a description of your cat?
    能否请您向我们描述一下您的猫？
18. That's a marvellous description, Mrs Drummond. You're unusually observant
    您的描述令人惊叹，德拉蒙德太太，您真是独具慧眼。
19. The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description
    店主有义务提供质量与其描述相符的商品。
20. Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted
    显而易见，必须采用更为客观的描述方法。
21. The description which he had been given was brief and to the point.
    给他的描述言简意赅。
22. It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market.
    它在为期一天的集市上出售应有尽有的各种古董。
23. This report offered the most specific and accurate description of the problems.
    该报告对问题进行了最具体、最准确的描述。
24. This description didn't seem to tally with what we saw
    这一描述似乎与我们目睹的情况不符。
25. It may interest you to know that a boy answering Rory's description thumbed a ride to Howth
    你或许会对这个消息感兴趣，有个和罗里描述的一模一样的小男孩搭便车到了霍斯。
26. We thought we were on the wrong track when we heard their description of you
    听到他们对你的描述，我们以为自己走错了道。
27. The description was pretty vague.
    描述相当模糊。
28. The park is beautiful beyond description.
    这个公园美得无法形容。
29. Her beauty surpasses all description.
    她的美丽超出了人力所能描绘的限度。

n.

answer/fit a description (of sb/sth)

• 与描述的…相像
  to be like a particular person or thing
  1. A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
     昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。

beggar belief/description

• 难以相信；无法形容
  to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe/describe
  1. It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
     真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。

noun

1. sort or variety
   1. every description of book was there

2. a statement that represents something in words

   Synonym:    verbal description

3. the act of describing something