identify

英 [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ] 美 [aɪˈdentɪfaɪ]

v.  确认; 认出; 鉴定; 找到; 发现; 显示; 说明身份

过去分词:identified现在分词:identifying第三人称单数:identifies过去式:identified

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.757 / COCA.770



牛津词典

verb

  1. 确认;认出;鉴定
    to recognize sb/sth and be able to say who or what they are
    1. The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers.
      那两具尸体被辨认出原是两名贩毒嫌疑犯。
    2. She was able to identify her attacker.
      她认出了袭击她的人。
    3. Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.
      乘客被要求先确认自己的旅行箱再送上飞机。
    4. Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves (= would not say who they were) .
      很多被逮捕的人拒不透露身份。
    5. First of all we must identify the problem areas.
      首先我们必须找出问题所在。
  2. 找到;发现
    to find or discover sb/sth
    1. Scientists have identified a link between diet and cancer.
      科学家发现了饮食与癌症之间的关联。
    2. As yet they have not identified a buyer for the company.
      迄今为止他们还没有为公司找到买主。
    3. They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.
      他们正试图弄清现行制度的弊端所在。
  3. 显示;说明身份
    to make it possible to recognize who or what sb/sth is
    1. In many cases, the clothes people wear identify them as belonging to a particular social class.
      很多情况下,人们的穿着显示出他们的社会阶级。

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 认出;识别;分辨出
    If you can identify someone or something, you are able to recognize them or distinguish them from others.
    1. There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic...
      好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。
    2. I tried to identify her perfume...
      我试图分辨出她用哪种香水。
    3. A uniformed chauffeur identified me among the crowd.
      一个穿制服的司机在人群中认出了我。
  2. VERB 确认;指认;验明
    If you identify someone or something, you name them or say who or what they are.
    1. Police have already identified around 10 murder suspects...
      警方已经确认了约10名谋杀案疑凶。
    2. The reporters identified one of the six Americans as an Army Specialist...
      记者们认出6名美国人中有一位是陆军技术兵。
    3. They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.
      他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。
  3. VERB 发现;察觉
    If you identify something, you discover or notice its existence.
    1. Scientists claim to have identified natural substances with cancer-combating properties...
      科学家们声称已经发现自然界的某些物质具有抗癌特性。
    2. Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
      发现问题后,如何克服它的问题又出现了。
  4. VERB 是…的标志;显示出
    If a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize, by making them different in some way.
    1. She wore a little nurse's hat on her head to identify her...
      她头戴一顶小护士帽,很容易辨认。
    2. His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
      他的长靴和紫色贝雷帽表明他统领着苏格兰伞兵部队。
  5. VERB 认同;理解;体会
    If you identify with someone or something, you feel that you understand them or their feelings and ideas.
    1. She would only play a role if she could identify with the character...
      她只愿扮演她能认同的角色。
    2. I could speak their language and identify with their problems because I had been there myself.
      我会讲他们的语言,能体会他们的难处,因为我自己曾在那里呆过。
  6. VERB 把…(与…密)切联系;认为…(与…)有关联
    If you identify one person or thing with another, you think that they are closely associated or involved in some way.
    1. She hates playing the sweet, passive women that audiences identify her with...
      她讨厌扮演那些漂亮可爱、消极被动的女人,观众们已把她定型为这类角色。
    2. The candidates all want to identify themselves with reform.
      候选人都想把自己与改革密切联系起来。

双语例句

  1. We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it.
    每当女性取得成功,我们都会表示认同并予以颂扬。
  2. Children can be seen to copy the behaviour of others whom they admire or identify with
    人们发现儿童会模仿他们所崇拜或有共鸣感的人。
  3. The test should identify which smokers are most prone to develop lung cancer
    这项检查应该可以确认哪些吸烟者更容易得肺癌。
  4. If you look at a world map ( see Figure 1) you can identify the major wine-producing regions
    查一查世界地图(见图1),就能找到主要的葡萄酒产区。
  5. There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic
    好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。
  6. I tried to identify her perfume
    我试图分辨出她用哪种香水。
  7. A uniformed chauffeur identified me among the crowd.
    一个穿制服的司机在人群中认出了我。
  8. Police have already identified around 10 murder suspects
    警方已经确认了约10名谋杀案疑凶。
  9. The reporters identified one of the six Americans as an Army Specialist
    记者们认出6名美国人中有一位是陆军技术兵。
  10. They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.
    他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。
  11. Scientists claim to have identified natural substances with cancer-combating properties
    科学家们声称已经发现自然界的某些物质具有抗癌特性。
  12. Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
    发现问题后,如何克服它的问题又出现了。
  13. His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
    他的长靴和紫色贝雷帽表明他统领着苏格兰伞兵部队。
  14. She would only play a role if she could identify with the character
    她只愿扮演她能认同的角色。
  15. I could speak their language and identify with their problems because I had been there myself.
    我会讲他们的语言,能体会他们的难处,因为我自己曾在那里呆过。
  16. The candidates all want to identify themselves with reform.
    候选人都想把自己与改革密切联系起来。
  17. He found no direct evidence to identify a leaker.
    他找不到确认泄密者的直接证据。
  18. In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
    根据这一信息,现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。
  19. He failed to identify Graham from photographs, but later picked him out of a police line-up.
    他没能从疑犯照片中指认出格雷厄姆,但后来在警方安排的列队辨认中把他挑了出来。
  20. When he has tried to identify all the items, you can change places, and he can test you
    等他试过识别所有的物品后,你们可以互换角色,让他来测试你。
  21. The new technique has been used to identify the sex of foetuses.
    这一新技术已经被用来鉴别胎儿的性别。
  22. A mother recognises the feel of her child's skin when blindfolded. Similarly, she can instantly identify her baby's cry.
    即便是蒙上眼睛母亲也能摸出自己孩子的肌肤。同样地,母亲也能立即听出自己孩子的哭声。
  23. There was snow everywhere, so that the shape of things was difficult to identify.
    到处是雪,所以万物的形状都难以辨认。
  24. Please identify the registered trademark.
    请认明注册商标。
  25. Whose handwriting is this? Can you identify it?
    这是谁的笔迹,你辨认得出来吗?
  26. The bank will not change the cheque unless you are able to identify yourself.
    除非你能证明你的身份,否则银行不会兑换你这张支票。
  27. Can you identify the man by his picture?
    你能根据这个人的照片辨认出他吗?
  28. I cannot identify this signature.
    我识别不出这是谁的签字。
  29. Petrological and mineralogical examinations of core material can be used to identify hydrothermal alterations.
    岩芯的岩石学和矿物学研究也能用来鉴定水热蚀变。
  30. Don't identify opinions with facts.
    千万不要把看法和事实混为一谈。

同义词辨析

  identify pick out【导航词义:认出】

  identify v. 识别,认出

〔辨析〕表示辨认、确定某人的身份或某事物的性质等。

〔例证〕
He identified the attacker as a worker at a local bank.
他认出袭击者是当地一家银行的职员。
The police have already taken fingerprints and identified the body.
警方已经采集了指纹,并对尸体作了身份确认。
Passengers were asked to identify their own luggage before boarding their flights.
乘客被要求先确认自己的行李再登机。
These vases were identified as Chinese.
这些花瓶被鉴定为是中国的。

  pick out phr. v. 辨认出

〔辨析〕指在许多人或物之中认出某人或某物。

〔例证〕
She picked out her father from the crowd at once.
她立刻从人群中认出了自己的父亲。
See if you can pick out her necklace in this box.
看看你能不能从这个盒子里认出她的项链来。
I picked out her voice from among the general conversation.
我从众多人的说话声中听出了她的声音。

短语用例

identify with sb

  1. 与某人产生共鸣;谅解;同情
    to feel that you can understand and share the feelings of sb else
    1. The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers.
      那两具尸体被辨认出原是两名贩毒嫌疑犯。
    2. She was able to identify her attacker.
      她认出了袭击她的人。
    3. Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.
      乘客被要求先确认自己的旅行箱再送上飞机。
    4. Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves (= would not say who they were) .
      很多被逮捕的人拒不透露身份。
    5. First of all we must identify the problem areas.
      首先我们必须找出问题所在。

identify sb with sth

  1. 把某人视为
    to consider sb to be sth
    1. In many cases, the clothes people wear identify them as belonging to a particular social class.
      很多情况下,人们的穿着显示出他们的社会阶级。

identify sth with sth

  1. 认为某事物等同于
    to consider sth to be the same as sth else

    be identified with sb/sth

    identify yourself with sb/sth

    1. 支持;与…有密切关联
      to support sb/sth; to be closely connected with sb/sth

      英英释义

      verb

      1. consider to be equal or the same
        1. He identified his brother as one of the fugitives

      2. recognize as being
        1. She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster

        Synonym:    place

      3. identify as in botany or biology, for example

          Synonym:    discoverkeykey outdistinguishdescribename

        1. consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
          1. He identified with the refugees

        2. conceive of as united or associated
          1. Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus

        3. give the name or identifying characteristics of
          1. Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
          2. The almanac identifies the auspicious months

          Synonym:    name