describe
vt.描绘，描写；形容，把…说成
释义2：
describe
/ dis5kraib /
◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events• 描述，形容（人，事） »the police said the man was described as white, 6 ft tall, with mousy, cropped hair. 警方说那男人据描述是白人，六英尺高，灰褐色平头短发。2. mark out or draw (a geometrical figure)• 标示，画（几何图形） »on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described. 在圆的直径上画一等边三角形。 move in a way which follows the outline of (an imaginary geometrical figure)• 画出（想像的几何图形的）轮廓 »a single light is seen to describe a circle. 有人看到一道亮光划了一个圆圈。【派生】
♦ describable adjective♦ describer noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin describere, from de- 'down' + scribere 'write'
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