/dɪˈskraɪb ||; dɪˈskraɪb/verb
[T] describe sb/sth (to/for sb);describe sb/sth (as sth) to say what sb/sth is like, or what happened 描述;形容;叙述:
Can you describe the bag you lost?你可不可以描述一下你所遗失的手袋?It's impossible to describe how I felt.我没法形容我的感受。The thief was described as tall, thin, and aged about twenty.有人说那个贼身材高瘦,年约二十岁。
describe/dIˋskraIb; dIˈskraIb/v [T] to say what someone or something is like or to explain something that has happened 描写,描述,形容: Police asked the woman to describe her attacker. 警方要求那位妇女描述一下袭击她的人。describe sb/sth as sth The victim's neighbors described him as a gentleman who loved children. 受害人的邻居都说他是个喜爱孩子的绅士。describe sb/sth to sb Ava was just describing to me her trip to Egypt. 艾娃正好在向我描述她的埃及之旅。+how/what/why etc It's hard to describe how I felt. 我的感受难以形容。
describedescribedescribesdescribeddescribingverb (describes, describing, described)to say what somebody or something is like or what happened: Can you describe the man you saw? She described the accident to the police.