1 [C,U] a picture in words of sb/sth or of sth that happened 描写;描述;叙述:
The man gave the police a detailed description of the burglar.那人向警方详尽地描述了那窃贼的模样。
2 [C] a type or kind of sth 种类;类型:
It must be a tool of some description, but I don't know what it's for.它定是某类工具,但我不知道它的用途。
description/dIˋskrIpʃən; dIˈskrIpʃ$n/n [C,U] 1 something you say or write that tells people what someone or something is like 描写﹐描述﹐形容: +of The police issued a detailed description of the missing woman. 警方发布通告﹐详细描述了这个失踪妇女的特征。brief/short/full/complete description The catalog gives a description of each product. 目录对每个产品都作了描述。fit/match/answer a description (=be like the person described) 与描述的相符2 a type of something〔某物的〕类型: I think it's a weapon of some description . 我认为它是某种武器。People of all descriptions came to see the show. 形形色色的人都来观看演出。JOB DESCRIPTION
descriptiondescriptiondescriptionsnounwords that tell what somebody or something is like or what happened: I gave the police a description of the thief.