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describe 音标拼音: [dɪskr'ɑɪb] vt. 描绘,描写,描述,刻划 描绘,描写,描述,刻划 describe v 1: give a description of; " He drew an elaborate plan of attack" [ synonym: { describe}, { depict}, { draw}] 2: to give an account or representation of in words; " Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" [ synonym: { report}, { describe}, { account}] 3: make a mark or lines on a surface; " draw a line"; " trace the outline of a figure in the sand" [ synonym: { trace}, { draw}, { line}, { describe}, { delineate}] 4: identify as in botany or biology, for example [ synonym: { identify}, { discover}, { key}, { key out}, { distinguish}, { describe}, { name}] Describe \ De* scribe"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Described}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Describing}.] [ L. describere, descriptum; de- scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. d[' e] crire. See { Scribe}, and cf. { Descry}.] 1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book. -- Josh. xviii. 9. Syn: To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount; narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize. [ 1913 Webster]
Describe \ De* scribe"\, v. i. To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty. [ 1913 Webster] 58 Moby Thesaurus words for " describe": be characteristic, bring to life, character, characterize, chronicle, construe, define, delineate, demarcate, depict, detail, diagnose, differentiate, distinguish, draw, earmark, evoke, explain, express, give words to, identify, interpret, keynote, label, limn, mark, mark off, mark out, narrate, outline, paint, picture, portray, read, read into, recite, recount, relate, render, report, represent, retail, set apart, set forth, set the pace, set the tone, sketch, sound the keynote, specify, style, take, take it that, take to mean, trace, traverse, understand, understand by, write
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- DESCRIBE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DESCRIBE is to represent or give an account of in words How to use describe in a sentence
- DESCRIBE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DESCRIBE definition: 1 to say or write what someone or something is like: 2 If you describe a shape, you draw it or… Learn more
- DESCRIBE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
DESCRIBE definition: to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of See examples of describe used in a sentence
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- DESCRIBE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
DESCRIBE meaning: 1 to say or write what someone or something is like: 2 If you describe a shape, you draw it or… Learn more
- 1000 Descriptive Words – List with Meanings and Examples
1000 Descriptive Words in English with meanings and examples Includes positive, negative, sensory, and personality words for writing and speaking
- DESCRIBE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
3 senses: 1 to give an account or representation of in words 2 to pronounce or label 3 to draw a line or figure, such as a Click for more definitions
- DESCRIBE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
3 meanings: 1 to give an account or representation of in words 2 to pronounce or label 3 to draw a line or figure, such as a Click for more definitions
- DESCRIBE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Synonyms for DESCRIBE: depict, portray, characterize, illustrate, define, render, paint, summarize; Antonyms of DESCRIBE: distort, misrepresent, falsify, color, twist
- describe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of describe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
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