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describe


v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: describere, from scribere 'to write']
to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them
 The police asked her to describe the two men.
 An alternative approach to the problem is described in Chapter 3.
describe sb/sth as (being/having) sth
 After the operation her condition was described as comfortable.
 The youth is described as being 18 to 19 years old.
describe how/why/what etc
 It's difficult to describe how I feel.
describe sb/sth to sb
 So describe this new boyfriend to me!
describe doing sth
 He described finding his mother lying on the floor.
describe a circle/an arc etc
formal to make a movement which forms the shape of a circle etc
 Her hand described a circle in the air.
1. The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
    英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。

2. The phrase "emotional intelligence" was coined by researchers five years ago to describe qualities like understanding one's own feelings, sympathy for the feelings of others and "the regulation of emotion in a way that enhances living&
    "情感智能"一词是研究人员五年前创造出来的,用以描绘人的一些素质,诸如对自身感觉的了解,对他人感觉的同情,以及"调节情感以更好地生活"的能力。

3. "And I'd love it if you'd describe a little of what you see."
    "我很想您能把看到的向我略作介绍。"

4. Asked to describe other aspects of the effort to make the park more European, a spokesman mentioned that direction signs in the theme park will be in French as well as English, and that some performers will chat in French, Spanish and English.
    当问及还有什么其他措施来使主题公园更欧洲化时,一位发言人提到,公园的指示牌会既用英语,也用法语,一些表演者会以法语、西班牙语和英语表演。

5. Please describe the musicians."
    您能描述一下奏乐的人吗?"

6. Stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child´s game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it;
    更为奇怪的是,她把肘部在儿童玩的"罗托"纸牌上移动一下,便能说出印在纸牌上的数字和颜色。

7. Greater too than we can describe;
    这种美感和静谧是我们无法描述的,

8. Can you describe it, sir?
    先生,您能描述一下它是什么样子的吗?

9. Let's assume they come from the "unconscious." This is reasonable, for psychologists use this term to describe mental processes which are unknown to the individual.
    我们姑且假定它们是来自"潜意识"吧。这是有道理的,心理学家就是用这一术语来描述不为人知的思维过程。

10. Let me try to describe three or four characteristics of the Japanese environment that in some way affect decision-making or direction-taking and problem-solving.
    让我来描述一下日本民族的三四个文化背景特征,它们以某种方式影响着决策或者取向,以及解决问题的方式。

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