describe

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描述是指用语言或文字详细说明某人、某物或某事的外观、特征、过程或性质,使其在听者或读者心中形成清晰的形象。

用法要点

句型搭配

describe 常用作及物动词,后接宾语(人或事物),常用句型为 describe + 宾语 + (as + 形容词/名词) 或 describe + 宾语 + to + 某人。

• describe the scene
• describe him as honest
• describe it to me

介词用法

describe 常与介词 as 连用,表示“将…描述为…”,用于说明性质或类别;与 to 连用表示向某人描述。

• describe as difficult
• describe to the audience
• describe in detail

语域说明

describe 是中性词,适用于正式和非正式场合,在学术、商务、日常对话中都很常见,无特殊语域限制。

• describe a process (学术)
• describe the product (商务)
• describe your day (日常)

基础例句

Can you describe what the thief looked like?

你能描述一下小偷长什么样吗?

She described her vacation in Hawaii as amazing.

她将她在夏威夷的假期描述为非常棒。

I'll describe the route to you so you don't get lost.

我会向你描述路线,这样你就不会迷路了。

He described the movie as boring and too long.

他把这部电影描述为无聊且太长了。

高级例句

The report describes the economic trends in detail, highlighting key growth areas.

这份报告详细描述了经济趋势,突出了关键增长领域。

In the meeting, she described the new marketing strategy to all stakeholders.

在会议上,她向所有利益相关者描述了新的营销策略。

The study describes the effects of climate change on coastal ecosystems.

这项研究描述了气候变化对沿海生态系统的影响。

Please describe the technical specifications of the product in the proposal.

请在提案中描述产品的技术规格。

高频搭配

verb

can describetry to describefail to describeaccurately describevividly describe

adjective

detailed describebrief describevivid describeaccurate describegraphic describe

noun

description ofability to describeprocess describescene describeperson describe

adverb

accurately describevividly describebriefly describefully describeclearly describe

preposition

describe asdescribe todescribe indescribe withdescribe by

phrase

hard to describedescribe in detaildescribe the situationdescribe the processdescribe the features

常见错误

❌ 错误:He described about the accident.
✓ 正确:He described the accident.

describe 是及物动词,直接接宾语,不需要加介词 about。正确用法是 describe + 宾语。

❌ 错误:She described him is a good friend.
✓ 正确:She described him as a good friend.

当用 describe 表示“将…描述为…”时,应使用 describe + 宾语 + as + 名词/形容词,而不是用 is。

近义词辨析

depict

depict 更强调用图像、绘画或生动语言来描绘,常用于艺术或文学语境,而 describe 更通用,侧重用语言详细说明。

The painting depicts a peaceful village scene. (强调视觉描绘) vs. She described the village in her letter. (侧重语言描述)

explain

explain 侧重于阐明原因、过程或使某事易于理解,而 describe 侧重于描述外观、特征或细节,不一定涉及解释。

He explained how the machine works. (解释原理) vs. He described the machine's appearance. (描述外观)