describe
[dɪ'skraɪb] verb transitive
ESSENTIAL
■to say or write what someone or something is like 描述，描写，描绘•Could you describe your attacker?你能描述一下袭击者的样子吗？ •He described the painting in detail.他详细地描述了那幅油画的内容。 •[+ question word] Let me describe (to you) how it happened.让我来（给你）讲讲事情的经过吧。 •She described Gary as shy.她说加利很害羞。 ■formal
■If you describe a shape, you draw it or move in a direction that follows the line of it 画；画出…图形•He used compasses to describe a circle.他用圆规画圆。 |