英汉词典

description 基本解释

• n. 描述，描写；类型；说明书

description 词态变化

description 英文词源

description (n.)

late 14c., from Old French description (12c.) and directly from Latin descriptionem (nominative descriptio) "representation, description, copy," noun of action from past participle stem of describere "write down, transcribe, copy, sketch," from de- "down" (see de-) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)).

description 词组搭配

description 英文释义

1. a statement that represents something in words

2. the act of describing something

3. sort or variety;

"every description of book was there"

description 同义词解析

explanation, definition, description, exposition, interpretation

这些名词都含有"解释"或"说明"之意。

explanation： 普通用词，指使人明白未知或不清楚的事。

definition： 主要指对某一词、短语或专门术语的含义作解释、下定义。

description： 指对某一事物的重要方面进行详细叙述，常含教育与启迪意味。

exposition： 通常指对论点、假设、理论等的重点作详尽的阐述。

interpretation： 多指对文字上较难的段落，或难于理解，令人迷惑的问题作出解释或说明。

description 双语例句

1. We were in a disaster situation that defies description.

我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

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2. Two men answer-ing the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland.

与描述的疑犯样子相符的两名男子试图进入瑞士。

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3. Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate.

他对一些毒药的性质和作用的描述惊人地准确。

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4. Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.

显而易见，必须采用更为客观的描述方法。

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5. This description didn't seem to tally with what we saw.

这一描述似乎与我们目睹的情况不符。

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description 实用场景例句

boats of every description /all descriptions

各种类型的船

牛津词典

Their money came from trade of some description.

他们的钱是做某种生意赚来的。

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medals, coins and things of that description

纪念章、硬币以及诸如此类的东西

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A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.

昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。

牛津词典

the novelist's powers of description

小说家的叙述才能

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a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)

难以言表的个人痛苦

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to give a detailed/full description of the procedure

对程序作详细的 / 详尽的说明

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a brief/general description of the software

软件的简要 / 概括性说明

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Police have issued a description of the gunman.

警方发布通告，描述了持枪歹徒的特征。

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‘Scared stiff ’ is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.

“吓得呆若木鸡”是对我当时感受的贴切描述。

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Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty...

警方已经发布了那名年龄在 50 到 60 岁之间的男子的相貌特征通告。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a detailed description of the movements and battle plans of Italy's fleet...

有关意大利舰队的行动和作战计划的详细说明

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the oldest Catholic church of any description in England...

英国所有天主教堂中最古老的一座

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Events of this description occurred daily.

这类事件天天发生。

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His face is weary beyond description...

他一脸难以形容的疲惫。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

We were in a disaster situation that defies description.

我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The book gave a graphic description of the war.

这本书生动地描述了战争的情况.

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They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities.

听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠.

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The show featured dogs of every description.

展览会中展示了各式各样的狗.

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The beauty of the scenery beggars description.

风景之美非笔墨所能形容.

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My description of it needed reassessment.

需要重新估计我对此事的说法.

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The beauty of the scenery defied all description.

景色之美难以形容.

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The description of the fire is very effective.

对大火的描述极其生动.

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He is not very good at description.

他不善于描写.

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Goods of every description are available.

货色齐全.

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He gave a description of what he had seen.

他描述了他所见到的一切.

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