| 词组 | describe |
| 释义 | describe The verb describe can be used either with a direct object or with a 'wh'-clause. ◊ used with a direct object When you describe someone or something, you say what they are like. Can you describe your son? Next he described a drive on a Saturday afternoon. You can use describe with a direct object and an indirect object. The direct object goes first. He described the murderer in detail to Detective Lieutenant Lipes. She described the feeling to me. ◊ used with a 'wh'-clause Describe can be used in front of various kinds of 'wh'-clause. The man described what he had seen. He described how he escaped from prison. You can use describe with an indirect object and a 'wh'-clause. The indirect object goes first. I can't describe to you what it was like. I found it difficult to describe to him what had happened in Patricia's house. ◊ WARNING When you use describe with an indirect object, you must put 'to' in front of the indirect object. You do not say, for example, 'I can't describe you what it was like'. |
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