1. vt.描写，叙述　 say what sth is like; give a picture of in words
2. vt.画出（图形等） draw (especially a geometrical figure)

　～ a circle　做一圆圈
　～ a good-natured woman　描述一个脾气温顺的女子
　～ a scoundrel　形容一个恶棍
　～ an arc in the dark sky　在昏暗的天空中划出了一道圆弧
　～ an excellent teacher　描述一位非常好的老师
　～ an ordinary　描述一个普通人
　～ sb's employer　描述雇主
　～ sb's joy　形容某人的快乐
　～ that battle　把战斗描述一下
　～ the accident　把出事的经过叙述一下
　～ the beauty of the scene　描述美丽的场景
　～ the scene　描述那种情景
　～ the story　把经过叙说一下
　～ the thief　描述那个盗贼的特征
　～ these subjects　阐述这些问题
　～ well　描述得恰如其分
　～ aesthetically　审美地描述
　～ appropriately　恰当地描述
　～ briefly　简洁地描述
　～ clearly　阐述得很清楚
　～ correctly　正确地描述
　～ exactly　精确地描述
　～ graphically　生动地描绘
　～ justly　公正地描述
　～ minutely　详细地描述
　～ precisely　精确地描述
　～ roughly　粗略地描绘
　～ tersely　简洁地描述
　～ thoroughly　详尽地描述
　～ unsuccessfully　失败地描述
　～ vividly　生动地描写
　～ as　把…说成，把…称为
　～ oneself as a doctor　自称是医生
　～ sb as really clever　说某人是真正的聪明人
　～ sb as uncle　称某人为大叔
　～ for　向…描述
　～ to　向…描述

　Can you describe your son?　你能描述你儿子的特征吗?
　She would pile on the agony whenever she described the operation on her finger.　一提起自己手指上动过的手术，她总要把它说得如何如何痛苦。
　He described the accident in detail.　他详细地描述了这次事故的情况。
　I can't describe my anger in words.　我无法用语言来表达我的愤怒。
　Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.　此景之美非笔墨所能形容。
　No words can describe my feelings.　无法用语言形容我的感情。
　Will you describe the story?　把经过叙说一下好吗?
　Huck described his entire adventure on Cardiff Hill.　哈克描述了他在加第夫山上的整个历险经过。
　Victor Henry described the tank battle he had observed.　维克多·亨利把他所看到的坦克战描述了一番。
　With a heavy heart she described the fate of her mother.　她怀着沉重的心情讲述了妈妈的遭遇。
　Can you describe a circle within a square?　你能在正方形里做一圆圈吗?
　Describe a circle on the floor with a piece of chalk.　在地板上用支粉笔画个圆。
　It is easy to describe a circle if you have a pair of compasses.　如果你有一副圆规，就能很容易画一个圆。
　The spinning top described a figure 8.　旋转着的陀螺转成一个8字形。
　The falling star described a long curve in the sky.　陨石在天际划出一道长长的弧线。
　The rainbow described an arc in the dark sky.　彩虹在昏暗的天空划出了一道圆弧。
　The scenery around here was vividly described in her composition.　她在文章中生动地描绘了这一带的风景。
　She described in detail their resisting the invaders.　她详细叙述了他们抵抗侵略者的事迹。
　Try to describe exactly what happened before the accident.　设法描述一下就在事故发生前的确切情景。
　Who'd like to describe what happened just now?　谁来描述一下刚才所发生的情形?
　Please describe what you saw.　请描述你所见到的情形。
　I can't describe what I felt at that moment.　我不能描述当时的感受。
　The man described what he had seen and heard.　那人描述了他的所见所闻。
　She described how she had narrowly escaped death.　她叙述了她九死一生的经历。
　He described how we should proceed.　他向我们说明应当如何着手。
　Can you describe that gentleman to him?　这位绅士的样子，你能对他形容一下吗?
　Can you describe the thief to me?　你能向我描述那个盗贼的特征吗?
　Could you describe the accident to us?　你能把出事的经过向我们叙述一下吗?
　Can you describe that battle to them?　你把那次战斗给他们描述一下好吗?
　Mr. Lincoln once described this journey to me.　林肯先生曾经向我讲述了这次旅行的经历。
　Please describe to me the man who asked you that question.　请向我描述一下问你那个问题的人。
　He describes himself as a doctor, but I feel he is a quack.　他自称是医生，可是我感觉他是个江湖骗子。
　She described herself as an unemployed painter.　她说她是个失了业的油漆匠。
　They described themselves as weavers.　他们自称为织工。
　The prisoner described himself as a homeless wanderer.　那个囚犯自称是一个无家可归的流浪汉。
　I would describe him as an excellent teacher.　我认为他是一位非常好的老师。
　She described him as a scoundrel.　她认为他是一个恶棍。
　Mr. Timken was not very happy to hear the teacher describing his daughter as an illiterate.　塔姆肯先生听老师说他的女儿是文盲，感到很不开心。
　His son is clever that everyone describes him as a genius.　他儿子非常聪明，大家都称他为天才。
　They described his attempt as unsuccessful.　他们把他的尝试说成是失败的。
　Reports from the city described the casualties as very heavy.　来自城市的报告说伤亡惨重。
　Would you describe this poem as well written?　你认为这首诗写得好吗?
　They described him as being very clever.　他们说他很聪明。
　His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.　雇主说他缺乏主动性和干劲。
　Pushkin might be best described as the Russian Byron.　可以把普希金恰如其分地称为俄国的拜伦。
　Shorthand and typewriting have been described as the twin arts.　速记和打字被说成是一对孪生技巧。
　She was described as a good-natured woman.　据说她是个脾气温顺的女子。
　He was described as very kind.　人们形容他很客气。
　He was described as being very clever.　据说他聪明过人。
　My mother was described as being a very conceited woman, but she wasn't.　有人把我妈妈描绘成一个高傲的女人，其实她不是。
　The texture of the rock's grains was described as being like sugar.　这种岩石颗粒的质地被说成像糖一样。
　They described me to be a mysterious person.　他们把我描绘成一个神秘的人。

 ♣ describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, state
　参见relate条。
 ♣ describe, depict, portray
　这组词都含有“描绘”“描述”的意思，其宾语可以是人、物，也可以是事物。它们之间的区别是：
1. describe指用语言文字描述；portray指通过故事、小说等方式用文字来描述，还可专指用笔描绘或绘画；depict指给物体着色或是素描，借用在文学上表示“描写”，强调外表、形象、色彩等具体细节。 例如：

2. describe和depict是生动地、具体地描述，力图将所叙述的内容像图片般栩栩如生地呈现在他人面前；portray是一般地描述。例如：
　The writer portrays life in a refugee camp very vividly.　这位作者生动地描述了难民营中的生活。
3. describe后可接疑问词引起的从句，而portray不能这样用。

　我想给你讲述一下某些困难。
　［误］ I want to describe you some of the difficulties.
　［正］ I want to describe to you some of the difficulties.
　［正］ I want to describe some of the difficulties to you.
　［析］ describe不可用于describe sb sth结构， sb由介词to引出。

　［同义词］ characterize, narrate, picture, portray, recount, relate
　［词源］　中古英语descriven<古法语descrivre<拉丁语describere （写，刻画）