characterize

美 [ˈkærəktəraɪz]英 [ˈkærəktəraɪz]
  • vt.是…的特征;描述;刻画(…的特征、特点);以…为典型;使…具有特点(或最引人注目的特征)

过去式: characterized 现在分词: characterizing 过去分词: characterized 第三人称单数: characterizes

character n.性格 + -ize 动词后缀

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characterizecharacterize

verb

1

是…的特征;以…为典型
to be typical of a person, place or thing

the rolling hills that characterize this part of England

成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏的丘陵地

2

使…具有特点(或最引人注目的特征)
to give sth its typical or most noticeable qualities or features

The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass.

这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦林立。

3

描述,刻画,表现(…的特征、特点)
to describe or show the qualities of sb/sth in a particular way

activities that are characterized as ‘male’ or ‘female’ work

被描述为“男性”或“女性”工作的各种活动

characterize

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  • 2
    VERB 使具有特点
    If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.

    This election campaign has been characterized by violence...

    暴力行为已成为这次竞选活动的一大特点。

  • 3
    VERB 描绘;描述
    If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing.

    Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly...

    两家公司都认为彼此之间关系友好。

  • I don't fully agree with that characterization of the welfare system.

    我并不完全同意对福利制度的描述。

verb

1
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Synonym: qualify characterise
2
be characteristic of
What characterizes a Venetian painting?
Synonym: characterise

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  1. In any discussion of pre-neoplasia , it is obviously necessary to characterize the Salent charcteristics of neoplacia itself .

    在任何有关瘤前病变的讨论中,显然,需要描述肿瘤本身显著的特征。

  2. Thus , different levels of abstraction may characterize the concept of theory .

    因此?抽象的不同层次可能描述理论的概念。

  3. The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass .

    这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦林立。

  4. Natural language is characterized by redundancy .

    自然语言的特点就是啰嗦。

  5. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly

    两家公司都认为彼此之间关系友好。

  6. This play is characterized as a comedy .

    这出戏被认为是喜剧。

  7. This election campaign has been characterized by violence

    暴力行为已成为这次竞选活动的一大特点。

  8. A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom .

    这间卧室的特点是用色大胆。

  9. True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong .

    真正的内疚表现为愿意弥补所犯的过错。

  10. Daniel 's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness .

    丹尼尔与戈尔德的几次碰面都只是虚礼客套一番。

  11. His works are characterized by humour and biting satire .

    他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。

  12. The world situation is characterized by turbulence and intranquility .

    世界局势动荡不安。

  13. Each of the three following situations is characterized by a different kind of uncertainty .

    在以下三种状态中,每一种状态都由一种互不相同的不定性所表征。

  14. The education system there is characterized by an emphasis on success in exams .

    那里的教育制度以强调考试成绩为特征。

  15. The author characterized the central figure as a weakling .

    作者把故事中的主人公描绘成一个软弱的人。

  16. An interest in people 's deepest feelings characterizes all her writings .

    关注人们内心最深处的感情是她所有著作的特征。

  17. The wolf is characterized as a cunning and savage beast in many stories .

    在许多故事里狼都被描绘成一种狡猾和残酷的动物。

  18. Gastroenteritis is a disease characterized by abdominal pain , diarrhea , headache , and fever .

    胃肠炎是以腹痛、腹泻、头痛和发烧为特征的一种疾病。

  19. She characterized him as lazy and selfish .

    她把他描绘得又懒又自私。

  20. Necrotic posthitis is characterized by evertive swelling , edema and necrosis in the prepuce of feedlot steers and bulls .

    坏死性包皮炎以肥育牛场的阉牛和公牛呈现包皮外翻性肿胀,水肿和坏死为特征。

  21. The result is that the commitments that previously characterized the beginning of adulthood are now being delayed , and new patterns of behavior and a new stage of life are emerging for those in their twenties .

    其结果是,以前标志着成年开始的承诺现在正在被推迟,对20多岁的人来说,新的行为模式和新的人生阶段正在出现。

  22. We may characterize an atomic state by a quantum number L.

    我们可以用量子数L描写一个原子的状态。

  23. What characterizes the current world situation is the danger of war .

    现在世界形势的特点是存在着战争的危险

  24. Snoopervision is a management or regulatory style characterized by intrusiveness1 or excessive prying2 .

    “窥探管理”是一种管理方式或监管风格,特点是干涉或过多打听。

  25. the rolling hills that characterize this part of England

    成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏的丘陵地

  26. The design is characterized by logicality , flexibility , systematization and succinctness by case analysis .

    并通过实例证明设计上具有逻辑性、灵活性、系统性和简洁性等特点

  27. Chinese checkers is characterized by its hexagram-shaped board , which can accommodate up to 6 players .

    跳棋ChineseCheckers跳棋的特点在于六边形的棋盘,最多可供6人游戏。

  28. Statuscation is a new word coined to characterize the now commonplace activity of sharing your holiday plans on social networks .

    新兴词汇statuscation指在社交网站上实时分享度假行程的行为,这种行为时下很流行,我们可称之为“实时播报假日”。

  29. GOTHIC_BUTTRESSES_DESC ; Gothic construction , particularly in its later phase , is characterized by lightness and soaring spaces .

    哥特式建筑,尤其是其发展的后期,以轻灵和高耸的尖顶为标志

  30. January feeling refers to an emotional state characterized by feelings of optimism and possibility , particularly at the start of a new year .

    “一月心情”是指新年伊始之际,对一切抱持乐观态度,认为所有事都充满各种可能性的心理状态。

后缀
e-动词后缀

apologize vi. 道歉

apology n.道歉 + -ize 动词后缀

organize v. 组织

organ 器官,机器 + -ize 动词后缀

realize v. 理解

real adj.真实的 + -ize 动词后缀

memorize vt. 记住

memor- 记忆 + -ize 动词后缀

civilize vt. 教化

civil 市民的,公民的 + -ize 动词后缀

criticize v. 批评

crit 判断, 分辨 + -ic 人/学科 + -ize 动词后缀

emphasize v. 强调

em- 使... + phas- 显示 + -ize 动词后缀

fertilize vt. 施肥

fertil(e) 肥沃的 + -ize 动词后缀

industrialize v. (使国家或地区)工业化

industrial adj.工业的 + -ize 动词后缀

specialize vi. 专门从事

special adj.特别的 + -ize 动词后缀

summarize v. 总结

summar(y) 摘要,概要 + -ize 动词后缀

sympathize v. 同情

sym- 共同,相同 + path 感情,感觉 + -ize 动词后缀

utilize vt. 使用

util- 用 + -ize 动词后缀

mobilize v. (战时)动员

mobil(e) 可移动的 + -ize 动词后缀

minimize vt. 减少

minim n.二分音符 + -ize 动词后缀

generalize v. 概括

general adj.全体的 + -ize 动词后缀