description
- n.描述;说明;类型;描写(文字);形容
复数： descriptions
de- 完全,加强 + script 写 + -ion 行为,状态
descriptionnoun
描写（文字）；形容；说明
a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like; the act of writing or saying in words what sb/sth is like
to give a detailed/full description of the procedure
对程序作详细的 / 详尽的说明
a brief/general description of the software
软件的简要 / 概括性说明
Police have issued a description of the gunman.
警方发布通告，描述了持枪歹徒的特征。
‘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。
a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)
难以言表的个人痛苦
the novelist's powers of description
小说家的叙述才能
类型
of some, etc. type
boats of every description / all descriptions
各种类型的船
Their money came from trade of some description.
他们的钱是做某种生意赚来的。
medals, coins and things of that description
纪念章、硬币以及诸如此类的东西
to be like a particular person or thing
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。
A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.
to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe/describe
真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。
It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
These are all words for a written or spoken account of events.以上各词均指对所发生事情的记述、讲述。
a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast尤指刊登或广播的报道：
Are these newspaper reports true?
报纸上这些报道属实吗？
a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like指描写（文字）、形容、说明：
The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
该目录对每一种产品都作了详尽的说明。
an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast常指对所发生事情的口头叙述、描述、（新闻）报道：
It was many years before the full story was made public.
许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。
the front-page story
头版报道
a written or spoken description of sth that has happened指对所发生事情的书面或口头描述、叙述、报告：
She gave the police a full account of the incident.
她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。
A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of recent or past events. |
a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people指特定的人或群体对某事的描述、说法：
She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
她从她的角度向我们描述了那天发生的事情。
description
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N-VAR 描述;形容;叙述;说明
A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like.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。
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N-SING 种类;类型;性质
If something is of a particular description, it belongs to the general class of items that are mentioned....the oldest Catholic church of any description in England...
英国所有天主教堂中最古老的一座
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N-UNCOUNT 无法描述；难以形容
You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.His face is weary beyond description...
他一脸难以形容的疲惫。
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She gave an exact description of the attacker .
她对袭击者的特征作了精确的描述。
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We had only a vague description of the attacker .
我们只有那个袭击者的粗略描述。
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You could get them under the Trade Descriptions Act for that !
你可以根据《商品说明法》将他们绳之以法。
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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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The catalogue gives a full description of each product .
该目录对每一种产品都作了详尽的说明。
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The witness 's descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value .
证人的描述太不明确，没有任何实际价值。
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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。
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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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She was barely able to stammer out a description of her attacker .
她只能勉强结结巴巴地说一说袭击她的人是什么模样。
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Could you just give us a description of your cat ?
能否请您向我们描述一下您的猫？
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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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Write a very brief description of a typical problem .
就一个典型问题作简要的描述。
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This report offered the most specific and accurate description of the problems .
该报告对问题进行了最具体、最准确的描述。
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The description which he had been given was brief and to the point .
给他的描述言简意赅。
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Doctors can get the wrong impression from even an accurate description .
即便很精确的病历也可能让医生产生错误的印象。
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The Japanese never built any aircraft remotely answering to this description .
日本人从未制造过与此描述有丝毫相近的飞机。
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We thought we were on the wrong track when we heard their description of you
听到他们对你的描述，我们以为自己走错了道。
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Two men answering 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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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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He has a real gift for vivid description .
他很善于描述，说起事情来活灵活现的。
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Events of this description occurred daily .
这类事件天天发生。
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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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It offers the widest selection of antiques of every description in a one day market .
它在为期一天的集市上出售应有尽有的各种古董。
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It was a good enough description for Mattie to be going on with .
这个描述对玛蒂来说暂时还不错。
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Descriptions of the pieces have been logged on computer by the Art Loss Register
艺术品失窃登记处已经将这些艺术品的描述信息输入到计算机里。
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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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We know them as inaccurate and misleading property descriptions
我们认为对性状的这些描述是不准确的，且会使人产生误解。
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Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date
警方强调这是迄今对凶手最精确的描述。
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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。
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