describe
/dɪsˈkraɪb/KK
/dɪsˈkɹaɪb/IPA
dɪs·kraɪb
變化形
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describing
1.
描述；敘述
用話語或文字說明某人、某事或某地的外貌、特徵、情況或細節，讓別人能了解或想像。
用法：及物動詞，通常不可省略受詞：describe the problem。若要說「向某人描述某事」，用 describe something to someone，不用 describe someone something。
Can you describe the man who left his umbrella on the bus?
你可以描述一下那位把雨傘留在公車上的男子嗎？
The students described their favorite night-market foods in English.
學生用英文描述自己最喜歡的夜市小吃。
She described the new place as quiet and comfortable.
她形容那個新地方安靜又舒適。
2.
把……稱為；形容為
用特定的名稱、身分、特質或評價來界定某人或某事；此義常帶有說話者的觀點，未必表示客觀事實。
用法：常用被動語態：be described as…。as 後面可接名詞、形容詞，或名詞片語。
The principal described the school trip as a valuable learning experience.
校長把這次校外教學稱為很有價值的學習經驗。
People describe the map as useful when they go around the city by bus.
人們說這張地圖在他們搭公車遊覽城市時很有用。
常見錯誤
Please describe me your hometown.
Please describe your hometown to me.
She described about her trip to Japan.
She described her trip to Japan.
He described the restaurant very delicious.
He described the restaurant as very delicious.
The teacher asked us to describe about the picture.
The teacher asked us to describe the picture.
相關字詞
學習提示
・describe 與 explain 的重點不同：describe 是「描述長什麼樣、有哪些特徵」，explain 是「解釋為什麼或怎麼回事」。
・describe in detail 表示「詳細描述」。若只說 describe，通常不需要加 about。
・被動句「be described as＋名詞／形容詞」在新聞與正式寫作中特別常見。