describe
verb [ T ] uk/dɪˈskraɪb/ us/dɪˈskraɪb/
A2 描述，描写，描绘
to say or write what someone or something is like
Could you describe your attacker? 你能描述一下袭击你的人的样子吗？
He described the painting in detail. 他详细地描述了那幅油画的内容。
[ + question word ] Let me describe (to you) how it happened. 让我来（给你）讲讲事情的经过吧。
She described Gary as shy. 她说加利很害羞。
formal画;画出…图形
If you describe a shape, you draw it or move in a direction that follows the line of it.
He used compasses to describe a circle. 他用圆规画了一个圆。
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- Please describe to the court exactly what you saw.
- His latest film is described as a 'romantic comedy'.
- His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.
- It couldn't by any stretch of the imagination be described as a beautiful city.
- He insisted on describing his operation in graphic detail while we were eating lunch.
- The newly described South American species would have been slightly smaller than today's emperor penguins.