describe
UK/dɪ'skraɪb/US/di'skraib/
NGSL 1kA1
Definitions
v.
To say or write what someone or something is like.
描述、说明某人或某物是什么样。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedTo describe is to write or speak something “down” in words so another person can picture it.
Root script still carries 46 more wordsWhy It Means This
The de- here is not a simple “down” in modern meaning; it helps form the idea of setting something out in words. The word is about making an object, scene, or event visible through language.
Common Collocations
- 1.describe a scene描述场景
- 2.describe in detail详细描述
- 3.hard to describe难以描述
Example Sentences
- 1.
Can you describe what happened in one sentence?