新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

description

英  [dɪˈskrɪpʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • descriptions

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 描述

    A description of someone or something is an account which explains what they are or what they look like.

    双语例句

    例:

    Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty.

    警方已公布了这一年龄在50至60之间的男子的外貌特征。

    例:

    The paper provides a detailed description of how to create human embryos by cloning.

    这篇论文就如何通过克隆技术制造人类胚胎进行了详细的描述。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 属…种类

    If something is of a particular description, it belongs to the general class of items that are mentioned.

    近义词

    kind , type

    双语例句

    例:

    Events of this description occurred daily.

    这类事件每天都会发生。

    3[U 不可数名词] 无法形容

    You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.

    双语例句

    例:

    His face is weary beyond description.

    他脸上的疲惫无法形容。

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