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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·scrip·tion /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] 1 DESCRIBEa piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like 描述，描写，叙述，形容description of an accurate description of the event 对事件的准确描述 The booklet gives a brief description of each place. 这本小册子对每一个地方都作了简短的介绍。 Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. 从你的描述来看，柏林是个迷人的城市。 → job description2 be beyond/past description TOO/TOO MUCHto be too good, bad, big etc to be described easily 无法形容，难以描述 The death and destruction were beyond description. 死亡和破坏的惨状无法形容。3 of every/some/any etc description (also of all descriptions) people or things of every type, some type etc 各种各样/某种/任何一种等 People of all descriptions came to see the show. 形形色色的人都来观看演出。 COLLOCATIONSverbsgive (somebody) a description （向某人）作描述She was unable to give the police a description of her attacker. 她无法向警方描述袭击她的人。provide a description formal 提供描述The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s. 这本日记对19世纪50年代的农耕生活提供了清晰的描述。issue a description (=formally give a description of someone to the public) 发布描述Police have issued a description of the two men they are looking for. 警方已经发布了他们所寻找的两名男子的相貌特征。fit/match a description (=be like the person in a police description) 与描述相符The first man they arrested did not fit the description given by the victim. 他们逮捕的第一名男子与受害者提供的描述不符。somebody answering a description (=a person who looks like someone in a police description) 符合描述的某人A young girl answering this description has been seen in Spain. 有人在西班牙看到了符合这一描述的小女孩。adjectivesgood 好的Her descriptions of the natural world are very good. 她对自然界的描写非常出色。clear 清晰的He gave us a clear description of the situation in the city. 他向我们清晰地描述了该市的情况。detailed 详细的Some of his descriptions of the island are very detailed. 他对该岛的一些描述很详细。accurate 准确的I don't think the hotel's description of its facilities was very accurate. 我觉得那家酒店对其设施的描述不是很准确。vivid (=very clear and interesting) 生动的The book contains some vivid descriptions of his childhood. 书中对他的童年有一些生动的描述。perfect 精确的We have a perfect description of the man we are looking for. 我们对要寻找的那名男子有非常精确的描述。a full description formal (=detailed) 详尽描述Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job. 请详尽介绍一下你现在的岗位职责。a long/lengthy description 冗长的描述I didn't want to hear a lengthy description of their holiday. 我不想听他们啰啰唆唆地说他们度假的事。a brief/short description 简短的描述There's only a brief description of the hotel on the Internet. 因特网上只有这家酒店的简单介绍。a general description (=not detailed) 大致的描述He started by giving us a general description of the manufacturing process. 他首先向我们大致介绍了生产流程。a graphic description (=very clear and containing a lot of details, usually about something unpleasant) 〔对令人不快之事〕详细的描述The book has some graphic descriptions of life in the prison camp. 这本书对集中营生活的一些描写细致入微。Examples from the Corpus
description• Tom gave the police a description of his car.• She mesmerized a neighborhood gathering with a description of her transatlantic flight.• Write a description of someone you know well.• You can read a detailed description of the products on their Web site.• However, this was not because the goods were unfit for use but rather because they included goods of a different description.• Anyway, Peter also had me write down some descriptions of the other members of the management committee.• Affleck certainly falls into that description.• However, W was unaware that the description had been applied to the goods at all.• The description, which I had read in a recent newspaper account, had struck me as infinitely ironic and strange.de·scrip·tion noun →COLLOCATIONS1ChineseSyllable
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de‧scrip‧tion S2 W2 /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]
description of
an accurate description of the event
The booklet gives a brief description of each place.
Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. ⇨ job description
2. be beyond/past description to be too good, bad, big etc to be described easily:
The death and destruction were beyond description.
3. of every/some/any etc description (also of all descriptions) people or things of every type, some type etc:
People of all descriptions came to see the show.
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▪give (somebody) a description She was unable to give the police a description of her attacker.
▪provide a description formal The diary provides a clear description of farming life in the 1850s.
▪issue a description (=formally give a description of someone to the public) Police have issued a description of the two men they are looking for.
▪fit/match a description (=be like the person in a police description) The first man they arrested did not fit the description given by the victim.
▪somebody answering a description (=a person who looks like someone in a police description) A young girl answering this description has been seen in Spain.
■ adjectives
▪good Her descriptions of the natural world are very good.
▪clear He gave us a clear description of the situation in the city.
▪detailed Some of his descriptions of the island are very detailed.
▪accurate I don't think the hotel's description of its facilities was very accurate.
▪vivid (=very clear and interesting) The book contains some vivid descriptions of his childhood.
▪perfect We have a perfect description of the man we are looking for.
▪a full description formal (=detailed) Please give a full description of your responsibilities in your present job.
▪a long/lengthy description I didn't want to hear a lengthy description of their holiday.
▪a brief/short description There's only a brief description of the hotel on the Internet.
▪a general description (=not detailed) He started by giving us a general description of the manufacturing process.
▪a graphic description (=very clear and containing a lot of details, usually about something unpleasant) The book has some graphic descriptions of life in the prison camp.
▪ account a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process: He provided the police with a detailed account of what he saw.
▪description something you say or write that gives details about what something or someone is like: The report gave a brief description of the problem.
▪story an account of something that has happened which may not be true – used especially when people are telling each other about something: I don’t think he was honest enough to tell us the full story. | Her parents did not believe her story.
▪report a written or spoken account of a situation or event, giving people the information they need, especially after studying something as part of your job: The UN will issue a report on the incident. | Initial police reports suggest she was murdered.
▪version a particular person’s account of an event, which is different from the account that another person gives: Her version of events has been contradicted by other witnesses.
de‧scrip‧tion S2 W2 /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable] Word Family: adjective: describable ≠ indescribable, nondescript, descriptive; verb: describe; noun: description; adverb: descriptively
1. a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is likedescription of
2. be beyond/past description to be too good, bad, big etc to be described easily:
3. of every/some/any etc description (also of all descriptions) people or things of every type, some type etc:
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