describe的用法及短语
describe
英 [dɪˈskraɪb] 美 [dɪˈskraɪb]
v. 描绘,形容;把……称作;做……运动;画出……图形;形成……形状
第三人称单数:describes 现在分词:describing 过去式:described 过去分词:described
“describe”表示“描述”时,通常仅作及物动词,使用时需注意以下几点:
1. 该词除可接名词作宾语外,通常还接 wh-从句。例如:
Words fail to describe her beauty. 言语难以形容她的美丽。
It is hard to describe how I feel. 很难描述我的感受。
Please describe what you have witnessed. 请描述一下你所看到的情况。
2. “describe”后不可接双宾语,若要表达相关语义,需用介词“to”或“for”引出间接宾语。比如:
Can you describe it to / for me? 你能为我描述一下它吗?
Can you describe your son to me? 你能给我描述一下你的儿子吗?
3. “describe…as…”意为“把……描述为……”“把……说成是……”,其中的“as”通常不宜替换为“to be”。例如:
She described him as being shy. 她形容他很害羞。
He describes himself as an artist. 他自称是艺术家。
He was described as (being) very clever. 据说他很聪明。
4. 在现代英语中,“describe”后可接动名词。例如:
These verbs describe holding things firmly. 这些动词描述紧握住某物。
He described finding his mother lying on the floor. 他描述说发现他母亲躺在地板上。