describe 最常见结构:①describe sth./sb.(描述某物/某人);②describe sth. as(把某事物描述/形容为……);③describe how/what/where(描述怎样/什么/在哪里)。关键用法:describe as 是议论文中引述他人观点或分类的核心结构(critics describe the policy as short-sighted = 批评者将该政策形容为短视的)。不能说 describe about(无此搭配)。
释义
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v.描述;描绘(人/事物/场景)
The witness described the suspect as tall with short brown hair.
证人将嫌疑人描述为身材高挑、留着棕色短发。
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v.把……形容为(describe sth. as)
Economists describe the current situation as the most challenging in decades.
经济学家将当前形势形容为数十年来最具挑战性的。
语感
describe ... as = 「将……形容/定性为」——引述他人评价或分类的核心书面结构
描述描绘形容为(describe as)
结构记法:describe sth. as + 名词/形容词(describe the experience as transformative = 将这段经历形容为变革性的);describe sb. as + 形容词(he was described as calm and professional = 他被形容为沉着而专业)。被动式:be described as 极为高频——某事物「被描述/定性为」某样子。注意:describe 不接双宾语(不能说 describe me the situation),必须用 describe the situation to me。
陷阱
⚠️describe 不能加 about
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Could you describe about your experience in China?
你能描述一下你在中国的经历吗?
describe 直接接宾语,不加介词 about;「描述关于……」只需说 describe your experience
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Could you describe your experience in China?
你能描述一下你在中国的经历吗?
⚠️describe sth. to sb.(双宾语需介词 to)
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She described me the scene in great detail.
她非常详细地向我描述了那个场景。
describe 不支持双宾语结构(describe sb. sth.);需要 describe sth. to sb.