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describing 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/diˈskrīb/,
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described, past participle; describing, present participle; described, past tense; describes, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events
    • - the police said the man was described as white, 6 ft. tall, with mousy, cropped hair
  2. Indicate; denote
    • - “Jim Crow” describes a policy of segregation
  3. Mark out or draw (a geometric figure)
    • - on the diameter of a circle an equilateral triangle is described
  1. (describe) give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
  2. (describe) report: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
  3. (describe) trace: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
  4. (describe) identify: identify as in botany or biology, for example
  5. (describe) To represent in words; (mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure; (biology) To scientifically reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species
  6. (describe) Report in writing on a system or component by its type or other observed characteristics to distinguish it from other components used for the same purpose.
  7. (Describe) Give a detailed account.
  8. Describe means to give a word picture of something; to tell a story in detail.
  9. (Describe) Provide characteristics and features
  10. (DESCRIBE) To name all of the necessary categories of objects, object properties, or event properties that are relevant to the description of a designated situation. ...
  11. (DESCRIBE) Purpose of descriptive research used to portray the incidence, distribution, and characteristics of a group or situation
  12. (Describe (the most common form of definitions)) Think of a more general word and then specify how this term is different from other terms that belong to this group. Example: dog
  13. (Describe) Define the subject and then flesh it out in narrative form.
  14. (Describe) Give an account of; present in detail the characteristics by which an object or action can be recognized, or an event or process visualized.
  15. (Describe) In a descriptive answer you should recount, characterize, sketch or relate in narrative form.
  16. (Describe) Provide a detailed explanation as to how and why something happens.
  17. (Describe) Say what a thing looks, tastes, smells, sounds or feels, like, or spell out the main aspects of any idea or topic or the sequence in which a series of things happened.
  18. (Describe) State the characteristics or appearance of the subject, including relevant negatives
  19. (Describe) The skill of developing a detailed picture or image.
  20. (Describe) This is used to express what one has observed with the observe skill. It is to be used without judgmental statements. This helps with letting others know what you have observed.
  21. (Describe) Use the Elements of Art to Describe what you see in the picture ex. The painting shows a bold blue shapes and curved red lines...
  22. (Describe) Usually part of the cataloguing process. To provide a narrative that identifies the object. Description may include stylistic analysis, iconographic description, physical description and condition reports. ...
  23. (Describe) to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of.
  24. (describe) To record, usually in writing, the basic characteristics of a species. Description is an essential ingredient in the classification of organisms.
  25. (describe) give important and detailed information about a topic