v. 描述，描写（describe 的过去式和过去分词）
词根：describe
adj.
descriptive 描写的，叙述的；描写性的
describable 可记述的；可描写的
adv.
descriptively 叙述地
n.
description 描述，描写；类型；说明书
descriptivism 描写主义；描述主义；描述论
vt.
describe 描述，形容；描绘
1.Her attitude could fairly be described as hostile.
公平而论，她的态度可以说是怀有敌意。
2.He described himself as 'an egalitarian'.
他自称为“平等主义者”。
3.Spencer cried as she described the sombre mood of her colleagues.
斯宾塞在描述同事们沉痛的情绪时哭了。
4.He was described by his seniors as a model officer.
他被上级称为模范军官。
5.They described him as a man of keen intellect.
他们把他描述成一个才思敏锐的人。
6.The shark described a circle around the shoal of fish.
这条鲨鱼围绕着鱼群游动。
7.He described the referendum as a one-horse race.
他称这次全民公决是一场优劣悬殊的比赛。
8.Jim was described by his colleagues as 'unusual'.
吉姆被同事们称为“不寻常”的人。
9.He described the attack as the work of savages.
他把这次袭击称为野蛮行径。