boats of every description '/all descriptions

各种类型的船

Their money came from trade of some description.

他们的钱是做某种生意赚来的。

medals, coins and things of that description

纪念章、硬币以及诸如此类的东西

A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday.

昨天在伦敦发现了一个与失踪男孩情况相符的孩子，安然无恙。

the novelist's powers of description

小说家的叙述才能

a personal pain that goes beyond description (= is too great to express in words)

难以言表的个人痛苦

to give a detailed'/full description of the procedure

对程序作详细的 / 详尽的说明

a brief'/general description of the software

软件的简要 / 概括性说明

Police have issued a description of the gunman.

警方发布通告，描述了持枪歹徒的特征。

'u2018Scared stiff 'u2019 is an apt description of how I felt at that moment.

“吓得呆若木鸡”是对我当时感受的贴切描述。

Police have issued a description of the man who was aged between fifty and sixty...

警方已经发布了那名年龄在 50 到 60 岁之间的男子的相貌特征通告。

...a detailed description of the movements and battle plans of Italy's fleet...

有关意大利舰队的行动和作战计划的详细说明

...the oldest Catholic church of any description in England...

英国所有天主教堂中最古老的一座

Events of this description occurred daily.

这类事件天天发生。

His face is weary beyond description...

他一脸难以形容的疲惫。

We were in a disaster situation that defies description.

我们陷入了难以言表的糟糕处境。

The book gave a graphic description of the war.

这本书生动地描述了战争的情况.

They bristled at his denigrating description of their activities.

听到他在污蔑他们的活动,他们都怒发冲冠.

The show featured dogs of every description.

展览会中展示了各式各样的狗.

The beauty of the scenery beggars description.

风景之美非笔墨所能形容.

My description of it needed reassessment.

需要重新估计我对此事的说法.

The beauty of the scenery defied all description.

景色之美难以形容.

The description of the fire is very effective.

对大火的描述极其生动.

He is not very good at description.

他不善于描写.

Goods of every description are available.

货色齐全.

He gave a description of what he had seen.

他描述了他所见到的一切.

1. Can you give me a description of the thief?
   你能给我描述一下那个窃贼的模样吗?
2. I shall not attempt to give a detailed description of the subject; it is beyond my grasp.
   我不想费力详尽描述这个题目,这是我力所不及的。
3. Mr. Smith gave a description of what he had seen in China.
   史密斯先生描述了他在中国的所见所闻。
4. This book gives a full description of life on a farm.
   这本书详细地描写了农场的生活。
5. The newspaper article gave a graphic description of the earthquake.
   报纸文章生动地描述了地震的情况。
6. Is this not an apt description of those who do not have a scientific attitude?
   这难道不是对那些没有科学态度的人的一种恰如其分的描述吗?
7. When I read the novel I skipped these dry passages of description.
   我读这本小说的时候,就跳过了这几段毫无趣味的描写。
8. We entertained the guests with a detailed description of the party.
   我们给客人详细地介绍了晚会的情况。
9. Does the description check with the photograph?
   描述的样子跟照片相符吗?
10. The prisoner measures up to the description the police have of the wanted jewel thief.
    这个囚犯同警方描绘的受通缉的盗窃珠宝犯的特征完全相符。
11. Such description is indispensable to an adequate understanding of the chief character.
    这样的描述对充分了解主人公是不可少的。
12. The hall was packed with people of every description.
    大厅里挤满了各种人。
13. The harbour was crowded with vessels of every description.
    这港口停满了各式各样的船只。
14. A person of that description should never be trusted.
    那种人永远不该信任。
15. I think it's a bird of some description.
    我认为它是某种鸟类。

answer to the description

适应,符合 accord with sth

beggar description

非笔墨所能描述 be indescribable

beyond description

难以形容,无法形容 extremely uninteresting

动词+～

• description">answer (to) a description与描述的相符
• description">give a description给予描述
• description">provide a description给予描述〔说明〕

形容词+～

• description">abridged description简略的说明
• description">accurate description确切的描述
• description">brief description简短的描述
• description">broad description广泛的描述
• description">clear description清楚的描述
• description">colourful description绘声绘色的描绘
• description">complete description圆满的描述
• description">correct description正确的描述
• description">firsthand description第一手的描述
• description">full description充分的描述
• description">lively description生动的描述
• description">matter-of-fact description客观的描述
• description">minute description细致的描述
• description">scientific description科学的描述
• description">short description简短的描述
• description">truthful description真实的描述

名词+～

• description">job description工作说明,职务说明

介词+～

• description">beyond all description无法形容
• description">articles of every description各种各样的物品
• description">persons of that description那一类人

～+介词

• description%20of%20one%27s%20position">description of one's position对某人立场的说明
• description%20of%20problem">description of problem叙述问题
• description%20of%20the%20trip">description of the trip旅行描绘

• He had been to places that people had written books about, and they were not a bit like the descriptions.

  出自：H. James

n.(名词)

1. description的基本意思是“描述,形容”,可指描述、形容本身的这一动作或行为,也可指用来“描述”的具体语言、文字等。description还可作“种类,类型”解。
2. description指“描述”的这一动作或行为时是不可数名词,指用来“描述”的具体语言、文字等时是可数名词,常与“a+ adj. ”连用。description作“种类,类型”解时是可数名词。

1. description最好少用“类型”的解释来作为kind或sort的同义词；
2. 表示关于某方面的说明时，description后接介词of。

n.(名词)

description, kind, nature, sort, type

这组词的共同意思是“种类”。kind在多数情况下可以和sort或type互换,但当指生物学的类属或者种类时,只能用kind; type所表示的“种类”有典型性,多指那些界限非常明确,且有明显类似之处的一类。例如:

There are four basic types of blood.有四种基本血型。

sort表示“大体上属于同类的”,有时含有轻蔑之意。例如:

How did you get this sort of ideas into your head?你的脑袋里怎么会有这种想法?

description与nature也有kind的意思,但description指叙述或描述的一类。例如:

He is a person of that description.他就是那种人。

nature指实质和特性上相似的一类。例如:

I never met things of this nature.我从未遇见过这种事情。

n.(名词)

她对那情景作了生动的描述。

误 She gave a vivid description about the scene.

误 She gave a vivid description on the scene.

正 She gave a vivid description of the scene.

析 表示“对…的描写”时, description后接of,不接about〔on〕。

• ☆ 14世纪中叶进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的descriptionem（为describere的词干）：de (下） + scribere (写），意为写下。