identify
verb
uk/aɪˈden.tɪ.faɪ/us/aɪˈden.t̬ə.faɪ/identifyverb(RECOGNIZE)
B2[T]
torecognizesomeone or something and say orprovewho or what thatpersonor thing is:
认出,识别Even thesmallestbabycan identifyitsmotherby hervoice.就连年龄最小的婴儿也能根据声音分辨出自己的妈妈。
Thegunmanin Wednesday'sattackhas been identified as Lee Giggs, anunemployedtruckdriver.周三袭击事件中的枪手已被确认为李‧吉格斯,一个失业的卡车司机。
Thepoliceofficeridentified himself(= gave hisnameorprovedwho he was)andaskedforourhelp.警官亮明身份并请求我们帮助。
B2[T]
torecognizeaproblem, need,fact, etc. and to show that itexists:
确定;发现Theresearchwill be used to identifytrainingneeds.该研究将用来确定培训的需求。
You need to identifyyourpriorities.你需要确定自己优先要做的事情。
- Arobiniseasyto identify because ofitsredbreast.
- After she had identified thebodyof herhusband, thepoliceaskedher tocollecthispersonaleffects.
- Aircraft arerequiredbylawtocarryspecialelectronicdevices, calledtransponders, so that they can be identified.
- Thepresshas identified severalpeopletheythinkarelikelyto beappointedtogovernmentpostsin theautumn.
- How many differenttreescan you identify?
Identifying
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- badged
- badging
- band
- distinguishing
- dog tag
- geotag
- id
- ID card
- identifiable
- microchip
- misidentify
- passport
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingout
- reidentify
- restamp
- signature
- stamp
identifyverb(FEEL)
[I+ adv/prep]
tofeeland say that youbelongto aparticulargroupofpeople:
Someone who isassignedmaleatbirthmay identifyasfemale.
Voters identifyingasRepublicansdroppedby 2percent.
Althoughraceis asocialconstruction, it's abigpartof how you identify.
- I identify asstraight, but I have hadgayexperiences.
- I identify as a New Yorker much more than anythingelse.
- She identifies as aculturalJewbut not as areligiousJew.
- When you aren'tcomfortablewith who you are,regardlessof how you identifysexually, it's hard tomeetapartner.
- Abiracialpersonwho wasraisedby, let's say, awhitemomand awhitestepdadmight identifydifferently.
- Nowadayspeoplemight identify influidandchangingways.
Mind and personality
- (a) penny for your thoughtsidiom
- allism
- allistic
- alter ego
- ambivert
- ASC
- Asperger's syndrome
- cognition
- human nature
- id
- identity
- in the person ofsomeoneidiom
- intellect
- jib
- noggin
- non-identity
- noodle
- on the spectrumidiom
- subconscious
- vantage point
Phrasal verbs
identify withsomeone
identifysomeone/somethingwithsomething