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单词 description
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description
noun[CorU]
uk
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/us
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/
B1
something thattellsyou what something or someone is like:
描述，描写，描绘
Write a descriptionofyourfavouritebeach.描述一下你最喜欢的海滨胜地。
She hasgiventhepolicea verydetailed/fulldescriptionoftherobber.她向警察详细描述了抢劫者的相貌。
Agirlanswering(=matching)the descriptionofthemissingteenagerwasspottedin Glasgow.有人在格拉斯哥发现一个女孩，相貌特征符合对失踪少女的描述。
Yourpapercontainstoo much description, and not enoughdiscussionof theissues.你的文章描述性内容太多，而对问题的讨论不够。
of every description
of alltypes:
各种各样
Boats of every description wereenteringtheharbour.各种各样的船只正在驶入港湾。
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be beyond description(alsodefy description)
to be something that you cannotdescribeaccuratelybecause ofitsgreatsize,quality, orlevel:
无法形容，难以描述
Herbeautyis beyond description.她的美无与伦比。
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  • Awitnessgave adetaileddescription of the man.
  • He gave a veryvividand oftenshockingdescription of histimeinprison.
  • Thebookcontainslyricaldescriptions of the author'schildhood.
  • Would you say that is anaccuratedescription of thecurrentsituation?
  • A woman ofyourdescription wasseenin theareaon thenightof thecrime.
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(Definition ofdescriptionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

description| American Dictionary

description
noun[C/U]
us
/dɪˈskrɪp·ʃən/
literature
astatementor apieceof writing thattellswhat something or someone is like:
[C]Yourdescription of Della washilarious.
[U]Boats of every description(= of alltypes)enteredtheharbor.
[U]Thebeautyof the Rockies is beyond description(= isimpossibletodescribe).

descriptive

adjectiveus
/dɪˈskrɪp·tɪv/
Hispoetryskillfullyincorporatesdescriptivedetails.
(Definition ofdescriptionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdescription

description
The analogies and problems used in these experiments were not specific to any domain of expertise and used fantasy problems relying only on linguistic descriptions.
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The semantic descriptions of the devices were varied, but the pictures were identical for both conditions.
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His descriptions of the search had a sensational air but were good reporting.
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At the same time, we do not know if all the details included in these descriptions really contribute relevant properties to the resulting sound quality.
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The following descriptions focus on the local purge in each town and the points at which the local and legal purges diverged.
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The implications of these findings for theories of syntactic category formation and abstract rulebased descriptions of grammar are discussed.
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Furthermore, the chain can operate on partial world descriptions that specify values only for contextspecifically relevant variables.
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Secondly, very short descriptions of knowledge may contain faults, even if they are described at a very high level.
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Practical reason certainly requires the comparison of options in terms of their absolute descriptions.
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Again, there is at times no reference to the source of these data and the descriptions provided are inaccurate.
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The colon indicates the location of the caesura as described in traditional descriptions.
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The applicability of the criteria mentioned above is dependent upon the availability of adequate language descriptions.
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From this focus on descriptions of input evolved work on descriptions of conversational interaction.
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We compared the learners' descriptions of the pictures to a standard set of descriptions for number of core ideas expressed.
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In clinical terms, prototypes relate to classic textbook descriptions of diseases and of typical disease patterns.
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description

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above description
We will use theabovedescriptionas the definition of path-width.
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accurate description
What this study does demonstrate is that gender differences are salient and therefore should be included in anyaccuratedescriptionof interlanguage.
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adequate description
For many purposes it is a completelyadequatedescriptionof the system.
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