describe的用法与搭配
表示“描述”,通常只用作及物动词,用法注意:
1. 除接名词作宾语外,还通常接 wh-从句。如:
Words can’t describe her beauty. 言语无法形容她的美丽。
It’s difficult to describe how I feel. 很难描述我的感受。
Please describe what you have seen. 请描述一下你看到的情况。
2. 其后不能接双宾语,若语义需要,要用介词to或for来引出间接宾语。如:
Can you describe it to [for] me? 你能把它描述给我听吗?
Can you describe your son to me? 你能向我描述一下你儿子吗?
3. describe…as…的意思是“把……描述是……”“把……说成是……”,其中的as习惯上不宜换成to be。如:
She described him as shy. 她说他很害羞。
He describes himself as an artist. 他自称是艺术家。
He was described as (being) very clever. 据说他很聪明。
4. 在现代英语中,其后可接动名词。如:
These verbs describe holding things tightly. 这些动词描述紧握某物。
He described finding his mother lying on the floor. 他描述说发现他母亲躺在地板上。