characterize 详细解释

characterize

['kæriktəraiz]

vt.表示 ... 的典型, 赋予 ... 特色

vt.

1. 描绘……的特性[(+as)]

The author characterizes the central figure as a weakling.

作者把书中的中心人物描绘成一个懦弱的人。

2. 具有……的特征, 以……为特征

A miser is characterized by greed.

守财奴的特点是贪婪。

词形变化

名词: characterizer | 动词过去式: characterized | 动词过去分词: characterized | 动词现在分词: characterizing | 动词第三人称单数: characterizes |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.记述特征; 表现特征

picture  describe  distinguish  portray  represent  depict  delineate  

同义参见:

specify  qualify  differentiate  

英英释义

动词 characterize:

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

同义词:qualify, characterise

be characteristic of

同义词:characterise

补充

characterizecharacterize英:[ˈkæriktəraiz] 美:[ˈkærəktəˌraɪz]vt.1.是…的特征, 以…为特征2.描述(人或物)的特性, 描绘

例句

1. the incessant demand for change that characterizes our time作为我们时代特征的那种对变革的持续需求 2. This election campaign has been characterized by violence.暴力成了这次竞选活动的特点。 3. A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.这个卧室的特点是用色大胆。 4. How would you characterize him?你会怎么形容他? 5. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly.两家公司都认为彼此的关系是友好的。 6. This play is characterized as a comedy.这出戏被归类为喜剧。 7. He characterized briefly the main trend in the world today.他简单扼要地描述了当前世界的主要倾向。 8. The author characterized the leading character in the novel as a dauntless hero.作者将小说中的主人公描绘成一个大无畏的英雄。 9. His work is characterized by lack of attention to detail.他的工作的特点是不注意细节。 10. He is a writer skilled in characterizing.他是一位擅长于塑造人物性格的作家。 11. the historian characterized the period as the decade of revolution.这位历史学家将这一时期的特点概括为革命的十年。 12. the disease is characterized by weakening of the immune system.这一疾病的特征为免疫系统的削弱。 13. the tastes that characterize Thai cooking典型泰国菜的味道 14. The President characterized the meeting as friendly and positive.总统把这次会晤形容为友好和有益的。 15. How would you characterize the situation/problem?你如何描述这一形势/问题? 16. I would characterize this as a positive change for our company.我会将此定义为我们公司的一种积极改变。 17. She had difficulty characterizing their relationship.她很难描述他们之间的关系。 18. His personality is hard to characterize.他的个性很难描述。 19. The newspaper article characterizes [=portrays] the people of the town as poor and uneducated.报纸上的那篇文章把小镇居民描绘成一群贫穷且缺少教养的人。 20. "Humor and intelligence characterize [=mark, distinguish] his writing."幽默和睿智是他的写作特色。 21. Farms and large flat fields characterize most of the area.农场和大片平整的田地是这一地区大多数地方的特征。 22. the beliefs that characterized Europe in the 15th century*15世纪欧洲的主要信仰 23. The disease is characterized by a rise in blood pressure.这种病的症状为血压升高。