(1) 描述，形容(act of telling about in detail or giving a picture in words) [U]：(scenery)be beautiful beyond～(景色)美丽得无法形容;(play) be dull beyond～(剧)枯燥得无法形容;be good at～擅长描述;one's power of～描述能力;the～of sb's appearance 对某人外貌的描述; recognize a person from sb's～根据某人的描述认出一个人;

(2) 描述，形容(account in words describing sth) [C]：give(send) sb a good (minute/vivid)～of a thief/sb's appearance/one's holiday/life on a farm/the mountains/what one has seen 向某人形象(细致/生动)地描述一个小偷/某人的外貌/自己的假日/农场的生活/山区景象/自己的所见;give an accurate～of sth 准确地描述某物;〖同〗account;

(3) 种类(kind; sort) [C](用于of+a/some/every/that/all/any/no+～ 短语中)(infml)：a person/thing/house of that (some)～那(某)种人/事情/房子; a dress of no particular～普普通通的衣服; vessels/shops/animals/flowers of every～各种各样的船/商店/动物/花; no dog of any～无任何种类的狗;〖同〗kind， sort， type， variety;

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