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characterize

characterize
[英] [ˈkæriktəraiz] [美] [ˈkærəktəˌraɪz] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 characterise
1. VERB 使具有特点 If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it. 

  • This election campaign has been characterized by violence...

    暴力行为已成为这次竞选活动的一大特点。

  • A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.

    这间卧室的特点是用色大胆。

2. VERB 描绘;描述 If you characterize someone or something as a particular thing, you describe them as that thing. 

  • Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly...

    两家公司都认为彼此之间关系友好。

  • This play is characterized as a comedy.

    这出戏被认为是喜剧。

characterization

  • I don't fully agree with that characterization of the welfare system.

    我并不完全同意对福利制度的描述。

Verb

1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of;

  • "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"
  • "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

2. be characteristic of;

  • "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"