Characterize
[ 'kærəktə'raɪz ]
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vt. 描述（人或物）的特性;具有…的特征;
vi. 塑造人物;
💡 词根助记
character性格，品质+ize ...化→ 成为…的特征,以…为特征;描绘(人或物)的特征,描述
📝 例句
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。
A mister is characterized by greed.
守财奴的特点是贪婪。
We may characterize an atomic state by a quantum number L.
我们可以用量子数L描写一个原子的状态。
🌱 联想助记
character + ize
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
characterize
characterise, v
1 [Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth as sth describe or portray the character of sb/sth as sth 将某人[某事物]的特点描述成或刻画成某事物
The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate. 这位小说家把女主人公刻画成反覆无常而又多情的人.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
be typical of (sb/sth); be characteristic of 表现（某人[某事物]）的典型; 以...为特徵
the rolling downs that characterize this part of England 英格兰这一地区特有的开阔的丘陵地
The giraffe is characterized by its very long neck. 长颈鹿以其长颈为特徵.
🎯 考研助记
character + ize
🔁 扩展释义
*['kærәktәraiz]vt. 描绘...的特性, 刻划...的性格
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Yes, I have. I found it in my bag five minutes ago.
是的，找到了。五分钟以前在我的书包里找到的。
How much did you pay for all these things? asked her mother.
“买所有这些东西你付了多少钱？”她妈妈问。
Oh, doctor. He seems terribly ill. Are you sure it's nothing serious?
噢，医生。他似乎病得很厉害。你肯定不是什么大病？