characterize

英 [ˈkærəktəraɪz]

美 [ˈkærəktəraɪz]

v.  是…的特征; 以…为典型; 使…具有特点(或最引人注目的特征); 描述，刻画，表现(…的特征、特点)

过去分词：characterized　过去式：characterized　第三人称单数：characterizes　现在分词：characterizing　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4894 / COCA.2859

牛津词典

verb

• 是…的特征；以…为典型
  to be typical of a person, place or thing
  1. the rolling hills that characterize this part of England
     成为英格兰这一地区特征的绵延起伏的丘陵地
• 使…具有特点（或最引人注目的特征）
  to give sth its typical or most noticeable qualities or features
  1. The city is characterized by tall modern buildings in steel and glass.
     这座城市的特点是钢铁和玻璃建造的现代化高楼大厦林立。
• 描述，刻画，表现（…的特征、特点）
  to describe or show the qualities of sb/sth in a particular way
  1. activities that are characterized as ‘male’ or ‘female’ work
     被描述为“男性”或“女性”工作的各种活动

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 characterise


• VERB 使具有特点
  If somethingis characterized bya particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
  1. 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。
  2. A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.
     这间卧室的特点是用色大胆。
• VERB 描绘;描述
  If youcharacterizesomeone or somethingasa particular thing, you describe them as that thing.
  1. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly...
     两家公司都认为彼此之间关系友好。
  2. This play is characterized as a comedy.
     这出戏被认为是喜剧。

英英释义

verb

• describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
  1. You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
  2. This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
  Synonym:qualifycharacterise
• be characteristic of
  1. What characterizes a Venetian painting?
  Synonym:characterise

双语例句

• Their study is the first to identify and characterize the role of such a protein in pain-sensing neurons.
  他们的研究首次确立和描述了这种蛋白在感受疼痛神经细胞上的作用。
• The semantics associated with the Collaboration offer the potential for you to characterize relationships more robustly.
  与协作相关的语义为您提供了更有力地描述关系的潜能。
• As a result, we can characterize the service registry as tightly coupled to the ESB.
  因此，我们可以认为服务注册中心的特点是与ESB紧密耦合。
• This play is characterized as a comedy.
  这出戏被认为是喜剧。
• 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。
• The UV-visible and CD spectra were used to characterize the active site and secondary structure of the protein.
  采用紫外-可见和园二色谱表征了蛋白的金属活性中心和二级结构。
• Man has discovered a remarkably simple conceptual model with which to characterize matter.
  人们终于发现了一个能够表征物质特点的异常简单的概念性模型。
• In any discussion of pre-neoplasia, it is obviously necessary to characterize the Salent charcteristics of neoplacia itself.
  在任何有关瘤前病变的讨论中，显然，需要描述肿瘤本身显著的特征。
• The strain energy functions to characterize the mechanical properties of rubber with FEA are described.
  介绍在有限元分析中描述橡胶力学性能常用的应变能函数。
• Typical questions are 'How would you characterize corporate governance by investors and boards of directors in your country?
  其中，代表性的问题有你如何评价贵国投资者和董事会进行公司治理的情况？