六级They may be able to handle a drought of some length, and many people use the term "drought tolerant" to describe such plants, but they never actually stop needing to consume water, so Farrant prefers to call them drought resistant.

它们可能能够应对一定长度的干旱，许多人用“耐旱”一词来形容这种植物，但它们从来没有停止过用水，所以Farrant更愿意称它们为抗旱植物。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term workplace telepressure to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss, colleagues or clients.

在去年发表的一项研究中，心理学家创造了“工作场所远程压力”一词，用来描述员工立即回复电子邮件的冲动，以及将电子邮件回复给老板、同事或客户的强迫性想法。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级In an 1801 drawing from his book, General Zoology Amphibia, George Shaw, an English botanist and zoologist, credited Merian for describing a frog in the account of her South American expedition, and named the young tree frog after her in his portrayal of

1801年，英国植物学家兼动物学家乔治·肖（George Shaw）在其著作《两栖动物学概论》中的一幅绘画中，称赞美利安在描述其南美探险时描述了一只青蛙，并在其描绘的两栖动物中以她的名字命名了这只小树蛙

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级Since fewer than half of Americans say they cook at an intermediate level and only 20% describe their cooking skills as advanced, the crisis is one of confidence.

由于不到一半的美国人说他们的烹饪水平处于中等水平，只有20%的人说他们的烹饪技能是高级的，因此危机在于信心。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Writing in the journal, the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites, with four out of six birds that survived for at least five months overwintering on rubbish dumps in northern Morocco, instead of migrating to the Sahel.

科学家们在该杂志上写道，德国的鹳类明显受到了垃圾场的影响，六分之四的鸟类在摩洛哥北部的垃圾堆上越冬，而不是迁徙到萨赫勒。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictionsdiscrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatmentThey be more precise with the language they use.

解释人类遗传多样性的基础有助于理解不同的人群解释社会和文化差异描述人类个体特征的术语现代遗传学研究可能助长种族冲突种族是人类遗传多样性的一个定义不清的标记种族作为一个生物学术语可以解释人类遗传多样性遗传学研究应考虑到社会和文化的差异，在诊断中必须将种族放在一边，在遗传学中包含社会变量是很重要的。研究遗传类别的遗传多样性可能导致错误的临床预测。临床治疗中的疏忽他们使用的语言更加精确。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研It is also the reason why when we try to describe music with words, all we can do is articulate our reactions to it, and not grasp music itself.

这也是为什么当我们试图用文字来描述音乐时，我们所能做的只是表达我们对它的反应，而不是理解音乐本身。

2014年考研翻译原文

高考People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.

找到一本书的人也可以留下一篇日记，描述他们对这本书的看法。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages.

引发愤怒的事件如此之多，要描述它们都需要数百页的篇幅。

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm of his hand at a right angle to the floor.

为了描述人类，他应该保持手掌与地板成直角。

2014年6月听力原文

考研Fortunately, there's another sort of parent that's a bit easier to describe: a patient parent.

幸运的是，还有另一种更容易描述的父母：耐心的父母。

2020年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研He quotes a giant of classical economies, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like "children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once" rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.

他引用了古典经济巨人阿尔弗雷德·马歇尔（Alfred Marshall）的话，将这种金融上的不耐烦描述为“孩子们从布丁上摘下李子，马上吃掉”，而不是把它们放在一边等着最后吃掉。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级We might use the word "negative" to describe more difficult emotions but it doesn't mean those emotions are bad or we shouldn't have them.

我们可以用“消极”这个词来描述更困难的情绪，但这并不意味着这些情绪是坏的或者我们不应该有它们。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we're filling out here

那么，你能描述一下抢劫银行的那个人吗？我们正在填写这份报告

2010年12月听力原文

六级South Korea opened its second Antarctic research base in 2014, describing it as a way to test robots developed by Korean researchers for use in extreme conditions.

2014年，韩国开设了第二个南极研究基地，将其描述为测试韩国研究人员开发的用于极端条件的机器人的一种方式。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级He doesn't know how to describe the beautiful country scenery

他不知道如何描述美丽的乡村景色

2011年6月听力原文

高考It was coined by the trans-research institute to describe a new philosophy by which high achievers at work chose a lower salary in exchange for a better quality of life.

它是由trans研究所创造的，用来描述一种新的理念，即工作中的高成就者选择较低的工资来换取更好的生活质量。

2015年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

四级In his book, Team of Teams, General Stanley McChrystal describe show the army's hierarchical structure hindered its operations during the early stages of the Iraq war.

斯坦利·麦克里斯特尔将军在其著作《团队之队》中指出，在伊拉克战争的早期阶段，军队的等级结构阻碍了其行动。

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级The retail industry is getting "reinvented" as we describe in our new book Matchmakers.

正如我们在新书《媒人》中所描述的那样，零售业正在得到“再造”。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term "workplace telepressure" to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss, colleagues or clients.

在去年发表的一项研究中，心理学家创造了“工作场所远程压力”一词，用来描述员工立即回复电子邮件的冲动，以及将电子邮件回复给老板、同事或客户的强迫性想法。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Despite the modesty of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as "government-run personnel management" and a "dangerous precedent".

尽管好处不大，但商会和其他商业团体对此进行了激烈的斗争，称之为“政府运作的人事管理”和“危险的先例”。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Applicants are asked to describe an ethical dilemma they've faced and its impact on them, or discuss a public issue of special concern to them, or tell of a fictional character or creative work that has profoundly influenced them.

申请人被要求描述他们所面临的道德困境及其对他们的影响，或者讨论他们特别关注的公共问题，或者讲述对他们产生深刻影响的虚构人物或创造性作品。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Even if the question is ostensibly (表面上) about something outside the self (describe a fictional character or solve a problem of geopolitics), the essay invariably returns to the favorite topic: what is its impact on YOU?

即使问题表面上是(表面上) 关于自我之外的东西（描述一个虚构的人物或解决一个地缘政治问题），这篇文章总是回到最喜欢的话题：它对你有什么影响？

2013年12月阅读原文

四级: How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden

当前位置这位男士如何描述瑞典圣诞节前后的短暂白天

2011年12月听力原文

六级City employees, citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan.

市政府的员工、市民和记者聚集在大厅里，听她描述计划。

2012年12月听力原文

考研It is this implicit or explicit reference to nature that fully justifies the use of word garden though in a “liberated” sense, to describe these synthetic constructions.

正是这种对自然的含蓄或明确的提及，充分证明了使用“花园”这个词来描述这些合成结构的正当性，尽管它具有“解放”的意义。

2013年考研翻译原文

四级The term kleptoplasty is used to describe the practice of using hiJacked genes to create nutrients from sunlight.

盗贼整形术一词用来描述利用被劫持的基因从阳光中创造营养的做法。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级: How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden?

当前位置这位男士如何描述瑞典圣诞节前后的短暂白天？

2011年12月听力原文

高考How does Steven describe his music?

史蒂文如何描述他的音乐？

2015年高考英语湖北卷 听力 题设

高考In a study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word "touch" four times using the smart keyboard.

在一项描述这项技术的研究中，研究人员让100名志愿者使用智能键盘四次输入“触摸”这个词。

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases.

在描述该报告的新闻稿中，安南先生强调，谈判需要侧重于增加从富国到穷国的资金流动，以帮助它们减少对气候危害的脆弱性，同时仍然控制吸热气体的排放。

2011年6月阅读原文

四级He doesn't know how to describe the beautiful country scenery.

他不知道如何描述美丽的乡村景色。

2011年6月听力原文

四级As I start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods.

当我开始描述在树林里有多安静的时候。

2011年6月听力原文

四级Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we're filling out here?

好的，你能描述一下抢劫银行的那个人吗？我们正在填写这份报告？

2010年12月听力原文

六级By describing the destructive power of earthquakes.

通过描述地震的破坏力。

2010年6月听力原文

六级Writing in the journal, the scientists describe how the storks from Germany were clearly affected by the presence of waste sites, with four out of six birds that survived for at least five months overwintering on rubbish dumps in northern Morocco, instead

科学家们在该杂志上写道，德国的鹳类明显受到垃圾场的影响，六分之四的鸟类在摩洛哥北部的垃圾堆上越冬，至少存活了五个月

2017年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级By describing the destructive power of earthquakes

通过描述地震的破坏力

2010年6月听力原文

六级Even if the question is ostensibly (表面上) about something outside the self (describe a fictional character or solve a problem of geopolitics), the essay invariably returns to the favorite topic: what is its impact on YOU

即使问题表面上是(表面上) 关于自我之外的东西（描述一个虚构的人物或解决一个地缘政治问题），这篇文章总是回到最喜欢的话题：它对你有什么影响

2013年12月阅读原文

六级a basis for explaining human genetic diversity an aid to understanding different populations an explanation for social and cultural differences a term to describe individual human characteristics The example of the disease cystic fibrosis underdiagnosed in people of African ancestry demonstrates that it is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosis it is important to include social variables in genetics research.

解释人类遗传多样性的基础

2016年12月六级（第三套）真题

六级Steel has given that 20-hour figure when describing her “exhausting” process in the past: “I start the book and don't leave my desk until the first draft is finished.

斯蒂尔在描述她过去“筋疲力尽”的过程时给出了20个小时的数字：“我开始写这本书，直到初稿写完才离开办公桌。

2020年09月六级真题（第2套）

六级” one should create a solid statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail how they see their life related to work.

“一个人应该用十几句话来表达自己的观点，详细描述他们如何看待自己的生活与工作的关系。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way, “If one wants to get to the top of a mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking about it will not bring one there.

一些哲学老师这样描述行动，“如果一个人想登上山顶，仅仅坐在山脚下思考是不会把人带到那里的。

2007年6月英语六级真题

四级Henry George was accurate in describing the era as one of “progress and poverty.

亨利·乔治准确地将这个时代描述为“进步与贫困”的时代。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.

即使是一个熟练的作家也可能无法描述使一张脸与另一张脸不同的所有特征。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But describing someone’s personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face.

但是，用语言描述一个人的个性比描述他的脸要容易一些。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级If you were asked to describe what a “nice face” looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so.

如果你被要求描述一张“漂亮的脸”是什么样子的，你可能很难做到这一点。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But if you were asked to describe a “nice person”, you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth.

但是，如果你被要求描述一个“好人”，你可能会开始想到一个善良、体贴、友好、热情等等的人。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts.

有很多词可以描述一个人的想法、感受和行为。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing, his personality.

我们中的许多人都将这些信息作为描述或键入他的个性的基础。

1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.

我不知道有哪个家长会用“有趣”这个词来形容抚养孩子。

1998年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级“Although they have never really tried to work in a message towards the problems of reproduction, they describe middle and upper class values-not many children, different attitudes towards sex, women working,” says Martine.

Martine说：“尽管他们从未真正尝试过向生殖问题传达信息，但他们描述了中产阶级和上层阶级的价值观——没有多少孩子，对性的不同态度，女性工作。”。

1999年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The two terms generally mean the same thing: a one-or two-page document describing one’s educational qualifications and professional experience.

这两个术语通常意味着相同的东西：一份一两页的文件，描述一个人的学历和职业经历。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards, while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases.

安南在一份描述该报告的新闻稿中强调，谈判的重点是增加从富裕地区向贫穷地区的资金流动，以帮助减少这些地区对气候危害的脆弱性，同时仍然控制吸热气体的排放。

2011年6月英语四级考试真题

四级He said that describing aging as a disease creates incentives to develop treatments.

他说，将衰老描述为一种疾病会激励人们开发治疗方法。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题(第3套)

四级Since fewer than half of Americans say they cook at an intermediate level and only 20% describe their cooking skills as advanced the crisis is one of confidence.

由于不到一半的美国人表示他们的烹饪水平处于中等水平，只有20%的人表示他们的厨艺很高级，这场危机是一场信心危机。

2020年7月大学英语四级真题

四级Scientists shaped the history of the terms while attempting to accurately describe how humans continue to alter the planet.

科学家们在试图准确描述人类如何继续改变地球的同时，塑造了这些术语的历史。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

考研Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well.

尽管我们关注特殊儿童的需求，但我们发现自己也在描述他们的环境。

1994年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Much of the language used to describe monetary policy, such as “steering the economy to a soft landing or “a touch on the brakes, makes it sound like a precise science.

用于描述货币政策的许多语言，如“引导经济软着陆”或“踩刹车”，听起来像是一门精确的科学。

1997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.

达尔文用一句话来形容那些对进化一无所知的人：他们“看着一个有机的存在，就像野蛮人看着一艘船，就像看着完全无法理解的东西。”。

2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Instead of describing sounds we must make up words that imitate them; we must use many sizes of type and different colored inks on the same page, and shorten or lengthen words at will.

我们不必描述声音，而必须编出模仿它们的单词；我们必须在同一页上使用多种尺寸的字体和不同颜色的墨水，并随意缩短或加长单词。

2000年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Two anthropologist-linguists, Franz Boas and Edward Sapir, were pioneers in describing many native languages of North and South America during the first half of the twentieth century.

两位人类学家和语言学家Franz Boas和Edward Sapir是二十世纪上半叶描述北美和南美许多本土语言的先驱。

2004年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has just issued a report describing the far-reaching consequences of this.

经济合作与发展组织（经合组织）刚刚发布了一份报告，描述了这一问题的深远影响。

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题