In her field notes, the botanist carefully described the unique leaf structure of the newly discovered fern species.
在她的野外笔记中，植物学家仔细描述了新发现的蕨类物种独特的叶片结构。
The essay opens with a vivid description of a single monarch butterfly navigating a highway overpass, then zooms out to discuss the species' entire migratory route from Canada to Mexico, and finally returns to that same overpass to describe conservation efforts underway there.
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A museum catalog entry describes a 17th-century painting's brushwork in exhaustive technical detail before shifting, in its final paragraph, to speculate about the emotional state of the artist at the time of composition.
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A profile of a jazz musician opens mid-performance, describing the tension in a concert hall moments before a solo, then flashes back to recount the musician's childhood training before returning to the concert for its conclusion.
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Which choice best defines “describe”?
A — To give an account of something in words. “describe” means to give an account of something in words.
Which word means “to give an account of something in words”?
C — describe. “describe” means to give an account of something in words.
describe — to give an account of something in words. In Chinese: 描述.
describe is pronounced /dɪˈskraɪb/.
In her field notes, the botanist carefully described the unique leaf structure of the newly discovered fern species. (在她的野外笔记中，植物学家仔细描述了新发现的蕨类物种独特的叶片结构。)
depict, portray, characterize — all close in meaning to describe (to give an account of something in words).
misrepresent, distort — each the opposite of describe (to give an account of something in words).
Yes. describe is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.