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　

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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

• FE-SEM, AFM and Spectroscopic Ellipsometer are used to characterize the surface microstructure and optical properties of the film.
  使用反射式扫描椭偏仪、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、原子力显微镜（AFM）测试了薄膜的光学性能和微观形貌。
• 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。
• Pollution, violence, and poverty characterize many Third World cities.
  污染、暴力和贫穷成了许多第三世界城市的特征。
• 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。
• DTA, XRD and SEM are used to characterize the constituents and microstructure of compacted cement with and without silica fume cured in different curing conditions.
  用DTA、XRD及SEM分析了不同养护条件下硅灰改性前后压实水泥的组成和微观结构，并探讨了结构与耐久性的关系。
• Residence times have also been used to characterize the fluidized bed and to interpret conversion data.
  停留时间分布模型也早已被用来表示流化床的特征和说明转化率数据。
• These functions are the ingredients that characterize what we call the problem-solving leadership style.
  这些功能，构成了我们所说的解决问题型领导的要素。
• This is critical both to create and to characterize novel properties at the nanoscale.
  这对于创建和表征纳米级的新特性是至关重要的。
• Through the laboratory test, with strength, permeability and resistance to characterize the hydrolysis of materials.
  通过室内试验，用强度，渗透性和抗水解性来表征该材料的效果。
• In order to better characterize the propagation of benign worm, this paper adopted a discrete-time model.
  为了更好地刻画良性蠕虫的传播过程，采用了离散时间模型。