characterize的例句

1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of;

   "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"
   "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
   

2. be characteristic of;

   "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
   

1.使具有特点
If somethingis characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.
这间卧室的特点是用色大胆。

2.描绘;描述
If youcharacterize someone or somethingas a particular thing, you describe them as that thing.

e.g. Both companies have characterized the relationship as friendly...
两家公司都认为彼此之间关系友好。
e.g. This play is characterized as a comedy.
这出戏被认为是喜剧。

1. An interest in people's deepest feelings characterizes all her writings.
   关注人们内心最深处的感情是她所有著作的特征。
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2. The education system there is characterized by an emphasis on success in exams.
   那里的教育制度以强调考试成绩为特征。

1. The author characterized the central figure as a weakling.
   作者把故事中的主人公描绘成一个软弱的人。
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2. The wolf is characterized as a cunning and savage beast in many stories.
   在许多故事里狼都被描绘成一种狡猾和残酷的动物。

1. characterize作“以…为特征”解时,常用于被动结构; 作“描述,描绘”解时，常用于“characterize+ n./pron. +as n./adj. ”结构。
2. characterize在英式英语中又作characterise。