Description

Give description

It had been a clear night. The girl saw her attacker clearly, so she was able to give the police an pretty accurate description of him.

Defy description

No words could describe the beauty of the scenery. It defied description.

Issue description

Police have issued a description of a man they wish to question in connection with a fatal accident in the city centre.

Fit description

A boy fitting the description of the missing child, was seen walking along the riverbank just before midnight last night.

Write description

Write a short description of your home town.

Contain description

Tonight's documentary on new medicines is not suitable for children as it contains a shocking description of animals being used to test drugs.

 

A member of the public has come forward with a full and detailed description of the men who robbed the post office. The police are now confident that they will catch the robbers.

Her description of the scenery was so vivid that when I closed my eyes I could see snow-covered mountains clearly in my mind.

'Like a fish out of water' is an apt description of how I felt at the party. I felt so awkward and uncomfortable.

What can you say in 50 words? The brief description on the back cover of the book is only intended to give you a quick idea of what the book is about.

If the police asked you to give a description of someone you met 2 months ago, how accurate would it be?

We only had a very vague description of Thupten, but we had no trouble recognising him as soon as he appeared through customs.

 

 

 

 

Notes

• In 1-4 'matching' is also possible.
• When you apply for a job, it is normal to be given a

'job description'.

I refused to work on Sunday as there was no mention of working at weekends in my job description.

• Note the following expressions:

There were planes of every description at the air show. (of all kinds)

When the dentist hit the nerve in my tooth, the pain was beyond description.

He's a great writer with remarkable powers of description.

• Three adjectives used to describe something in a very special and memorable way are: graphic, lurid, and vivid. For example:

There's a lurid description in chapter 4 of the affair between the young girl and the priest.

Jo gave us a vivid description of her experiences travelling round India.

The description of what the murderer did to his victims was graphic in the extreme!

• A 'general description' provides the main ideas or facts. For example:

The internet guide only gives a general description of Bangkok. If you want more details, you're better buying a proper guidebook.