形容

有些形容词只能用作定语。

Some adjectives can only be used attributively .

疼痛得无法形容。

The pain was indescribable .

英语规定形容词通常放在其修饰的名词前：我们说agoodcry，不说acrygood。

It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify : we say ' a good cry ' , not ' a cry good ' .

lunatic是个生造词，用来形容月圆时发疯的人。

The word ' lunatic ' was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon .

他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。

He described it as the most horrendous experience of his life

你把她形容为入围名单上象征性的女性人选。

You described her as the token woman on the shortlist .

她形容她的爱人“各方面完美至极”。

She described her lover as ' perfect in every way ' .

她过后说起时会形容他的魅力难以抵挡。

Later , she would describe his magnetism as irresistible .

在多数语言中，形容词的阳性和阴性的拼法略为不同。

In most languages adjectives have slightly different spellings for masculine and feminine

他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。

He described the smell as something between a circus and a seaport

亚伯拉罕·马斯洛形容心理学是“存在的科学”。

Abraham Maslow described psychology as ' the science of being . '

议会形容此法令为对共和国内政的干涉。

The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic 's internal affairs

工业部长将此事件形容为“绝对的丑闻”。

The industry minister described the affair as ' an absolute scandal ' .

“又累又激动”是形容人喝醉酒的一种委婉说法。

' Tired and emotional ' is a code word for being drunk .

我无法形容自己离开那个地方心里有多高兴。

I can 't tell you how glad I was to leave that place .

这本小册子把图书馆形容为校园学习的中心。

The brochure described the library as the focal point of learning on the campus .

形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。

It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify .

我觉得用那些字眼来形容这艘船有点刻薄。

I think it 's a bit unkind to describe the ship in those terms .

会面之后，两位男士均形容此次会谈坦率、友好且富有建设性。

After their meeting , both men described the talks as frank , friendly and constructive

他一脸难以形容的疲惫。

His face is weary beyond description

这个法官喜欢使用“邪恶”一词来形容被他判罪入狱的人。

The judge liked using the word ' wicked ' of people he had sent to jail

疼起来厉害得无法形容。

The pain is unspeakable .

“生态的”这个词已经成为园艺产品生产商用得最滥的形容词之一。

' Ecological ' has become one of the most overworked adjectives among manufacturers of garden supplies .

他的胆量无法用语言来形容。

His courage beggars description .

我不愿用“脆弱”这个词来形容他，但它却突然出现在我脑子里了。

I hesitated to apply the word ' vulnerable ' to him but it came into my mind

啊，我都没法形容。就是太棒了，每个人都很高兴。

Oh , I can 't explain it . It 's just unreal . Everybody is so happy .

往往等他们真正接受事实时，他们已无法用语言形容自己的感情了。

Often by the time they do accept the truth they are past being able to put words to feelings .

史蒂文形容自己是“一个普通人——放在人群中就找不出来的普通人”。

Steven describes himself as ' a regular guy — you couldn 't pick me out of a crowd ' .

多萝西被形容成一个非常正统的女人，一个尽职尽责、非常虔诚的基督徒。

Dorothy was described as a very straight woman , a very strict Christian who was married to her job .

那个活动房被形容为宽敞豪华，可事实上几乎连转身的地儿都没有。

It was described as a large , luxury mobile home , but there was barely room to swing a cat .