vt.

1. 描写，描绘，叙述[+wh-]
   Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.

   语言难以描述那景色之美丽。

   He described in detail how the accident happened.

   他详细地叙述了事故是怎样发生的。

2. 形容，把……说成[（+as）]
   He describes himself as a doctor.

   他声称自己是医生。

3. 画（图形）；形成……的形状

v.

1. give a detailed account of (someone or something) in words.
2. mark out or draw (a geometrical figure).