describe, represent, sketch, picture

　　這些動詞均有描寫、描述之意。

　　describe : 側重指描述細節，給讀者或聽眾提供清晰的視覺圖像。

　　She described in detail their resisting the invaders.(她詳細敘述了他們抵抗侵略者的事跡。)

　　represent : 指有代表性或象征性地描述或講述。

　　The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.(這幅畫描繪了豐收的景象。)

　　sketch : 指快速地勾勒或概略地敘述。

　　The historical article sketched the major events of the decade.

　　picture : 著重能夠栩栩如生地把事物或場景等描繪出來。

　　The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.