专四考试常见词辨析：各种“描绘”

　　describe, represent, sketch, picture

　　这些动词均有描写、描述之意。

　　describe : 侧重指描述细节，给读者或听众提供清晰的视觉图像。

　　She described in detail their resisting the invaders.(她详细叙述了他们抵抗侵略者的事迹。)

　　represent : 指有代表性或象征性地描述或讲述。

　　The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.(这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。)

　　sketch : 指快速地勾勒或概略地叙述。

　　The historical article sketched the major events of the decade.

　　picture : 着重能够栩栩如生地把事物或场景等描绘出来。

　　The speaker pictured the suffering of the poor vividly.