something that tells you what something or someone is like

Write a description of your favourite beach. 描述一下你最喜欢的海滨胜地。

She has given the police a very detailed/full description of the robber. 她向警察详细描述了抢劫者的相貌。

A girl answering (= matching) the description of the missing teenager was spotted in Glasgow. 有人在格拉斯哥发现一个女孩，相貌特征符合对失踪少女的描述。

Your paper contains too much description, and not enough discussion of the issues. 你的文章描述性内容太多，而对问题的讨论不够。

of all types

Boats of every description were entering the harbour. 各种各样的船只正在驶入港湾。

Toys of every description lined the shelves.

You can find electrical appliances, furniture, clothes - goods of every description - at the department store.

Vehicles of every description make their way north, out of the city.

Vegetables of every description are piled up on the tables.

to be something that you cannot describe accurately because of its great size, quality, or level

Her beauty is beyond description. 她的美无与伦比。

The mess in Bart's room defies description (= is very bad)! 巴特的房间乱得难以形容！

There are no words for what we went through. It's beyond description.

The feeling you have when you first see your baby is just beyond description.

The horror of what we witnessed defied description.

After twenty miles, the exhaustion is beyond description.