[VERB 动词]认出;识别;分辨出 If you can identify someone or something, you are able to recognize them or distinguish them from others.
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There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic...
好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。
I tried to identify her perfume...
我试图分辨出她用哪种香水。
A uniformed chauffeur identified me among the crowd.
一个穿制服的司机在人群中认出了我。
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[VERB 动词]确认;指认;验明 If you identify someone or something, you name them or say who or what they are.
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Police have already identified around 10 murder suspects...
警方已经确认了约10名谋杀案疑凶。
The reporters identified one of the six Americans as an Army Specialist...
记者们认出6名美国人中有一位是陆军技术兵。
They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.
他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。
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[VERB 动词]发现;察觉 If you identify something, you discover or notice its existence.
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Scientists claim to have identified natural substances with cancer-combating properties...
科学家们声称已经发现自然界的某些物质具有抗癌特性。
Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
发现问题后,如何克服它的问题又出现了。
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[VERB 动词]是…的标志;显示出 If a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize, by making them different in some way.
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She wore a little nurse's hat on her head to identify her...
她头戴一顶小护士帽,很容易辨认。
His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
他的长靴和紫色贝雷帽表明他统领着苏格兰伞兵部队。
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[VERB 动词]认同;理解;体会 If you identify with someone or something, you feel that you understand them or their feelings and ideas.
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She would only play a role if she could identify with the character...
她只愿扮演她能认同的角色。
I could speak their language and identify with their problems because I had been there myself.
我会讲他们的语言,能体会他们的难处,因为我自己曾在那里呆过。
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[VERB 动词]把…(与…密)切联系;认为…(与…)有关联 If you identify one person or thing with another, you think that they are closely associated or involved in some way.
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She hates playing the sweet, passive women that audiences identify her with...
她讨厌扮演那些漂亮可爱、消极被动的女人,观众们已把她定型为这类角色。
The candidates all want to identify themselves with reform.
候选人都想把自己与改革密切联系起来。
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iden·tify★AWL/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ; NAmEaɪˈdentɪfaɪ/verb(iden·ti·fies,iden·ti·fy·ing,iden·ti·fied,iden·ti·fied)1★(alsoinformalID)to recognize sb/sth and be able to say who or what they are 确认;认出;鉴定identifysb/sth as sb/sth ◆The bodies were identified as those of two suspected drug dealers.那两具尸体被辨认出原是两名贩毒嫌疑犯。identifysb/sth ◆She was able to identify her attacker.她认出了袭击她的人。◆Passengers were asked to identify their own suitcases before they were put on the plane.乘客被要求先确认自己的旅行箱再送上飞机。◆Many of those arrested refused to identify themselves(= would not say who they were).很多被逮捕的人拒不透露身分。◆First of all we must identify the problem areas.首先我们必须找出问题所在。2★to find or discover sb/sth 找到;发现identifysth ◆Scientists have identified a link between diet and cancer.科学家发现了饮食与癌症之间的关联。◆As yet they have not identified a buyer for the company.迄今为止他们还没有为公司找到买主。identifywhat, which, etc… ◆They are trying to identify what is wrong with the present system.他们正试图弄清现行制度的弊端所在。3identifysb/sth (as sb/sth) to make it possible to recognize who or what sb/sth is 显示;说明身分◆In many cases, the clothes people wear identify them as belonging to a particular social class.很多情况下,人们的穿着显示出他们的社会阶级。PHRASAL VERBS★iˈdentify with sbto feel that you can understand and share the feelings of sb else 与某人产生共鸣;谅解;同情SYN
sympathize with
◆I didn't enjoy the book because I couldn't identify with any of the main characters.我不喜欢这本书,因为我无法与其中的任何主要角色产生共鸣。iˈdentify sb with sthto consider sb to be sth 把某人视为◆He was not the ‘tough guy’ the public identified him with.他并不是公众所认定的那种硬汉。iˈdentify sth with sthto consider sth to be the same as sth else 认为某事物等同于SYN
equate
◆You should not identify wealth with happiness.你不应该认为财富就等于幸福。be iˈdentified with sb/sth | iˈdentify yourself with sb/sthto support sb/sth; to be closely connected with sb/sth 支持;与…有密切关联◆The Church became increasingly identified with opposition to the regime.教会日益和反对政权的势力走到一起。SYNONYMS 同义词辨析identifyknow ◆recognize ◆name ◆make sb/sth out These words all mean to be able to see or hear sb/sth and especially to be able to say who or what they are. 以上各词均含认出、辨别出之意。■identifyto be able to say who or what sb/sth is 指确认、认出、鉴定:◆She was able to identify her attacker.她认出了袭击她的人。■knowto be able to say who or what sth is when you see or hear it because you have seen or heard it before 指能认出、能辨认出NOTEKnowis used especially to talk about sounds that seem familiar and when sb recognizes the quality or opportunity that sb/sth represents. *know 尤指认出熟悉的声音、辨别出人或事物所表现出的特质以及发现机会: ◆I couldn't see who was speaking, but I knew the voice.我看不到谁在讲话,但我能辨别出声音。◆She knows a bargain when she sees one.她一看就知道有没有便宜可捡。■recognizeto know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them/it, because you have seen or heard them/it before 指认识、认出、辨别出:◆I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.他一进屋我就认出了他。■nameto say the name of sb/sth in order to show that you know who/what they are 指能说出…的名称、叫出…的名字:◆The victim has not yet been named.受害人的姓名仍未得知。■make sb/sth outto manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear 指看清、听清、分清、辨认清楚:◆I could just make out a figure in the darkness.黑暗中我只看出了一个人的轮廓。PATTERNS◆to identify/know/recognize sb/sth bysth ◆to identify/recognize/name sb/sth assb/sth ◆to identify/know/recognize/make out who / who ◆to easily / easily identify/recognize/make out sb/sth identifyidentifiesidentifiedidentifyingiden·tify/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ; NAmEaɪˈdentɪfaɪ/
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identifyi‧den‧ti‧fy /aɪˈdentɪfaɪ/ ●●●W1AWL verb (past tense and past participle identified, present participle identifying, third person singular identifies) [transitive]
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1to recognize and correctly name someone or something: He was too far away to be able to identify faces. The police took fingerprints and identified the body.identify somebody/something as somebody/something Eyewitnesses identified the gunman as an army sergeant. The aircraft were identified as American.► see thesaurus at
recognize
2to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etc: Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth. They identified a number of problem areas.3if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognizeidentify somebody as somebody His accent identified him as a Frenchman.identify with phrasal verb1identify with somebody/something to feel sympathy with someone or be able to share their feelings: Humans can easily identify with the emotional expressions of chimpanzees. He identified with our distress.2identify somebody with something to think that someone is very closely related to or involved with something such as a political group: She has always been identified with the radical left.3identify something with somebody/something to think that something is the same as, or closely related to, something else: the attempt to identify crime with poverty and social problems