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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary iden·ti·fy (-fied ; -fy·ing) DATE 1644 transitive verb 1. a. to cause to be or become identical b. to conceive as united (as in spirit, outlook, or principle) groups that are identified with conservation 2. a. to establish the identity of b. to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen) intransitive verb 1. to be or become the same 2. to practice psychological identification identify with the hero of a novel English Etymology identify 1644, "regard as the same," from Fr. identifier, from identité(see identity). Sense of "recognize" first recorded 1769. I.D.(pronounced as separate letters), short for identification, is attested from 1955. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ identify iden·tify / ai5dentifai / verb(iden·ti·fies, iden·ti·fy·ing, iden·ti·fied, iden·ti·fied) 1. (also informal ID) [VN] ~ sb / sth (as sb / sth) to recognize sb / sth and be able to say who or what they are 确认；认出；鉴定: 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。 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: ▪ [VN] 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的买主。 ▪ [V wh-] 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。 3. [VN] ~ sb / 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 ▪ i'dentify with sb to 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。 ▪ i'dentify sb with sth to 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莽汉。 ▪ i'dentify sth with sth to 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 i'dentified with sb / sth | i'dentify yourself with sb / sth to 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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English identify verb ADV. accurately, correctly The new test will enable us to identify more accurately patients who are most at risk. Did you identify all the pictures correctly? | falsely, incorrectly, wrongly | positively | clearly, unambiguously, unequivocally We have not yet clearly identified the source of the pollution. | formally Someone has to formally identify the body. | easily, readily I could identify him easily if I saw him again. | tentatively All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines. VERB + IDENTIFY be able/unable to, can tests that can identify people at risk of cancer | be easy to, be possible to | be difficult to | be necessary to | attempt to, seek to, try to | be used to, enable sb to, help to | decline to The newspaper declined to identify the source of the allegations. PHRASES a means/way of identifying sb/sth one means of identifying the disease in its early stages PHRASAL VERBS identify with sb ADV. closely, strongly She identified strongly with the main character in the play. VERB + IDENTIFY can/could I can't identify with men like him. identify sb with sth ADV. closely The policy is closely identified with the prime minister himself. | clearly Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb to establish the identity of FF1C;the culprit was identified by his fingerprintsFF1E; Synonyms: determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, finger, pinpoint, place, recognize, spot Related Words: find; determine, establish, make out, pick out, select, separate (out) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged iden·ti·fy \-fī\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: probably from French identifier, from identité identity + -fier -fy — more at identity transitive verb 1. a. : to cause to be or become identical : regard as identical < identified their own interests with those of the rulers > b. : to link in an inseparable fashion : make correlative with something < may not rationally identify itself with any one church > c. : to conceive as united in spirit, principle, outlook, or interest < identified himself with the middle classes > broadly : to associate or join (as oneself) with some interest (as a business or political party) 2. a. : to establish the identity of < soon identified the child > : show or prove the sameness of (as with something known, stated, or possessed) < tried to identify the stolen property as his own > < could not immediately identify the quotation > b. : to determine the taxonomic position of (a biological specimen) < identified it as a member of the genus Salix but could not determine the species > intransitive verb : to be or become the same : associate in such a way as to have unity (as of interests, purpose, effect) < our tastes do not always identify > < people long in association tend to identify with one another > : practice identification < to identify is to share the interests and acts of another person until identification results — C.R.Adams > |
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