characterize

动词 characterize:

1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
   同义词：qualify, characterise
2. be characteristic of
   同义词：characterise

1. We characterize people by their appearances.
   我们以外表来区分别人。
2. The rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
   这种疾病的特征是出疹子和发高烧; 以堤坝和运河为特色的一个地区
3. The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate.
   这位小说家把女主人公刻画成反覆无常而又多情的人。
4. He may be characterized as a man of hobbies.
   他可以被称作是一个有癖好的人。
5. Your work is characterized by lack of attention to details.
   你的工作特点是缺乏对细节的注意。

char.ac.ter.ize

v.tr.（及物动词）
character.ized,character.iz.ing,character.iz.es
To describe the qualities or peculiarities of:
描述…的性质或特性：
例句：
characterized the warden as ruthless.
将看守员描绘成一个无情的人

To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish:
辨别：成为区别性特征或标记；突出：
例句：
the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
这种疾病的特征是出疹子和发高烧；以堤坝和运河为特色的一个地区

【引伸】
char.acteriz.er
n.（名词）