characterize
characterise, / ˈkærəktəraɪz; `kærɪktəˌraɪz/ v
1 [Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth as sth describe or portray the character of sb/sth as sth 将某人[某事物]的特点描述成或刻画成某事物
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.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
be typical of (sb/sth); be characteristic of 表现（某人[某事物]）的典型; 以...为特徵
the rolling downs that characterize this part of England 英格兰这一地区特有的开阔的丘陵地
The giraffe is characterized by its very long neck. 长颈鹿以其长颈为特徵.