1、instance

例如;譬如

There are a number of improvements; for instance, both mouse buttons can now be used.

在許多地方有了改進,例如,鼠標的左右鍵都可以使用了。

Let your child make some of the small decisions concerning his daily routine. For instance, allow him to choose what clothes he wears at the weekend.

讓孩子在日常生活中作一些小決定。比如,讓他自己決定周末穿什么衣服。

例子;實例;事例

She cited an instance where their training had been a marvelous help in dealing with problems.

她舉了一個所受訓練為解決問題幫了大忙的實例。

an investigation into a serious instance of corruption.

對一起嚴重的腐敗事件的調查

首先;第一步

In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist.

你的孩子將首先由耳鼻喉專科醫生來診察。

The post was for one year in the first instance with possible renewal to a further year.

該崗位初始為一年期,有可能會再續聘一年。

2、describe

描述;描寫;形容;敘述

We asked her to describe what kind of things she did in her spare time.

我們請她描述一下她業余時間都在做什么。

She broke down describing how she was arrested for refusing a breath test.

她在敘述自己如何因為拒絕接受呼吸測試而被捕時再也控制不住情緒。

把…說成;把…稱為;認為

He described it as an extraordinarily tangled and complicated tale.

他說那是一個非常曲折復雜的故事。

Eriksson described him as 'the best player on the pitch'.

埃里克森稱他是“場上最好的球員”。

描畫，畫出(圖形);形成…的形狀

His pass described a perfect arc through the leaden sky.

他的傳球在陰沉的天空中劃出了一道完美的弧線。