a loveless marriage. I The right-wing press portrayed the election as a major defeat for the Socialists.
Qwhat sb/sth is like /wot (sb/sth) iz ' I ai к spoken use this when you are asking someone to describe someone or something to you or when you are describing someone or something to them: >(I've just met Anna's new boyfriend." "What's he like?" I I'll try and explain to you what being in prison was like.
Ed a written or spoken description
description di'skrippn [n C| what you say or wTite when you are describing a person, place, thing etc + of Write a description of someone you know well.
give sb a description Tom gave the police a description of his car. a /all/detailed description (^containing all the important details) The guidebook contains a full description of the church.
report /rr po:rt/ {n CI a description of a situation or event, based on a study of the facts, which provides people with information about it and also tries to explain it: The report is based on visits to schools in five cities.
+ on a government report on the effects
of tobacco advertising
newspaper/news/television report News
reports suggest that over 300 people may have died.
account /э'каит/ [n С] a written or spoken description of something that happened + of The newspaper printed a detailed account of the trial.
give an account His book gives a fascinating account of this dangerous journey.
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commentary /'komant^l'kaimsntcri/ In C] a spoken description of a race or sports event on the radio or television, which is given while it is happening: Don't miss tonight's game between the Bears and the Red Sox - commentary by Nick O'Ryan.
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+ or Now let's go over to our London studio for commentary on the wrestling.
plural commentaries
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
DESIGN
the way that something has been planned to look or work
DECORATE
CLOTHES
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see also
DRAW
ART
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PATTERN
FASHIONABLE/ UNFASHIONABLE
the design of something
design /di'zam [ri C/U] the way that something has been planned and made, including its appearance and the way it works - use this about things like furniture, clothes, buildings, or machines: Conran 's furniture ujas based on simple, modern designs. I
The success of the product was largely due to good design. I The problem was caused by a design fault. the design of sth The basic design of the vehicle has been improved.
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DESERVE
D to deserve something good
deserve /di'z3:rv/ [и T] if you deserve something, it is right that you should have it, because you have worked hard, done something well etc: After all that hard work, you deserve a rest. deserve to do stH Chang played better than Sampras, and he deserved to win. thoroughly deserve sth (=deserve something very much) Jill was awarded first prize, and she thoroughly deserved it.
wett-deserved/wetl-earned wei
di'z3:rvd«, ,wel 3irnd<j [adj usually before nounl a well-deserved or well-earned
to plan how something new will look or work
iesig 11 di zain [u Tj to make drawings or plans of something new that will be made or built: Sally's amazing! She designs all her own clothes. I The car was designed and built in Korea.
be well designed/badly designed The
offices weren't very well designed - the rooms are too small and it's much too hoi in summer.
rest, win, drink etc is one that you deserve to have, because you have worked hard: The game ended in a well-deserved victory for the German team. I At 9 o'clock, she settled down for a well- earned rest.
to deserve something bad
thoroughly deserve sth / can't help feeling sorry for him even though he thoroughly deserved to be fired.
qserve sb right ,s3:rv (sb) rait/spoken
use this to say you think someone deserves something bad that happens to
them, becausc they have been unkind or done something stupid + for '7 feel terrible"Serues you right for drinking so much last night." it serves sb right Her eyes filled with
angry tears. "lt d serve them right if something did happen to me. she thought.
deserve /di'z3:rv/ [v T) if you think that someone deserves something bad that happens to them, you think it is fair that it happens because they have done something wrong or stupid deserve to do sth Anyone who drives like that deserves to lose their licence. deserve it (=deserve the bad things that happen ) "You really weren't very nice to her." "Well she deserved it!" get what you deserve (-when something bad happens to you, and you deserve it) In the end, the bully got what he deserved.