物体和人物描写常用词汇
1.物体描写常用的表达方式：
（1） 形状：
It is a(n)…(object)
Round, square, rectangular, oval, triangular, pentagonal, rhomboid, cubic, cylindrical, pyramidal, conic, spherical
It is in the shape of a(n) …
Circle, square, rectangle, oval, triangle, pentagon, rhombus, cube, cylinder, pyramid, cone, sphere
(2) 颜色:
It is…
Red, yellow, orange, cardinal/deep red, yolk yellow, milky white, a-green, sky-blue, snowy, pitch-black, red with a dash of blue
It has a …color.
Rich, bright, strong, full, deep, dim, pure, dull, pale, mellow
It is …in color.
Beautiful, agreeable, delightful, bright, soft, dazzling, dull, strange, awful, impressive, shocking, light
（3）外表纹理
It is…
Smooth, rough/coar, ridged, bumpy, firm, fine, soft to the touch, nice to the feel, as delicate as silk
It has a …texture.
Smooth, tough/coar, fine, loo/clo, nice, light
（4）材料
It is made of…
Wood, stone, clay, sand, metal (gold, iron, brass), cotton, silk, wool, leather, velvet, wheat, rice, popcorn, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and water, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber
It is made from…
Apples, grapes, milk, flour, cream, dried tea, cloth, denim, sap, coal tar, air, coal and water
（5）物理属性
It is…
Hard, breakable, brittle, combustible, fragile, crude, automatic, transparent, cumbersome, waterproof, shock resistant, antimagnetic, easy to handle
（6）质量和价值
It is… in quality. It is of … quality.
The quality of the (object) is…
Good, better, best, high, fine, superior, outstanding, remarkable, reliable/dependable, medium, fair, average, poor, inferior, low, first rate/first class
It is of …value.
Great, good, high, much, immen, incalculable, inestimable, practical, trifling, doubtful, little, no, cultural, commercial, economic, educative, artistic.
2. 人物描写
（1）外貌
He/she/the man/the woman is… He/she is a (n) …man/woman.
Tall, short, large, little/tiny, thin/lean, athletic, good-looking, odd-looking.
He/the man is… He is a (n) …man.
Handsome, well-built, broad-shouldered, heavy-beard, ungainly, girlish, burly.
She/the woman is… She is a (n)…woman
Beautiful, shapely, slim/slender, willowy, plump, large limbed, ugly, masculine.
（2） 面部表情
He/she looks…
He/she has a …look/expression on his face.
Happy, ardent, funny, confident, honest, innocent, kind, childish, envious, rious, sad, angry, dark, bitter, different, disturbed, embarrasd, confud/bewildered, gloomy, startle
d, frightened, naughty, pitiful, reluctant.
His/her face…
Reddened, flushed with excitement, fell, darkened slightly, turned pale, went white, bore the stamp of suffering, was blue with cold, was red with embarrassment
He/she has a (n)… face
Long, square, round, ruddy, lovely, handsome, happy, sweet, smooth, rough, bony/meager, tanned, lined/wrinkled, hideous, smiling, sad, honest, apologetic, well-featured
He/she is…
Delighted/plead/surprid to…, excited over…, content/disappointed with…, gratified with/at…, smiling, laughing, chuckling, grinning, giggling, crying, sobbing, weeping, frowning, bubbling over with joy, bursting with happiness
（3） 衣着
He’s/she’s wearing…
A suit, an overcoat, a sweater, a raincoat, a blue/distinctive uniform, his/her sports/ school /working clothes, green, black
He’s wearing…
A (ragged) jacket, a waistcoat, roll neck, cords, overalls, a flat/ hard hat
She’s wearing…
A short/ ankle-length skirt, a miniskirt, a trour suit, panties, her smartest dress, a woolly/ sun hat
He/she is dresd in…
His/her uniform, his /her best, the latest fashion, poor clothes, green, dark grey, red
He/she dress…
Neatly, casually, formally, elegantly, well, badly, in blue
（4） 年龄
He/she is …
A child, an adolescent, a teenager, a young man/lady
He/she is…
Young, old, elderly, aged, middle-aged
He/she is…
Six-month-old, teen-aged, 30 (years old), about/ over sixty, at the age of 20, in his/her teens, in his/her early/mid-/late forties, in his/her late age, (at) fifty years of age
He/she looks…
His/her age, young/old for his/ her years/ age, younger/ older than he/she is (than his/her actual age)
（5） 性格和习惯
He/she is… He/she is a (n) …man/woman
Ambitious, confident, dependent, passionate, vigorous, aggressive, nsitive, patient, prudent, cautious, polite, optimistic, humorous, broad-minded, sociable, easy-going, proud, different, hesitant, ntimental, pessimistic, innsitive, rigid, rude, insolent, queer, narrow-minded, lf-important/-centered, vain, old-fashioned
