動詞 characterize:

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

1. We characterize people by their appearances.
   我們以外表來區(qū)分別人。
2. The rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
   這種疾病的特征是出疹子和發(fā)高燒; 以堤壩和運河為特色的一個地區(qū)
3. The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate.
   這位小說家把女主人公刻畫成反覆無常而又多情的人。
4. He may be characterized as a man of hobbies.
   他可以被稱作是一個有癖好的人。
5. Your work is characterized by lack of attention to details.
   你的工作特點是缺乏對細(xì)節(jié)的注意。

char.ac.ter.ize

v.tr.（及物動詞）
character.ized,character.iz.ing,character.iz.es
To describe the qualities or peculiarities of:
描述…的性質(zhì)或特性：
例句：
characterized the warden as ruthless.
將看守員描繪成一個無情的人

To be a distinctive trait or mark of; distinguish:
辨別：成為區(qū)別性特征或標(biāo)記；突出：
例句：
the rash and high fever that characterize this disease; a region that is characterized by its dikes and canals.
這種疾病的特征是出疹子和發(fā)高燒；以堤壩和運河為特色的一個地區(qū)

【引伸】
char.acteriz.er
n.（名詞）