In his writing, John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology. John Crowe Ransom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。
【解析】 1.describe的用法
1)是及物动词,其后可以下形式的宾语:
①疑问词引导的从句:
Words cannot describe her beauty.
言语无法形容她的美丽。
②名词:
Please describe what you saw.
请说说你所见到的情况。
2)通常不能接双宾语,若语义需要,要用介词 to / for 来引出间接宾语:
你能将你所见到的情况描述给我听听吗?
正:Can you describe what you saw to [for] me?
正:Can you describe to [for] me what you saw?
误:Can you describe me what you saw?
3)“把…形容为 (说成是)…”,英语用describe…as…,在此结构中as之后可接名词、形容词或动名词等:
He described himself as a doctor.
他自称是医生。
2. spiritual
1)adj.精神的;心灵的;与上帝有关的
n.(尤指美国南部黑人的)圣歌
Many young people could not resist the spiritual pollution.
很多年轻人不能抵制精神污染。