名词（尤指精彩或生动的）口头描述; 生动逼真; 语画
1. 口头描述：word painting 生动之描述 | word picture 口头描述 | word processing 字处理
2. (尤指精彩或生动的)口头描述：the coast is clear: (非正式)危险已过 | word picture: (尤指精彩或生动的)口头描述 | hum-dinger: (俚)非同寻常的事物
1. The word " grandpa " was explained by showing a picture of and old man, and following was the normal shouting process.
2. When you look up in the dictionary the word guy, you see a picture of Brad.
3. With the picture of " tasting sugar with the tongue, " the word will not be hard to learn.
noun
1. a graphic or vivid verbal description
e.g. too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Synonym: word-painting delineation depiction picture characterization characterisation