identify /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/ verb identifies; identified; identifying
identifies; identified; identifying
Learner's definition of IDENTIFY
[+ object]
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: to know and say who someone is or what something is认出;识别;鉴定 -
She identified the dog as her lost pet.她认出这条狗是她丢失的宠物。
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He was able to correctly identify the mushroom.他能准确识别蘑菇。
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The witness positively identified the suspect in the crime.目击者明确指认了犯罪嫌疑人。
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She was easily identified by what she was wearing. [=it was easy to see who she was because of what she was wearing]根据穿着很容易就能认出她。
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He has a talent for identifying [=recognizing] good workers.他具有识别优秀员工的才能。
2
: to find out who someone is or what something is查明;发现 -
The corpse was identified on the basis of dental records.依据牙科记录查明了尸体身份。
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They could not identify the source of the quotation.他们无法找到引文的出处。
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They had no difficulty in identifying the problem.他们轻而易举地发现了问题。
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We began by identifying what we needed for the job.我们首先弄清了做这份工作我们需要具备什么。
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We need to identify the causes of unemployment.我们需要弄清楚失业的原因。
3
: to show who someone is or what something is证明(身份);表明
identify with
[phrasal verb] 1
identify (something) with (something) : to think of (something) as being the same as (something else)认为…等同于… 2
identify (someone) with (something) : to think of (someone) as being very closely associated with (something)认为…与…密切相关—
often used as (be) identified with常用作(be) identified with 3
identify with (someone or something) : to think of yourself as having the same problems and feelings as someone认同;同情;与…有同感 -
Many readers identify with the characters in her novels.许多读者与她小说中的角色产生了共鸣。
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He could identify with the problems the athlete was having. [=he understood the problems because he had had similar problems himself]他能理解运动员正面对的困难。
— identifiable
/aɪˌdɛntəˈfajəbəl/ adjective [more identifiable; most identifiable] — identifiably
/aɪˌdɛntəˈfajəbli/ adverb