descry

• vt. 看见；发现；察看

des-, 强调。cry, 尖叫。引申词义突然看到，尖叫。

descry (v.1)

"to see, discern," c. 1300, probably from Old French descrier "publish" (Modern French décrier), from Latin describere (see describe).

descry (v.2)

"to proclaim," mid-14c., from Old French descrier, from des- (see dis-) + crier, from Latin quiritare (see cry (v.)).

1. I descry a sail on the horizon.

我看见在天水交接处的轮船.

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2. In this beautiful sunset photo, I seem to descry the wings of the angel.

在美丽日落照片中, 我好像看到天使的翅膀.

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3. Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others unheeded.

学会培养炽热的想象力, 这样你就能发现别人视而不见的美.

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