characterizes
v.
是…的特征( characterize的第三人称单数 );
以…为特征;
描述（人或物）的特性;
使…具有特点（或最引人注目的特征）;
例句:
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A bold use of colour characterizes the bedroom.
这间卧室的特点是用色大胆。
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What characterizes the current world situation is the danger of war.
现在世界形势的特点是存在着战争的危险.
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The author characterizes the central figure as a weakling.
作者把书中的中心人物描绘成一个懦弱的人.
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Sokol also got used to the unusual combination of stock trading and corporate stewardship that characterizes Berkshire.
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