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. 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-paintingdelineationdepictionpicturecharacterizationcharacterisation