Definition (Cambridge Dictionary): to give a written or spoken report of how something is done or of what someone or something is like.

普通用词。指用语言或文字描述事物的内容、细节、过程等，或描述形容人外表、性质，使人得到清晰的了解和印象。

示例：

Words cannot describe the beauty of the scene.

语言难以描述那景色之美丽。

Definition (Cambridge Dictionary): to tell a story, often by reading aloud from a text, or to describe events as they happen.

讲（故事），叙述；给（电影、广播或音乐等）配解说词。

示例：

Shall I narrate a strange experience of mine?

我把我的一次奇遇叙述一下好吗？

Definition (Cambridge Dictionary): to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work. to represent or describe someone or something in a book, movie.

“描绘”、“描述”，指用图画或文字生动、形象地把人物、事物、景物等的特征和性质活灵活现地刻画或描绘出来。（在电影、戏剧等中）扮演。

示例：

Dickens portrayed his characters to the life.

狄更斯把他笔下的人物描绘得栩栩如生。