biograph

IPA/bˈaɪəɡɹˌaf/
IPA/bˈaɪəɡɹˌæf/

biograph — 動詞

  • biographpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • biographs3rd person singular
  • biographing-ing form
  • biographedpast simple

1. to write a detailed account of someone's life

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

寫傳記

以文字記錄某人一生的經歷

to write a detailed account of someone's life

例句

Sophia spent three years biographing her grandmother, who taught her to read.

Sophia 花了三年為教她讀書的祖母寫傳記。

transitive: biograph + [person]

The professor was biographed by a former student after his death.

那位教授過世後，一位以前的學生為他寫了傳記。

passive: be biographed by [writer]

常見搭配
  • biograph a figure / leader / artist
  • be biographed by
同義詞
  • chronicle

    broader: can cover events, journeys, or periods of time, not only people's lives

  • profile

    shorter and more journalistic; produces a focused sketch rather than a full life story

文法句型

biograph + noun

用法筆記

Much rarer than the noun 'biography.' In everyday English, speakers say 'write a biography of' instead of using this verb.

常見錯誤

She biographed about the poet.
She biographed the poet.
'biograph' takes a direct object; no preposition is needed.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • extensively (biographed)

常用片語

  • be biographed by someone

介系詞搭配

  • by (be biographed by)