to recognize and correctly name someone or something

认出，识别〔某人或某物〕:

He was too far away to be able to identify faces.

他离得太远，认不出那些面孔。

The police took fingerprints and identified the body .

警方采集了指纹，对尸体作了身份确认。

Eye witnesses identified the gunman as an army sergeant.

目击者认出了枪手是一名陆军中士。

The aircraft were identified as American.

那些飞机被认出是美国的。

to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etc

确定; 发现:

Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth.

科学家已发现造成畸形发育的基因。

They identified a number of problem areas.

他们发现了一些有问题的区域。

if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize

表明…的身份:

His accent identified him as a Frenchman.

他的口音表明他是法国人。