/aɪˈdentɪfaɪ ||; aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/verb [T] (present participle identifying third person singular present identifies;past tense past participle identified)identify sb/sth (as sb/sth) to recognize or be able to say who or what sb/sth is 认出: The police need someone to identify the body. 警察须要有人出来辨认这具尸体。We must identify the cause of the problem before we look for solutions. 我们必须先弄清问题的起因，然后再寻求解决的方法。 identify sth with sth to think or say that sth is the same as sth else 把…等同于…: You can't identify nationalism with fascism. 可不能把民族主义跟法西斯主义混为一谈。 identify with sb to feel that you understand and share what sb else is feeling 认同某人的感情: I found it hard to identify with the woman in the film. 电影里的那个妇人无法引起我的共鸣。 identify (yourself) with sb/sth to support or be closely connected with sb/sth 支持；与…有密切关系: She became identified with the new political party. 她支持那个新成立的政党。