| 单词 | portray |
| 释义 | portrayWord family nounportraitureportrayalportrayerportraitverbportray Theatre por·tray /pɔːˈtreɪ $ pɔːr-/ ●●○ verb [transitiveT] 1 portray somebody/something as something DESCRIBEto describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them 把某人/某物描写成某种样子 SYN depict Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful. 浪漫主义艺术家描绘的大自然是狂野而强大的。 The president likes to portray himself as a friend of working people. ► see thesaurus at describe 总统喜欢以工薪阶层的朋友自居。 Examples from the Corpus portray somebody/something as something• Liberals are portrayed by the group as sensitive and caring.• Many fairy tales portray women as victims. 2 DESCRIBEto describe or represent something or someone 描写，描绘 SYN depict His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson. 他最著名的画作描绘的是纳尔逊之死。 Religion was portrayed in a negative way. 对宗教的描写是负面的。 3 APTto act the part of a character in a play, film, or television programme 扮演〔角色〕 SYN play She portrays a dancer in the hit film. 她在这部卖座的影片里扮演一位舞者。 Examples from the Corpus portray• Their music portrays a lifestyle that no longer exists.• In the movie, Burg portrays a real-life Holocaust survivor.• This is the only example portraying a Roman Emperor which has survived intact from such an early age.• The recommendation was a surprise because census officials previously have portrayed adjustment as a solution to chronic undercounts.• All along, the Owens River had been portrayed as a matter of life or death to the city of Los Angeles.• This again portrays Cassius as a hero, and Caesar as a feeble old man in comparison.• We are all given T-shirts that portray Erap as a crocodile, gobbling money.• Leonard Baskin has been chosen to portray F.D.R.'s first inauguration and, in the final room, his funeral cortège.• Instead, she portrayed herself as a philanthropist, eager to help old friends down on their luck.• Fink is not the only writer portrayed in the film.• Two portray large dramatic faces that do not look particularly human. (1200-1300) Old French portraire, from Latin protrahere “to draw out, show” |
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