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.

总统喜欢以工薪阶层的朋友自居。

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portray somebody/something as something• Liberals are portrayed by the group as sensitive and caring.• Many fairy tales portray women as victims.

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单词	portray somebody/something as something
释义	portray somebody/something as something 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. 总统喜欢以工薪阶层的朋友自居。 ► see thesaurus at describe 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. → portray somebody/something as something at portray(1)
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