1A large, thin, flat case for loose sheets of paper such as drawings or maps.

1. 1.1 A set of pieces of creative work intended to demonstrate a person's ability to a potential employer.
   应聘作品集
   she had a portfolio of crayon portraits

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   • When we first asked him what he was capable of for political satire, he sent us the piece below as his portfolio.
   • The best piece in her portfolio was a packaging program for an imaginary cd release: packaging, advertising, posters.
   • Since earning her graduate degree from Yale only two years ago, Katy Grannan has compiled an impressive portfolio of portraits.
   • They had heard stories of how the feisty old lady used to attack photographers, clobbering them with her heavy portfolio of art or chasing them for half a block down the street.
   • His business portfolio is well documented and the fact that he isn't tied to a 9 to 5 routine greatly enhances his ability to take on a job that will entail long trips from Kerry to Westmeath.
   • He didn't keep me waiting and he sat with me for a long time, looking through my portfolio, reading my statement, asking me questions.
   • He decided to publish a book of his various works after assembling a portfolio that spans several decades and several coasts.
   • We talked about her work, about sculpture, and leafed through her portfolio.
   • A professional art consultant should have brochures, a portfolio of completed jobs and a client list.
   • Part of their course work involves creating actual marketing pieces for their portfolios.
   • He receives 5,000 portfolios from artists each year, and, after reviewing them, he may end up visiting only 50.
   • I've walked into a variety of galleries with my portfolio and asked them to give me two minutes of time.
   • In the midst of this fabulous display the patron and other gentlemen examine a portfolio while a young art student draws from the assembled works.
   • Sculptor Charles Long showed a wonderful portfolio of Iris prints that seemed to replicate a notebook.
   • Gary Engle, a self-taught artist, explains that the heart of his portfolio consists of images of nature that lean toward abstract expressionism.
   • Derek received his certificate after submitting a portfolio of images demonstrating his unique style of portrait and wedding photography.
   • For individuals interested in the creative side of advertising, having a portfolio of work that reflects your creative thinking ability is a must.
   • He carries a large portfolio, apparently filled with images and evidence of his appointment, during this period, as an historian of art.
   • In general, portfolios contain two types of information: activities/achievement and evidence for reflection.
   • Next, she had to supply a CV and a portfolio of work containing before-and-after pictures of various nail techniques.
2. 1.2 A varied set of photographs of a model or actor intended to be shown to a potential employer.
   （模特或演员的）应聘写真相集
   entrants must not have done any professional modelling or have an existing portfolio

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   • She had just had a portfolio of modelling photographs taken and was waiting to hear from an agency in Liverpool.
   • Their evident power and liking for sharp foreign suits even earned them a place in the portfolio of photographer David Bailey.
   • Taiwan is a very attractive place to acquire models to complete our portfolio.
   • She came back with a wonderful portfolio of photographs, I mean really gorgeous things, and it was just too good an opportunity to pass up.
   • Even when someone suggested that he gets a portfolio done for modelling, he was too hesitant to ask his father.
   • Torbjørn Rødland is a video and still photography artist with quite an interesting portfolio.
   • All his memories remain razor sharp thanks to his portfolio of photographs.
   • She has worked energetically on her own portfolio of photography, sculpture, installation art and film.
   • This caters, among other things, to people who want ‘marriage proposal’ photos and models who want their portfolios done.
   • Mark then started hiring models from agencies to photograph for his own portfolio.
   • The others are more general, and all of them are interspersed with portfolios of photographs by various photographers.
   • They said if I wanted to try photographing people some more, they would look at my portfolio again.
   • Among her portfolio of winning photographs were shots taken in York at the Station Road War Memorial and at Knavesmire during the floods of 2000.
   • The payoff for designers is public exposure, beautiful photographs for a portfolio, and the opportunity to spread their creative wings.
   • This portfolio of photographs gives a quick sketch of Bangladesh and those trying to bring power to the people.
   • Is it a photograph that will go in my street photography portfolio and likely be displayed in my next exhibition.
   • The photography portfolio of my exceptionally talented and lovely friend Jeanna Nash.
   • Usually, Sunder does the portfolio for models.
   • We pay for our own photographs for our portfolios, and then for the hours and hours we need to be just available.
   • Sivaram, for whom photography is a hobby, selected river related photographs from his portfolio.

2A range of investments held by a person or organization.

投了保的市政证券组合。

1. 2.1 A range of products or services offered by an organization.
   产品组合，服务组合
   an unrivalled portfolio of quality brands

   无与伦比的高质量品牌组合。

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   • I liaise with end-users, resellers and partners to see how we can improve our portfolio of products and services.
   • Irish organisations look for a broad portfolio of business products.
   • The group's objective is simple: to offer a portfolio of services that will have a significant impact on the communities in which they operate.
   • Well the company has woken up to the fact that if there are going to thrive on a smaller number of people producing more products then we must be able to offer a portfolio of skills and be flexible.
   • Brand loyalty at the high end of the vehicle market is quite strong, and several luxury brands have developed product portfolios that appeal to a wide range of shoppers.
   • Structure, process and outcomes together should define the portfolio of clinical services offered in teaching hospitals.
   • It would not be possible, said opponents of the proposal, to combine a vast range of products and services, including the portfolios of companies previously acquired.
   • This, he says, will be achieved by offering innovative and differentiated service portfolios and increasing emphasis on customer care and support.
   • As dairy processors expand their product and package portfolios to offer consumers more variety, the up-side potential may become even greater.
   • Our objective is to pay cash for the right portfolio and then offer it for sale on a retail, regional basis.
   • As Young explained: ‘We're always looking for opportunities to add a brand name to our portfolio.’
   • Knowledge of halo effects is crucial in determining how to allocate advertising funds across a portfolio of products.
   • These offers, along with our technically sound product portfolio, a deep bench of people, and value-added service, will be our fundamentals.
   • When one starts looking at the implications of a diversified portfolio of services, as is the case for most transport operators, we talk of economies of scope.
   • Organising talent, keeping their portfolios and hiring out services to television companies and advertising agencies can be a lucrative business.
   • And, we have a common commitment to deliver integrated solutions, open systems and architecture, and the broadest portfolio of products and services.
   • Now the firm has warned profit margins would remain under pressure until its product portfolio was stronger.
   • I would like to see us become even bigger in the future, and I see us growing and being able to offer a much wider portfolio of health products in the next few years.
   • Ultimately, companies wishing to instill more discipline in the R&D process are out to rationalize their product portfolios.
   • He added that the assurance that the enlarged portfolio of products and services and access to a broader target market base will offer growth opportunities to all investors.

3as modifier Denoting or engaged in an employment pattern which involves a succession of short-term contracts and part-time work, rather than the more traditional model of a single job for life.

兼职工作使女性能够兼顾事业与家庭。

4The position and duties of a Minister or Secretary of State.

他担任了外务部长一职。