role
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/rəʊl/
/rəʊl/
- an actor’s part in a play, film, etc.
（演员的）角色 - She has landed the lead role (= the most important one) in a new play.
她在一部新剧中担任主角（=最重要的角色）。 - a leading/starring role
主角/主演 - the role of somebody He played the role of Sonny in ‘The Godfather’.
他在《教父》中扮演桑尼一角。
Homophones role | rollrole roll/rəʊl//rəʊl/- role noun
- She's playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet.
她扮演伊丽莎白·班纳特的角色。
- She's playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet.
- roll noun
- The soup is served with a freshly baked roll.
汤配上新鲜出炉的面包卷。
- The soup is served with a freshly baked roll.
- roll verb
- Everyone must roll the dice, and the player with the highest number starts.
每个人都必须掷骰子，骰子最大的玩家开始。
- Everyone must roll the dice, and the player with the highest number starts.
Wordfinder- actor
- audition
- body double
- cameo
- cast
- play
- role
- star
- stuntman
- understudy
Wordfinder- act
- cast
- drama
- entrance
- exit
- line
- play
- role
- scene
- speech
Collocations Cinema/the moviesCinema/the moviesWatching- go to/take somebody to (see) a film
- go to/sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
- rent a film/DVD
- download/stream a film
- burn/copy/rip a DVD
- see/watch a film/DVD/preview/trailer
- show/screen a film
- promote/distribute/review a film
- (British English) be on at the cinema
- be released on/come out on/be out on DVD
- captivate/delight/grip/thrill the audience
- do well/badly at the box office
- get a lot of/live up to the hype
- write/co-write a film/script/screenplay
- direct/produce/make/shoot/edit a film/sequel
- make a romantic comedy/a thriller/an action movie
- do/work on a sequel/remake
- film/shoot the opening scene/an action sequence/footage (of something)
- compose/create/do/write the soundtrack
- cut/edit (out) a scene/sequence
- have/get/do an audition
- get/have/play a leading/starring/supporting role
- play a character/James Bond/the bad guy
- act in/appear in/star in a film/remake
- do/perform/attempt a stunt
- work in/make it big in Hollywood
- forge/carve/make/pursue a career in Hollywood
- the camera pulls back/pans over something/zooms in (on something)
- the camera focuses on something/lingers on something
- shoot somebody/show somebody in extreme close-up
- use odd/unusual camera angles
- be filmed/shot on location/in a studio
- be set/take place in London/in the ’60s
- have a happy ending/plot twist
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea2- Ethan Hawke does a solid job in a thankless role.
对这个吃力不讨好的角色，伊桑・霍克还是做足了功课。 - He has the starring role in the movie.
他在该电影中演主角。 - He was very good in the role.
他这个角色演得很好。 - In the series, Smith assumes the role of the go-between.
在这部连续剧中，史密斯扮演中间人的角色。 - It took her three years to land her first film role.
她花了 3 年时间才得到第一个电影角色。 - Lee began to get big roles in movies.
李开始在电影中担任重要角色。 - Most of the original cast are reprising their roles.
大部份原班演员重演原来的角色。 - She interprets the role as more tragic than I expected.
她把这个角色演绎得比我预想的更具悲剧色彩。 - She sings the title role in Tosca.
在歌剧《托斯卡》中，她演唱的是剧名角色。 - The supporting roles are filled by British actors.
配角都由英国演员扮演。 - This is the plum role in the play.
这是该剧中大家都向往的角色。 - Walken carefully underplays the role.
沃肯表演时有意淡化处理这个角色。 - a starring female role
女主角 - one of his stereotypical action hero roles
他演过的一个老套的动作英雄角色 - the chance to sink her teeth into the meaty role of femme fatale Margaret
全身心投入去饰演形象丰满的红颜祸水玛格丽特的机会 - Playing the role of Hamlet is an immense challenge for the actor.
扮演哈姆雷特这个角色对于演员来说是一个巨大的挑战。 - It is one of the greatest roles she has played.
这是她扮演过的最伟大的角色之一。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lead
- leading
- starring
- …
- assume
- perform
- play
- …
- in the role (of)
- She has landed the lead role (= the most important one) in a new play.
- the function or position that somebody has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship
职能；地位；角色 - the changing role of women
妇女角色的转变 - role in something the artist's role in society
艺术家在社会中的角色 - role as somebody He is stepping down from his role as chair.
他将辞去主席的职务。 - I welcome the opportunity to assume a leadership role within the organization.
我很高兴有机会在组织内担任领导职务。 - In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
许多夫妻彻底交换了角色，男人待在家里而女人出外工作。 - It is important that everyone has clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
每个人都有明确定义的角色和责任，这一点很重要。
Extra Examples- Every member of staff must have a clear role.
每一名员工都应该各司其职。 - He assumed a conspicuous role at the new arts agency.
他在新的艺术机构里承担了显要职责。 - He filled several governmental roles.
他担任过几个政府官职。 - He has been cast in the role of chief apologist for the government.
他被说成是政府的主要辩护者。 - He is looking for ways to strengthen his role in the business.
他正在想方设法提升自己在企业中的地位。 - He is trying to carve out a new role for himself.
他正试图为自己开创一片新天地。 - He may have to settle for a backup role.
他可能不得不接受自己只能起辅助作用的现实。 - He really wants to fulfil his role as godfather properly.
他确实想好好履行作为教父的职责。 - I accepted the executive editor role at the magazine.
我接受了该杂志的执行编辑职务。 - I feel I can fit any role this team needs me to.
我觉得我可以胜任这支队伍需要我承担的任何职责。 - I've had to take on the role of mother in her absence.
她不在的时候我必须担当起母亲的责任。 - Many staff perform multiple roles.
许多员工身兼数职。 - She embraced her role as ruler of the country.
她欣然接受了作为国家统治者的角色。 - She has a dual role as principal and French teacher.
她身兼校长和法语老师双重角色。 - She has joined the team in a consultative role.
她以顾问的角色加入了这个小组。 - Supervising elections is a possible role for the UN.
监督选举是联合国可能起到的一项作用。 - The caregiving role is still overwhelmingly a female one.
照料他人的职责绝大部份仍然由女性承担。 - The fighting has prevented the UN troops from fulfilling their role as peacekeepers.
这场争斗妨碍了联合国部队履行其维和使命。 - The new prime minister promised a greater role for women in government.
新首相许诺让女性在政府中起更大作用。 - Their brother plays a protective role.
他们的哥哥负责保护他们。 - They have to be willing to accept their roles as caregivers and not managers.
他们不得不同意接受他们要充当的是照顾者而不是管理者这一事实。 - Traditional gender roles are reversed in their household.
传统的性别角色在他们家里颠倒了过来。 - We are waiting to see if he can handle an expanded role.
我们正在观察他是否能应对范围扩大了的职责。 - We need to find a useful role for the volunteers in the campaign.
这次活动我们得给志愿者安排个能发挥作用的角色。 - We will meet with them to determine individual roles.
我们将与他们会面，以确定各人的职责。 - the views prevalent in society about female roles
社会上普遍流行的有关女性角色的观点 - She refused to take on the traditional woman's role.
她拒绝扮演传统女性的角色。 - the role of the teacher in the classroom
教师在课堂上的角色
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- have
- occupy
- perform
- …
- model
- reversal
- expectation
- …
- in a/the role
- role as
- role at
- …
- the changing role of women
- the degree to which somebody/something is involved in a situation or an activity and the effect that they have on it
影响程度；作用 - A cup of tea often serves an important social role.
一杯茶通常起着重要的社交作用。 - a key/leading/central/crucial/vital role
关键的／主要的／中心的／至关重要的／必不可少的角色 - role in doing something The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions.
媒体在影响舆论方面发挥着重要作用。 - Small businesses have a significant role to play in keeping the economy buoyant.
小企业在保持经济繁荣方面可以发挥重要作用。 - role in something UK scientists have taken a lead role in the project.
英国科学家在该项目中起主导作用。 - role of somebody/something in something the role of diet in the prevention of disease
饮食在预防疾病中的作用 - role as something The company has cemented its role as a leader in the industry.
公司已巩固了其在行业中的领先地位。 - role of somebody/something as something Thomas downplays the role of these letters as historical evidence.
托马斯贬低了这些信件作为历史证据的作用。
Extra Examples- Economic factors played a decisive role in the outcome of the war.
经济因素对战争的胜负起着决定性作用。 - He addressed the role of tradition in design.
他论证了传统在设计中的作用。 - Migrant workers played a central role in the state's prosperity.
流动工人为该州的繁荣作出了重要贡献。 - Politicians acknowledge the key roles that young people play in the country.
政治家们承认年轻人在国家中起着关键作用。 - Pressure groups played a major role in bringing about the reforms.
压力集团在引入改革方面起了主要作用。 - The authors emphasized the role of the slave trade in the economic development of the New World.
作者们强调了奴隶贸易对新大陆经济发展所起的作用。 - They decided to expand the role that new technologies play at the hospital.
他们决定让新技术在医院发挥更大的作用。 - We need to better understand the role of cold regions in the global climate system.
我们需要更好地理解寒冷地区在全球气候体系中所起的作用。 - an area where national rivalries play a powerful role
国家竞争起重要作用的领域 - the economic role of small towns
小城镇的经济地位
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- have
- occupy
- perform
- …
- model
- reversal
- expectation
- …
- in a/the role
- role as
- role at
- …
see also thematic role - A cup of tea often serves an important social role.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French roule ‘roll’, referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.