portray
US
UK portray [sb/sth] vtr: (depict)
SC 描写 miáo xiě
TC 描寫
TC 描寫
SC 描绘 miáo xiě，miáo huì
TC 描繪
TC 描繪
The painting portrays a boy eating his lunch.
那幅画描绘的是一个吃午餐的男孩。
portray [sth] vtr: (represent)
SC 表现 biǎo xiàn
TC 表現
TC 表現
SC 体现 biǎo xiàn，tǐ xiàn
TC 體現
TC 體現
The painting portrays the sadness of that period.
portray [sb] vtr: (represent in theatre)
SC 扮演 bàn yǎn
TC 扮演
TC 扮演
SC 演
TC 演
TC 演
He portrayed the professor in the play.