portray
美音:[pɔt´reı
]
英音:[pɔt´reı
]
v.描绘
难易程度:
portray为短语/超纲词汇
词频:5023
词形变化:
名词:portrayer 动词过去式:portrayed 过去分词:portrayed 现在分词:portraying 第三人称单数:portrays 形容词:portrayable
词根
tract,treat＝to draw（拉曳）
近义词, 同义词
represent depict portray imitate photograph describe trace copy mold illustrate symbolize paint carve engrave impersonate personifydescribe set forth state picture portray represent characterize narrate relate recite recount sum up recapitulate tell give an account of
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portray
/pɔ:'treɪ; pɔr`tre/
v [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb (as sb/sth)
1 make a picture of sb 为某人画像; 画某人的像
*She is portrayed wearing her coronation robes. 给她画的是她穿着加冕礼服的像.
* a picture of the general portraying him as a Greek hero 把这位将军画成希腊英雄的一幅画.
2 describe sb/sth in words 描述或描写某人[某事物]
*The diary portrays his family as quarrelsome and malicious. 日记中描述了他家反宅乱的事.
3 act the part of sb or represent sth in a play, etc （在戏剧等中）扮演某人或表现某事物
*She frowned and stamped her feet to portray anger, eg in a mime. 她又皱眉头又跺脚表示生气（如在哑剧中）.
v [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb (as sb/sth)
1 make a picture of sb 为某人画像; 画某人的像
*She is portrayed wearing her coronation robes. 给她画的是她穿着加冕礼服的像.
* a picture of the general portraying him as a Greek hero 把这位将军画成希腊英雄的一幅画.
2 describe sb/sth in words 描述或描写某人[某事物]
*The diary portrays his family as quarrelsome and malicious. 日记中描述了他家反宅乱的事.
3 act the part of sb or represent sth in a play, etc （在戏剧等中）扮演某人或表现某事物
*She frowned and stamped her feet to portray anger, eg in a mime. 她又皱眉头又跺脚表示生气（如在哑剧中）.
portray
v [T]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: portraire, from Latin protrahere 'to draw out, show']
portray sb/sth as sth
to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them
= depict
Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful.
The President likes to portray himself as a friend of working people.
to describe or represent something or someone
= depict
His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson.
Religion was portrayed in a negative way.
to act the part of a character in a play, film, or television programme
= play
She portrays a dancer in the hit film.
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: portraire, from Latin protrahere 'to draw out, show']
portray sb/sth as sth
to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them
= depict
Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful.
The President likes to portray himself as a friend of working people.
to describe or represent something or someone
= depict
His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson.
Religion was portrayed in a negative way.
to act the part of a character in a play, film, or television programme
= play
She portrays a dancer in the hit film.
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