portray
英[pɔː'treɪ]
美[pɔːr'treɪ]
- vt. 描写；描绘；饰演
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详细释义
- 画，画像
- 描写，刻画，表现，描绘
- 【戏】扮演，饰演
- 画（人物、风景），勾画
- 把…描绘成
- 给人以某种印象
n. (名词)
- vt. 画像; 描述 present sb/sth in painting, in a book, etc., especially according to one's own ideas or so as to produce a certain effect
- vt. 扮演 act the part of a particular character in a play
v. (动词)
英英释义
Verb:
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portray in words;
"The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
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make a portrait of;
"Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
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assume or act the character of;
"She impersonates Madonna"
"The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
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represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture;
"The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
双语例句
- 1. He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.
- 最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.
- 那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is still not considered proper to portray Christ in a play or film.
- 人们仍然认为在戏剧或电影中再现基督的形象是不妥当的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.
- 如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬，那就错了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Now, as for the Democrats, they've been able to use this issue quite effectively to portray the president as insensitive.
- 然而，对民主党人来说，他们成功利用了这个问题来渲染总统的麻木不仁。
来自柯林斯例句
- It is difficult to portray feelings in words.
感情很难用言语来描写。 - The book portrays the life of an actor.
这本书描述了一个演员的一生。 - The picture portrays a beautiful sunset.
这幅画描绘了落日美景。 - The actor is trying his best to portray the role of Hamlet.
这位演员尽力扮演哈姆雷特的角色。 - The actor shaved his head off in order to portray a bald man.
为扮演一个秃头男人,演员把他自己的头发剃光了。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
- This painting portrays the death of Nelson.
这幅画描绘了纳尔逊之死。 - He portrayed a character in this play.
他在这个剧中扮演一个角色。 - Dickins portrays his characters to the life.
狄更斯描绘的人物栩栩如生。 - He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.
他把自己描绘成民主斗士。
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- In British history books Richard Ⅲ is usually portrayed as a wicked man.
在英国历史书中,查理三世通常被描述成一个邪恶的人。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.
用法讲解
v. (动词)
- portray的基本意思是“描述”“画像”,指通过素描、雕塑、油画或表演、文学等手段按照自己头脑中的形象塑造并呈现出现实的效果,以表现人及其个性特征、感情或品质。引申可表示“扮演”。其宾语可以是人、物,也可以是事物。
- portray是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,也可接as短语充当补足语的复合宾语。
v. (动词)
- portray, depict, describe
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- 这组词都含有“描绘”“描述”的意思,其宾语可以是人、物,也可以是事物。它们之间的区别是:
- 1.describe指用语言文字描述; portray指通过故事、小说等方式用文字来描述,还可专指用笔描绘或绘画; depict指给物体着色或是素描,借用在文学上表示“描写”,强调外表、形象、色彩等具体细节。 例如:
- Words cannot describe my joy.
- 言语不能形容我的快乐。
- The book depicts him as a rather unpleas- ant character.
- 这本书把他刻画成一个相当令人讨厌 的人物。
- In British history books Richard Ⅲ is usu- ally portrayed as a wicked man.
- 英国历史书通常把理查三世说成是个 坏人。
- 2.describe和depict是生动地、具体地描述,力图将所叙述的内容像图片般栩栩如生地呈现在他人面前; portray是一般地描述。例如:
- The writer portrays life in a refugee camp very vividly.这位作者生动地描述了难民营中的生活。
- 3.describe后可接疑问词引起的从句,而portray不能这样用。
用作动词 (v.)
- portray in (v.+prep.)
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(在书、戏剧、电影或绘画中)把某人描绘或刻画成 describe or show the character of (sb) in (a book, play, film or picture)
portray sth in sthIt is still not considered proper to portray Christ in a play or film.
人们仍然认为在戏剧或电影中再现基督的形象是不妥当的。
用作动词 (v.)
～+介词
- portray as 描绘成
- portray in 在…上把人描绘成
- portray to 描绘得到…地步
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