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portray

美 [pɔːrˈtreɪ]英 [pɔːˈtreɪ]
  • vt.描绘;表现;扮演(某角色);描写;描画;将…描写成;给人以某种印象

过去式: portrayed 现在分词: portraying 过去分词: portrayed 第三人称单数: portrays

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verb

1

描绘;描画;描写
to show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of writing

2

将…描写成;给人以某种印象;表现
to describe or show sb/sth in a particular way, especially when this does not give a complete or accurate impression of what they are like

Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim.

在审讯过程中,他始终把自己说成是受害者。

3

扮演(某角色)
to act a particular role in a film/movie or play

Her father will be portrayed by Sean Connery.

肖恩∙康纳利将饰演她的父亲。

portray

频次

  • 1
    VERB 扮演;饰演
    When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film.

    In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot'.

    他1975年在洛杉矶重新上演的剧目《卡米洛》中扮演国王。

  • 2
    VERB 描绘;描述
    When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it.

    ...this northern novelist, who accurately portrays provincial domestic life.

    这位准确描述外省家庭生活的北方小说家

  • 3
    VERB 表现;刻画
    If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.

    She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'.

    她说这个节目把她刻画成了一个“水性杨花的女人”。

verb

1
portray in words
The book portrays the actor as a selfish person
2
make a portrait of
Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba
Synonym: depict limn
3
represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture
The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
Synonym: present
4
assume or act the character of
She impersonates Madonna
The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
Synonym: impersonate

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  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。

  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。

  3. Throughout the trial , he portrayed himself as the victim .

    在审讯过程中,他始终把自己说成是受害者。

  4. Her father will be portrayed by Sean Connery .

    肖恩∙康纳利将饰演她的父亲。

  5. Students have always been portrayed as a bit of a joke

    学生们总是被描述为有点儿可笑的人。

  6. The persons and events portrayed in this production are fictitious .

    这部作品中描述的人物和事件均属虚构。

  7. His many novels have portrayed the sufferings of his race .

    他在很多小说中描述了他的种族所遭受的种种苦难。

  8. It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media .

    这是份苦差,并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

  9. 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。

  10. She says the programme portrayed her as a ' lady of easy virtue ' .

    她说这个节目把她刻画成了一个“水性杨花的女人”。

  11. This portrays her as wimpy , but she has a very strong character .

    这把她描绘得很懦弱,其实她性格十分坚强。

  12. Unfortunately , his idea of bold journalism was a hatchet job , portraying the staff in a negative light .

    很遗憾,他所谓的大胆新闻报道是一种恶意攻击,对工作人员进行了负面的报道。

  13. Arthur himself has been portrayed as a weak cuckold .

    亚瑟王本人被描绘成一个被人戴绿帽子的软弱之人。

  14. He portrays the psyche as poly - centric .

    在他的描绘中精神是多中心的。

  15. 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。

  16. All too often it is only the negative images of Ireland that are portrayed , colouring opinions and hiding the true nature of the country

    媒体往往描绘的只是爱尔兰的负面形象,影响了大家的看法,掩盖了这个国家的真实面貌。

  17. It portrays him as cold and uncaring .

    其中把他描绘成了一个冷漠无情的人。

  18. In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of ' Camelot ' .

    他1975年在洛杉矶重新上演的剧目《卡米洛》中扮演国王。

  19. Susan is portrayed as a traditional feminine role in this novel .

    在这部小说中,苏珊被刻画成一位传统的女性角色。

  20. The painting portrays him as a ruthless conqueror .

    这幅画把他画成了一个残酷的征服者。

  21. The cop was portrayed as a contemptible coward .

    那个警察被刻画成可鄙的胆小鬼。

  22. The novel portrays the growth of a fighter .

    这本小说描写了一个战士的成长。

  23. The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard .

    作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。

  24. The characters in the novel are all vividly portrayed .

    这篇小说里的人物都是活生生的,有血有肉的。

  25. The world of letters can be portrayed today as a garden with a hundred flowers in bloom .

    百花盛开春满园是今日文坛的写照。

  26. Lu Xun vividly portrayed the character of ah Q.

    鲁迅生动地刻画了阿q这一人物形象。

  27. Such results may seem surprising against the background of shocking incidents that color the way the mass media portray the young .

    大众媒体会带有偏见地描绘青少年种种令人震惊的行为,在这样的背景下,这个结果可能会让人惊讶。

  28. Among most bitter stories in The Great Divide were those that portrayed the frustrations of the young , who long to enter our shrinking middle class .

    在《巨大的分歧》中,那些描绘年轻人的挫折的故事最为痛苦,他们渴望进入我们日益萎缩的中产阶级。

  29. He was portrayed by his friend Anton Raphael Mengs at the beginning of his long residence in Rome .

    他在罗马长期居留的最初阶段,他的朋友安东·拉斐尔·门斯给他绘制了一幅肖像画。

  30. Apart from the specific trends highlighted above , which cause some investors to worry , the report portrays an overall optimism borne by the recent healthy real-estate " upcycle " and improving economy .

    除了以上所强调的令投资者担心的具体趋势外,由于近来房地产行业的“升级改造”以及经济向好,报道勾画出了一幅总体乐观的画面。