portray

英[pɔː'treɪ] 美[pɔːr'treɪ]
  • vt. 描写；描绘；饰演
portrayable portrayer portrayed portrayed portraying portrays
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 画，画像
    v. (动词)
    1. 描写，刻画，表现，描绘
    2. 【戏】扮演，饰演
    3. 画（人物、风景），勾画
    4. 把…描绘成
    5. 给人以某种印象
    v. (动词)
    1. 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
    2. vt. 扮演 act the part of a particular character in a play

英英释义

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"

  3. assume or act the character of;

    "She impersonates Madonna"
    "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

  4. 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

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. It is difficult to portray feelings in words.
      感情很难用言语来描写。
    2. The book portrays the life of an actor.
      这本书描述了一个演员的一生。
    3. The picture portrays a beautiful sunset.
      这幅画描绘了落日美景。
    4. 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。
    5. 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。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+～+ n./pron.
    1. This painting portrays the death of Nelson.
      这幅画描绘了纳尔逊之死。
    2. He portrayed a character in this play.
      他在这个剧中扮演一个角色。
    3. Dickins portrays his characters to the life.
      狄更斯描绘的人物栩栩如生。
    用作宾补动词 S+～+ pron./n. +as n./pron.
    1. He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.
      他把自己描绘成民主斗士。
      2. 1
    2. 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。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  • 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.)
      (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 sth

      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。

    用作动词 (v.)
    ～+介词

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