词汇 | portray |
释义 | portray verb [ T ] uk/pɔːˈtreɪ/ us/pɔːrˈtreɪ/ C2 描绘,描述,描写 to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress. 这幅画描绘的是一位身穿蓝色连衣裙的美丽少女。 The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century. 作家描写了世纪之交一个小村庄的生活。 portray someone as something 把(某人)刻画成,将(某人)塑造成 If a person in a film, book, etc. is portrayed as a particular type of character, they are represented in that way. The father in the film is portrayed as a fairly unpleasant character. 影片中的父亲被塑造成一个很不招人喜欢的角色。 The article portrayed her as being extremely arrogant. She is portrayed in the movie as having a bit of a drinking problem. She is trying to portray her opponent as a wealthy, out-of-touch career politician. She was one of the most influential women of her generation and is often portrayed as one of the meanest.
Related word: portrayal |
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