英语词汇“portray”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

por·tray

(pôr-trā)

tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays

1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of: The painter portrays a typical country scene.

2. To describe or represent in words: The author portrays the world of the fantastically wealthy.

3. To describe or depict in a certain way: The book portrays her as hardworking and driven.

4. To represent dramatically, as on the stage: The actor portrays an obsessed lover in the film.

[Middle English portraien, from Old French portraire : por-, forth (from Latin prō-, forth; see PRO-¹) + traire, to draw (from Latin trahere, to drag).]

por·traya·ble adj.

por·trayer n.

单词	portray
释义	por·tray (pôr-trā) tr.v. por·trayed, por·tray·ing, por·trays 1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of: The painter portrays a typical country scene. 2. To describe or represent in words: The author portrays the world of the fantastically wealthy. 3. To describe or depict in a certain way: The book portrays her as hardworking and driven. 4. To represent dramatically, as on the stage: The actor portrays an obsessed lover in the film. [Middle English portraien, from Old French portraire : por-, forth (from Latin prō-, forth; see PRO-¹) + traire, to draw (from Latin trahere, to drag).] por·traya·ble adj. por·trayer n.
随便看	in press in principle in print in private in progress in propria persona in public input input device inquest in question inquietude inquiline inquilinism inquilinity inquilinous inquire inquire after inquirer inquiringly inquiry inquisition inquisitional inquisitive inquisitively