| 单词 | portray |
| 释义 | portray (pɔːʳtreɪ ) Word forms: portrays , portraying , portrayed 1. verb 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'. [VERB noun] At first Glenn Miller, brilliantly portrayed by Jimmy Stewart, is sunk into gloom. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: play, take the role of, act the part of, represent 2. verb 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. [VERB noun] ...the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Claude and Poussin. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: represent, draw, paint, illustrate 3. verb 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'. [VERB noun + as] ...complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: characterize, describe, represent, depict Collocations: portray a struggle Most of the insurgents portray their struggle as a religious one. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It portrays the struggle between two brothers on opposite sides of the conflict. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was filmed over a period of 3 years, portraying her struggle, private video diaries, plans to come out publicly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was an artist who in his music vividly portrayed the struggles and sorrows, as well as the joys and passions of his country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The film portrays the struggle of a father trying to save his daughter from a coma floating between dreams and nightmares. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 扮演 Japanese: 演じる |
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