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portray是什么意思

2024-02-01 11:33:17
portray
美[pɔːrtreɪ]  英[pɔːtreɪ]
vt.  描写;描绘;饰演
  形容词:portrayable  名词:portrayer  过去式:portrayed  过去分词:portrayed  现在分词:portraying  第三人称单数:portrays
  近义词:depict,describe,represent,picture,show,render,interpret,illustrate,characterize,impersonate,design,enact,explain,specify,paint,diagram,draw,sketch,play,present,limn,

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

双解释义

v.(动词)
  1. vt. 画像; 描述 present sb/sth in painting, in a book, etc., especially according to ones 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"

组词搭配

~+介词
  1. portray as描绘成
  2. portray in在…上把人描绘成
  3. portray to描绘得到…地步

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。

词语用法

v.(动词)
    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。 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。