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基本双解英英辨析搭配短语近义反义句型用法例句Thesaurus例句
vt.描写¹⁰;描绘⁸⁴;饰演⁶原型portray的三单形容词portrayable名词portrayer过去分词portrayed现在分词portraying三单portrays
v.动词
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 vt. 扮演act the part of a particular character in a play
Verb:
portray in words;The book portrays the actor as a selfish person make a portrait of;Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba assume or act the character of;She impersonates Madonna The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture;The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting
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.
～+介词portray as描绘成portray in在…上把人描绘成portray to描绘得到…地步
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 sthIt 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。近义词 draw拖play玩show证明limn描写paint油漆depict描述render提供design设计sketch速写picture照片explain说明diagram图解present礼物describe描述represent表现interpret口译enact制定法律illustrate说明impersonate模仿specify详细说明characterize表示 … 的典型…
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.This painting portrays the death of Nelson.这幅画描绘了纳尔逊之死。
He portrayed a character in this play.他在这个剧中扮演一个角色。
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.He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.他把自己描绘成民主斗士。
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。
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。
动词99%,名词1%
用作及物动词It is difficult toportrayfeelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
The bookportraysthe life of an actor.这本书描述了一个演员的一生。
The pictureportraysa beautiful sunset.这幅画描绘了落日美景。
The actor is trying his best toportraythe role of Hamlet.这位演员尽力扮演哈姆雷特的角色。
The actor shaved his head off in order toportraya bald man.为扮演一个秃头男人,演员把他自己的头发剃光了。verb.represent, imitate
同义词 characterize,depict,describe,illustrate,interpret,paint,rendercopy,delineate,draw,duplicate,figure,image,impersonate,limn,mimic,parody,photograph,picture,reproduce,simulate,sketchact like
反义词 confuse,mix up,obscure,be original It is not just the presence of the ring that catches the womans eye, but it is also the reassuring words that the ad portrays.
首饰吸引住了女士的眼球不只是使周围的人感到你的重要，而且也会刻画出广告中使人安心的话。 yeeyan
The candid recording of an aging bin Laden, stroking his beard, reviewing news footage and calling up a DVD menu, portrays him as an ordinary man, not a terror mastermind.
对一个上了年纪的本·拉登的忠实记录——他的胡子被描写，看着新闻回放，点播着 DVD菜单，把他描绘成了一个普通的男人，而非一个恐怖头目。 yeeyan
The mysterious artist Banksy, whose work is pictured above, portrays angels in flak-jackets and gives policemen wings.
神秘主义艺术家本柯西，其作品如上图所绘，描绘了穿着防弹衣的天使，而他的翅膀却给了警察。 ecocn
“ Happiness” is a loaded word in any lexicon, especially in the developed world where advertising often portrays a shopping mall as the path to bliss.
“幸福”在任何词典中都具有多重含义，尤其是在发达世界，广告中常常将大商场描绘成通往喜悦的必经之路。 who
“ STARTING POINT” portrays a musician’s pure love for music and one extreme example of what acoustic guitar is capable of offering.
《 Starting Point》描绘了一个音乐家对音乐淳朴的爱和原声吉他能够提供的一个完美实例。 yeeyan
A series of ads shown before cinema screenings portrays people who speak in the theatre as bumpkins and buffoons— so far to little avail.
电影放映前播放的一系列广告将在电影院交谈的人描绘成土包子及小丑——到目前为止成效不大。 ecocn
But he suddenly falls in love with her and declares himself. She slaps him in the face. You know Cher the kind of character she usually portrays.
但他突然爱上了她并自己宣布了,她打了他的脸，你知道雪儿,她通常描绘的性格。163
China portrays itself as an ally and friend of Arab countries;
中国将自己描绘为阿拉伯国家的盟友和朋友； yeeyan
Dating from the early14th century, it portrays a sober, warlike figure in a suit of chain mail, the end of his lance being chewed by a lion.
早在14世纪初，它就刻画过一位头脑清醒、身披铠甲的好战人物，手握一支被狮子啃掉把柄的长矛。 yeeyan
Each shows how cultures are shaped by an underlying set of moral and political principles, and The Singing Season in particular portrays the destructive effects of state control of commerce.
每一本书都揭示了文化是如何被一组隐藏在表面之下的道德和政治原则所塑造成型，《歌唱季节》尤其描绘了政府控制商业的毁灭性后果。 yeeyan
Figure2 portrays the vacation plans at the start of our vacation project.
图2描绘了度假项目开始时的度假计划。 ibm
Figure4 portrays a number of important relationships between the ESB and other parts of the reference architecture logical model.
图4描绘了 ESB与该参考体系结构逻辑模型的其他部分之间的许多重要关系。 ibm
Figure8 portrays a typical example of this desired shift in thinking.
图8描绘了这种期望的思想中的变化的典型实例。 ibm
He portrays the misery and isolation of Saudi women who, despairing of their menfolk’s insensitivity, often turn to female companionship and sometimes lesbianism.
他描绘沙特妇女的痛苦和孤立，她们对她们的男人的麻木感到绝望，经常求助她们的女性伴侣，有的便开始了同性恋。 ecocn
I was, though, completely unaware of the outrageous way the media portrays the Gypsy population.
然而我完全不知道媒体对吉普赛人的无耻可恶的描绘。 yeeyan
In a string of fine cameos, Mr Godwin movingly portrays Mr Bennett, Mr Tsvangirai and a host of other brave Zimbabweans.
古德温先生用很多精彩的片段，感人至深地描绘了内尼特先生、茨万吉拉伊先生以及其他许多颇有胆魄的津巴布韦人。 ecocn
In another vignette, he portrays his pal sweeping the pieces off a chessboard in fury when he lost yet another game to Mr Allen.
而在另一则小故事中，他描绘了盖茨在下棋又输给自己一盘后怒火中烧，将棋子一股脑儿扫下棋盘的事迹。 ecocn
In his efforts to sell the Big Society, Mr Cameron sometimes portrays his country as one enervated by decades of big government.
而卡梅伦却将英国刻画成一个长年倚靠在“大政府”身上而失去生气的国家，努力兜售着他的“大社会”理念。 ecocn
She affectionately portrays archivists as magicians that deftly distinguish between detritus and artifact, capturing history before it disappears because of a broken link or outdated software.
她深情的描绘了档案员是如何像魔法师一样，精巧的把有价值的东西和没有价值的东西区分开，在历史消逝之前捕捉住它们——历史的消逝可能是因为坏链或者过时的软件。 yeeyan
The film portrays the life of a high- flying professional woman Kate Reddy, who also looks after two children in the evening and is happily married to an out- of- work architect.
这部电影描绘了成功的职业女性凯特•蕾迪的生活，她晚上要照顾两个小孩，而且还和一位失业的建筑师拥有美满的婚姻。 www.chinadaily.com.cn
This controversial cover of The Economist from 1994 portrays“ The Trouble with Mergers” by showing an illustration of two camels mating.
经济学人1994年的这幅颇具争议性的封面用两头骆驼的交媾图描绘出“合体的痛苦”。 yeeyan
When the religious right rails against pornography and portrays it as male predators taking advantage of vulnerable women, I roll my eyes.
当宗教右翼谴责色情行业并将其刻画为欺负弱势妇女的雄性掠食者时，我大翻白眼。 yeeyan |