portray
音标发音
- 英式音标 [pɔr'treipɔː'treɪ]
- 美式音标 [pɔːrˈtreɪ]
- 国际音标 [pɔ:'trei, pəu-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.描写；描绘；饰演
词根记忆
- por(看作pour，倒) + tray(碟)→将颜料倒在碟子上→描绘
- por(看做pour，倒) + tray(碟)→将(颜料)倒在碟子上→描绘
- por(看作pour，倒) + tray(碟)→将颜料倒在碟子里→描绘
- por(看作pour,倒) + tray(碟)→将颜料倒在碟子上→描写，描绘
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- portrayal：描绘；画像，肖像。
- portrayer：记述者；描画者；肖像画家。
用法辨析
- 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。
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- This painting portrays the death of Nelson.
这幅画描绘了纳尔逊之死。 - He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.
他把自己描绘成民主斗士。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.
用作宾补动词: S+～+ pron./n. +as n./pron.
词组短语
- portray as 描绘
- portray in 在…上把人描绘成
- portray to 描绘得到…地步
- portray l 描绘布局;描述布局
- depicture portray 刻画
- to portray 描绘;刻画
用作动词 (v.)
～+介词
短语
英英字典
- to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work
- When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or movie.
- When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it.
- If a movie, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.
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专业释义
- 描绘