portray

[pɔːˈtreɪ]
  • 释义
  • 扮演(角色);描述;描绘;表现;

  • 词义辨析
  • 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。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    China in past comment has sought to portray the matter as a straightforward criminal case.

    在过去的言论中,中国努力将此事描述为一起简单的刑事案件.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 2、

    Now, as for the Democrats, they've been able to use this issue quite effectively to portray the president as insensitive.

    然而,对民主党人来说,他们成功利用了这个问题来渲染总统的麻木不仁。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    It would be wrong to portray his life as a calculated ascent to power at any cost.

    如果把他的一生描述成不惜任何代价一心想向上爬,那就错了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    So we't want to portray them a way that wasn't accessible.

    因此,我们不希望的方式描绘他们无法接触.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 5、

    It absorbed the characteristics the biography, which paid attention to portray the personality of characters.

    它汲取了传记的某些长处, 注意对人物性格的表现,因而具有文学性.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 6、

    He then beat back Republican efforts to portray him as reckless, naive and inexperienced.

    之后,共和党将他描述成一个鲁莽 、 天真、缺乏经验的人,但他最终却冲出了重围.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 7、

    Andy Lau has an incredibly expressive face here , which allows him to portray both layers perfectly.

    刘德华的面部表情难以置信地传神, 使他能够完美地刻画人物的双重性格.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 8、

    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.

    ——辞典例句
  • 9、

    Police were allegedly trying to portray the West Auckland spraying as an isolated incident.

    据称,警察试图将最近的这桩喷击事件描绘成一个孤立案件.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 10、

    The final chapters portray the witness of the church far beyond Jerusalem.

    最后的几个章节是关于在远离耶路撒冷之地教会的见证.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 11、

    The poor beggar looked silly trying to portray the role of Hamlet.

    那可怜虫因为拼命想把哈姆雷特的角色演好而大出洋相.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 12、

    They portray the scene of milking, polishing felt or goats fighting , hawk flying.

    或表现挤奶 、 擀毡,或模拟山羊顶角 、 雄鹰展翅.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 13、

    The movie also requires use of modeling action and characters to portray figures.

    而影视剧中更要求运用造型动作和人物造型去刻画人物.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 14、

    Phantasmagoria portray the unspeakable, they rise above the written language.

    幻影描绘无法形容的事物, 它超越了语言文字.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 15、

    Another issue was a trade dispute over portray import poultry imports.

    另一个问题是进口家禽的贸易纠纷.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 16、

    Our concept: Let's make great efforts together to portray your shining point refinedly.

    我们的理念: 让我们一起努力,精心描绘您的亮点.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 17、

    They often portray the great bird in beaten silver, which also reminds me of the garuda.

    他们氏族的图腾是山鹰,而这个鹰经常被描绘为银色的, 这让我想起了藏族的银翅鸟.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 18、

    It is not easy to portray the surprise of the Indian at this discovery.

    印第安人见到这种情况,其惊异之情真是难以形容.

    ——辞典例句
  • 19、

    He did not want a Who's Who of humanity to portray His own magnificence.

    他不需要透过某某人的人性来描绘他的伟大.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 20、

    Mr McCain has tried to portray Barack Obama as an unpatriotic socialist.

    麦凯恩努力将奥巴马描述成一个不爱国的社会主义者.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 21、

    It 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.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?

    您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面 吗 ?

    ——期刊摘选
  • 23、

    It's not easy to portray flesh and blood.

    塑造一个有血有肉的形象是不容易的.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 24、

    They portray scenes of work and life of ancient Chinese people and, occasionally, sacrificial rites.

    这些岩画表现了人们祭祀以及生产生活的场面.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 25、

    It explores the settings, dramatic methods and irony that portray the characters personality profoundly.

    在该小说中,海明威主要运用了场景手法 、 戏剧手法和嘲弄手法塑造人物的个性.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 26、

    It is still considered improper to portray Christ in a play or film.

    在戏剧或电影中描绘基督形象仍被认为是不妥的.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 27、

    Contrary to Bush, Obama is difficult to portray as an American infidel.

    于布什相反, 奥巴马很难被描绘成一个美国异教徒.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 28、

    To portray him out of context could make him appear naive and unworldly.

    如果脱离背景来描述他,有可能使他显得天真而超凡脱俗.

    ——期刊摘选
  • 29、

    He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.

    最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 30、

    That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.

    那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。

    ——柯林斯例句