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portray基本信息

读法：英 [pɔː"treɪ] 美 [pɔr"tre]

释义：

  • vt. 描绘；扮演

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    英英释义

    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"

    • 中英词源

    portray 描绘，描画

    来自古法语portraire,描绘，描画，来自por-,向前，traire,拉，来自拉丁语trahere,拉，词源同draw,drawing,tract.字面意思即向前拉，延展，引申词义描绘，描画等。拼写可能受tray影响俗化。

    portray (v.)
    mid-13c., "to draw, paint" (something), from Anglo-French purtraire, Old French portraire "to draw, to paint, portray" (12c.), literally "trace, draw forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro-; see pro-) + traire "trace, draw," from Latin trahere "to drag, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Meaning "depict in words, describe" is from late 14c. Related: Portrayed; portraying.
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    词态变化

    第三人称单数 portrays;
    过去式 portrayed;
    过去分词 portrayed;
    现在分词 portraying;

    权威造句

    1. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. 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.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    4. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    5. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    近反义词

  • depict 描述
  • describe 描述
  • represent 表现
  • picture 照片
  • show 证明
  • render 提供
  • interpret 口译
  • illustrate 说明
  • characterize 表示 ... 的典型...
  • impersonate 模仿
  • design 设计
  • enact 制定法律
  • explain 说明
  • specify 详细说明
  • paint 油漆
  • diagram 图解
  • draw 拖
  • sketch 速写
  • play 玩
  • present 礼物
  • limn 描写

    • 相似短语

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  • annihilation γ ray 湮没伽玛射线
  • characteristic ray 特征射线，标识射线
  • axial ray 近轴光线，近轴射线
  • bast ray 韧皮射线
  • branchiostegal ray 鳃盖条
  • datum ray 基准光线

    • 单词分析

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    记忆方法

    1、por- "forth" + traire "trace, draw" from Latin trahere "drag, draw, pull".
    2、字面意思为：trace, draw forth. => draw, paint (something).

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