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单词 portray
释义
portray
verb[T]
uk
/pɔːˈtreɪ/us
/pɔːrˈtreɪ/
C2
torepresentordescribesomeone or something in apainting,film,book, or otherartisticwork:
描绘，描述，描写
Thepaintingportrays abeautifulyoungwoman in abluedress.这幅画描绘的是一位身穿蓝色连衣裙的美丽少女。
Thewriterportrayslifein asmallvillageat theturnof thecentury.作家描写了世纪之交一个小村庄的生活。
portraysomeoneassomething
If apersonin afilm,book, etc. is portrayed as aparticulartypeofcharacter, they arerepresentedin that way:
把（某人）刻画成，将（某人）塑造成
Thefatherin thefilmis portrayed as afairlyunpleasantcharacter.影片中的父亲被塑造成一个很不招人喜欢的角色。
More examples
  • Thebookportrays him as aheroof the WildWest.
  • He was portrayed as aruthlessopportunistwhoexploitedthepublicityat everyopportunity.
  • She was portrayed in thepapersas theembodimentofevil.
  • Marilyn was portrayed as somesortofdim-witted,floozyblonde.
  • He was portrayed as ahopelessdrunk.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Representation in art & in general
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  • confederate
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  • non-representational
  • non-symbolic
  • perspective
  • pictograph
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  • representational
  • semiotic
  • simulacrum
  • symbolism
  • ultrarealism
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Related word

portrayal
(Definition ofportrayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

portray| American Dictionary

portray
verb[T]
us
/pɔrˈtreɪ,poʊr-/
torepresentordescribesomeone or something in abook,movie, etc.:
Thebookportrayed him as somebody who wasuncaring,evenbigoted.
Thewriterportrayslifein aworking-classcommunityat theturnof thecentury.
To portray is also toactthepartof someone in amovieorplay:
Michael Douglas portrays thepresidentof theUnitedStates.

portrayal

noun[C]us
/pɔrˈtreɪ·əl,poʊr-/
A lot ofpeoplefeltthefilmwasn’tquiteanaccurateportrayal.
(Definition ofportrayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofportray

portray
Hence, she is frequently portrayed as the 'backbone' of the household.
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His continual agitation is portrayed by the constant nervous repetitions, but also by the rhythm of this canon, which grates against the written metre.
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The opportunity exploitation model portrays this unrest as actually strengthening the government's grip on power and minimizing any diversionary incentive.
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Children are at once portrayed as wilful 'tearaways' that terrorise teachers, communities and each other and as the innocent 'victims' of 'feckless', irresponsible parents.
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They ignored the crucial questions of who is describing the events and why they are portrayed in the manner that was chosen by the authors.
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In our own professional literature however, the situation is often portrayed as radiographers achieving emancipation from medical control and establishing new heights of professional autonomy.
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In some accounts normativity in the social sphere is portrayed as initially unrelated to the formal law.
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Too often, venue shopping is portrayed as a relatively straightforward strategic endeavor that is purely instrumental in nature.
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In contrast, she always portrays people of the higher social classes as different.
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Physicians may strike for patient welfare reasons and yet be successfully portrayed by their opponents as seeking only increased physician benefits.
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A neo-liberal and technocratic ideology portrays these actors as rational and entrepreneurial agents responding to local technical or market exigencies.
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The spectacle, as typically portrayed, is unspeakably brutal and inhumane.
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Profit, as we shall see, was portrayed either as secondary or as corrupting.
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They portrayed the desire for profit as one of the vices corrupting the commonwealth.
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The register's focus is on portraying certain signifiers as bearing a relation of simultaneous foundational identity and destructive incompatibility with their signifieds.
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