portrayed
past simple and past participle ofportray
| 单词 | portrayed |
| 释义 | portrayed past simple and past participle ofportray portray verb[T] uk/pɔːˈtreɪ/us/pɔːrˈtreɪ/C2 torepresentordescribesomeone or something in apainting,film,book, or otherartisticwork: Thepaintingportrays abeautifulyoungwoman in abluedress. Thewriterportrayslifein asmallvillageat theturnof thecentury. portraysomeoneassomething If apersonin afilm,book, etc. is portrayed as aparticulartypeofcharacter, they arerepresentedin that way: Thefatherin thefilmis portrayed as afairlyunpleasantcharacter.
Representation in art & in general
Examplesofportrayedportrayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Physicians may strike for patient welfare reasons and yet be successfullyportrayedby their opponents as seeking only increased physician benefits. From theCambridge English Corpus Some performers specialised in a single character-type, while othersportrayeda range of characters. From theCambridge English Corpus Hence, she is frequentlyportrayedas the 'backbone' of the household. From theCambridge English Corpus His continual agitation isportrayedby the constant nervous repetitions, but also by the rhythm of this canon, which grates against the written metre. From theCambridge English Corpus They had beenportrayedas students who demonstrated behavioural problems in their music classrooms, displaying neither creative nor general music ability. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, newspapers usuallyportrayedthe 'unemployed poor' as idle and potentially dangerous. From theCambridge English Corpus Children are at onceportrayedas wilful 'tearaways' that terrorise teachers, communities and each other and as the innocent 'victims' of 'feckless', irresponsible parents. From theCambridge English Corpus They ignored the crucial questions of who is describing the events and why they areportrayedin the manner that was chosen by the authors. From theCambridge English Corpus For instance, while higher authorities wereportrayedwith signs of respect, encomenderos were usually represented with negative connotations. From theCambridge English Corpus In our own professional literature however, the situation is oftenportrayedas radiographers achieving emancipation from medical control and establishing new heights of professional autonomy. From theCambridge English Corpus In some accounts normativity in the social sphere isportrayedas initially unrelated to the formal law. From theCambridge English Corpus Third, they argue that class divisions among migrants and among established residents suggest that neither group is as homogenous as they areportrayedto be. From theCambridge English Corpus Too often, venue shopping isportrayedas a relatively straightforward strategic endeavor that is purely instrumental in nature. From theCambridge English Corpus The spectacle, as typicallyportrayed, is unspeakably brutal and inhumane. From theCambridge English Corpus Profit, as we shall see, wasportrayedeither as secondary or as corrupting. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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