role
noun[C]
uk/rəʊl/us/roʊl/rolenoun[C](DUTY)
B2
thepositionorpurposethat someone or something has in asituation,organization,society, orrelationship:
地位;职责;作用;任务What is his roleinthisproject?他在这个工程中负责什么?
Schoolsplayanimportantroleinsociety.学校在社会中起着非常重要的作用。
Sixpeoplehave been put ontrialfortheirrole(=involvement)inthe anti-governmentdemonstrations.6人因为参与反政府示威游行而受审。
- Yourrole in theprojectwill bestrictlydefined.
- The role of thepoliceis toensure(that) thelawisobeyed.
- Television has animportantrole toplayinpopularizingnewscientificideas.
- Thegovernmentshould beplayinga moreprominentrole inpromotinghumanrights.
- Thekidneyplaysavitalrole in theremovalofwasteproductsfrom theblood.
Organizations - position & status
- ambassador
- anti-elite
- anti-elitist
- apparatchik
- back seat
- brother
- counterpart
- fish
- grassroots
- high-ranking
- honorary
- lapsed
- opposite number
- rank
- reach
- superboard
- superiority
- superordinate
- thane
- warranted
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Duty, obligation and responsibility
rolenoun[C](ACTING)
B1
an actor'spartin afilmorplay:
(电影或戏剧中的)角色She's got aleading/supportingrole in theschoolplay.她在学校的戏剧表演中担当主角/配角。
Sheplaysthe roleofacrookedlawyer.她扮演一个奸诈的律师。
Synonym
part(SEPARATE PIECE)
- Shequicklyleftthechorusfor astarringrole.
- She's done all theimportantShakespearean rolesapartfromLadyMacbeth.
- Marlene Dietrich wasimmortalizedthrough her roles inmovieslike 'The Blue Angel'.
- The sixprincipalroles in thisoperahave anaveragevocalrangeof twooctaves.
- Indespair, thetheatredirectorrecasttheleadingrole.
Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts
- billing
- bit part
- callback
- cast list
- casting couch
- characterization
- chorus
- dialogue
- exit
- fictionalize
- Harlequin
- miscast
- opposite
- pantomime horse
- tapescript
- teleplay
- theatre
- title role
- typecast
- understudy