portray
英 [pɔːˈtreɪ]
[VERB]
portrays , portraying , portrayed
1. [T 及物动词] 扮演
When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film.
双语例句
例：In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot.'
他在1975年洛杉矶重演的戏剧《卡米洛特》中扮演国王。
2. [T 及物动词] 描绘（事物）
When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it.
近义词
双语例句
例：The film portrays a culture of young people who live in lower Manhattan.
这部电影描绘了在下曼哈顿地区生活的青年人文化。
3. [T 及物动词] （以某种方式）刻画（某人）
If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.
双语例句
例：complaints about the way women are portrayed in ads.
对广告中刻画妇女的方式的不满。
VERB. 动词
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