portray

[pɔːˈtreɪ]

  • 词义辨析

    portray, depict, describe

    这组词都含有“描绘”“描述”的意思,其宾语可以是人、物,也可以是事物。它们之间的区别是:
    1.describe指用语言文字描述; portray指通过故事、小说等方式用文字来描述,还可专指用笔描绘或绘画; depict指给物体着色或是素描,借用在文学上表示“描写”,强调外表、形象、色彩等具体细节。 例如:
    Words cannot describe my joy.
    言语不能形容我的快乐。
    The book depicts him as a rather unpleas- ant character.
    这本书把他刻画成一个相当令人讨厌 的人物。
    In British history books Richard Ⅲ is usu- ally portrayed as a wicked man.
    英国历史书通常把理查三世说成是个 坏人。
    2.describe和depict是生动地、具体地描述,力图将所叙述的内容像图片般栩栩如生地呈现在他人面前; portray是一般地描述。例如:
    The writer portrays life in a refugee camp very vividly.这位作者生动地描述了难民营中的生活。
    3.describe后可接疑问词引起的从句,而portray不能这样用。

  • 双语例句
1、

China in past comment has sought to portray the matter as a straightforward criminal case.

在过去的言论中,中国努力将此事描述为一起简单的刑事案件.

——期刊摘选

2、

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。

——柯林斯例句

3、

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。

柯林斯例句

4、

So we't want to portray them a way that wasn't accessible.

因此,我们不希望的方式描绘他们无法接触.

——期刊摘选

5、

It absorbed the characteristics the biography, which paid attention to portray the personality of characters.

它汲取了传记的某些长处, 注意对人物性格的表现,因而具有文学性.

——期刊摘选

6、

He then beat back Republican efforts to portray him as reckless, naive and inexperienced.

之后,共和党将他描述成一个鲁莽 、 天真、缺乏经验的人,但他最终却冲出了重围.

——期刊摘选

7、

Andy Lau has an incredibly expressive face here , which allows him to portray both layers perfectly.

刘德华的面部表情难以置信地传神, 使他能够完美地刻画人物的双重性格.

——期刊摘选

8、

The actor shaved his head off in order to portray a bald man.

为扮演一个秃头男人,演员把他自己的头发剃光了.

——辞典例句

9、

Police were allegedly trying to portray the West Auckland spraying as an isolated incident.

据称,警察试图将最近的这桩喷击事件描绘成一个孤立案件.

——期刊摘选

10、

The final chapters portray the witness of the church far beyond Jerusalem.

最后的几个章节是关于在远离耶路撒冷之地教会的见证.

——期刊摘选

11、

The poor beggar looked silly trying to portray the role of Hamlet.

那可怜虫因为拼命想把哈姆雷特的角色演好而大出洋相.

——期刊摘选

12、

They portray the scene of milking, polishing felt or goats fighting , hawk flying.

或表现挤奶 、 擀毡,或模拟山羊顶角 、 雄鹰展翅.

——期刊摘选

13、

The movie also requires use of modeling action and characters to portray figures.

而影视剧中更要求运用造型动作和人物造型去刻画人物.

——期刊摘选

14、

Phantasmagoria portray the unspeakable, they rise above the written language.

幻影描绘无法形容的事物, 它超越了语言文字.

——期刊摘选

15、

Another issue was a trade dispute over portray import poultry imports.

另一个问题是进口家禽的贸易纠纷.

——期刊摘选

16、

Our concept: Let's make great efforts together to portray your shining point refinedly.

我们的理念: 让我们一起努力,精心描绘您的亮点.

——期刊摘选

17、

They often portray the great bird in beaten silver, which also reminds me of the garuda.

他们氏族的图腾是山鹰,而这个鹰经常被描绘为银色的, 这让我想起了藏族的银翅鸟.

——期刊摘选

18、

It is not easy to portray the surprise of the Indian at this discovery.

印第安人见到这种情况,其惊异之情真是难以形容.

——辞典例句

19、

He did not want a Who's Who of humanity to portray His own magnificence.

他不需要透过某某人的人性来描绘他的伟大.

——期刊摘选

20、

Mr McCain has tried to portray Barack Obama as an unpatriotic socialist.

麦凯恩努力将奥巴马描述成一个不爱国的社会主义者.

——期刊摘选

21、

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.

——《简明英汉词典》

22、

Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?

您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面 吗 ?

——期刊摘选

23、

It's not easy to portray flesh and blood.

塑造一个有血有肉的形象是不容易的.

——期刊摘选

24、

They portray scenes of work and life of ancient Chinese people and, occasionally, sacrificial rites.

这些岩画表现了人们祭祀以及生产生活的场面.

——期刊摘选

25、

It explores the settings, dramatic methods and irony that portray the characters personality profoundly.

在该小说中,海明威主要运用了场景手法 、 戏剧手法和嘲弄手法塑造人物的个性.

——期刊摘选

26、

It is still considered improper to portray Christ in a play or film.

在戏剧或电影中描绘基督形象仍被认为是不妥的.

——期刊摘选

27、

Contrary to Bush, Obama is difficult to portray as an American infidel.

于布什相反, 奥巴马很难被描绘成一个美国异教徒.

——期刊摘选

28、

To portray him out of context could make him appear naive and unworldly.

如果脱离背景来描述他,有可能使他显得天真而超凡脱俗.

——期刊摘选

29、

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。

——柯林斯例句

30、

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。

——柯林斯例句

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