portray 是什么意思
vt. 描绘;扮演
portray 记忆方法
1、por- "forth" + traire "trace, draw" from Latin trahere "drag, draw, pull".
2、字面意思为:trace, draw forth. => draw, paint (something).
portray 中文词源
portray 描绘,描画
来自古法语portraire,描绘,描画,来自por-,向前,traire,拉,来自拉丁语trahere,拉,词源同draw,drawing,tract.字面意思即向前拉,延展,引申词义描绘,描画等。拼写可能受tray影响俗化。
英语词源
portray (v.)
mid-13c., "to draw, paint" (something), from Anglo-French purtraire, Old French portraire "to draw, to paint, portray" (12c.), literally "trace, draw forth," from
portray 权威例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
portray 造句
- 1. It is difficult to portray feelings in words.
- 感情很难用言语来描写。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 2. To describe or portray with deft precision.
- 活灵活现地描述用精确的笔法灵活地描写或描绘
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
- 3. 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。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 4. portray with justness
- 正确地描写
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 5. To portray or describe.
- 塑造,描写
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
- 6. These diagrams, therefore, portray what is "really" happening.
- 这些图象描述的是“实际”发生的过程。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 7. 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。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 8. To portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition.
- 特写突出地、鲜明地描写,如在文学作品中
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
- 9. By using a sequence of low-fidelity sketches accompanied by the narrative of the key path scenario, you can richly portray how a proposed design solution helps personas accomplish their goals.
- 使用故事板 采用低保真草图序列和关键线路情境剧本的叙述,你可以充分地描绘所提设计如何帮助人物角色来完成他们的目标。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
- 10. She frowned and stamped her feet to portray anger, eg in a mime.
- 她又皱眉头又跺脚表示生气(如在哑剧中).
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句