portray
英 /pɔːˈtreɪ/ 美 /pɔːrˈtreɪ/
- v. 描绘；描述To represent someone or something in words or images
- v. 扮演；饰演To play a character in a film or performance
Her paintings portray village life in warm colours.
她的画作用温暖的色彩描绘了乡村生活。
News reports often portray urban life as stressful, overlooking the social and cultural opportunities cities provide.
新闻报道常将城市生活描绘为压力重重，却忽视了城市提供的社交和文化机会。
搭配
portray someone as 将某人描绘为accurately portray 准确描绘portray a character 饰演角色
辨析提示
常用portray A as B，表示把A描绘成B。
词族
portrayal (n.)
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