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depict + noun phrase
后接被描述的对象。
The painting depicts a peaceful landscape.
这幅画描绘了宁静的风景。
描绘；描写；刻画
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描绘；描写；刻画
to describe or show something in a picture, story, or other form
The painting depicts a peaceful landscape.
这幅画描绘了宁静的风景。
用文字、声音、图像或其他手段表现某物。
To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
depict
Base
原形
depicts
3rd person
第三人称单数
depicting
-ing
现在分词
depicted
Past
过去式
depicted
Past participle
过去分词
This painting depicts a beautiful landscape.
这幅画描绘了美丽的风景。
The artist depicted the scene vividly.
艺术家生动地描绘了那个场景。
The author is depicting the struggles of the working class.
作者正在描绘工人阶级的挣扎。
规则动词
The painting depicts a peaceful countryside scene.
这幅画描绘了一幅宁静的乡村景色。
The author depicts the main character as a brave young woman.
作者将主角描绘成一个勇敢的年轻女子。
This graph depicts the population growth over the last decade.
这张图描绘了过去十年的人口增长情况。
后接被描述的对象。
The painting depicts a peaceful landscape.
这幅画描绘了宁静的风景。
后接宾语和宾语补足语，表示'把...描述成...'。
The novel depicts the protagonist as a brave warrior.
小说将主角描绘成勇敢的战士。
后接宾语和现在分词，表示描述正在进行的动作。
The photograph depicts children playing in the park.
这张照片描绘了孩子们在公园玩耍的场景。
Not this
The painting depicts about a battle.
Use this
The painting depicts a battle.
depict 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 about。中文“描述关于”的“关于”是多余的，因为 depict 本身已包含“描述”的意思。
Not this
The author depicts the hero to be brave.
Use this
The author depicts the hero as brave.
depict 的常用结构是 depict someone/something as + 名词/形容词，表示“将……描绘成……”，而不用 to be 不定式。这是受中文“描述为”的直译影响。
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描绘一个场景
The artist depicted a peaceful rural scene.
这位艺术家描绘了一个宁静的乡村场景。
描绘一个人
The novel depicts the main character as a complex figure.
这部小说将主角描绘成一个复杂的人物。
描绘现实
The documentary aims to depict reality as it is.
这部纪录片旨在如实描绘现实。
生动地描绘
The author depicts the battle scene vividly.
作者生动地描绘了战斗场景。
准确地描绘
The map depicts the region's topography accurately.
这张地图准确地描绘了该地区的地形。
详细地描绘
The report depicts the events in detail.
这份报告详细地描绘了这些事件。
Use depict naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“de（的）pict（图片）”，图片就是“描绘”出来的，区别于describe（文字描述）。
depict 为中性语体，多用于书面或正式场合，也可在口语中描述图像或场景。
Words like predict, contradict, addict, conflict (verb), inflict, and strict rhyme with depict, all having the stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /kt/. Be careful with lookalikes like verdict (/ˈvɜːdɪkt/) or edict (/ˈiːdɪkt/), where the stressed vowel differs.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.