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portray sb/sth
直接宾语表示被描绘的对象，不强调描绘的角度或媒介。
The artist portrayed the queen in a majestic pose.
这位艺术家以庄严的姿态描绘了女王。
描绘；描画
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描绘；描画
To show or represent someone or something in a painting, drawing, or other image.
The artist portrayed the queen in a majestic pose.
这位艺术家以庄严的姿态描绘了女王。
指以图像形式表现，如绘画、摄影等
画出...的肖像或画像
To paint or draw the likeness of.
以形象或外观表现
To represent by an image or look.
用言语描述；传达
To describe in words; to convey.
扮演角色；刻画人物、场景或事件
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
portray
Base
原形
portrays
3rd person
第三人称单数
portraying
-ing
现在分词
portrayed
Past
过去式
portrayed
Past participle
过去分词
The painting portrays a woman.
这幅画描绘了一位女士。
The artist portrayed her as a queen.
艺术家将她描绘成女王。
He is portraying a character in the play.
他正在剧中扮演一个角色。
规则变化动词
The artist portrays the queen with a gentle smile in the portrait.
艺术家在肖像画中描绘了面带温柔微笑的女王。
The documentary portrayed the scientist as a dedicated researcher.
这部纪录片将这位科学家描绘成一位专注的研究者。
She is portraying a brave firefighter in the school play.
她在校园剧中扮演一位勇敢的消防员。
直接宾语表示被描绘的对象，不强调描绘的角度或媒介。
The artist portrayed the queen in a majestic pose.
这位艺术家以庄严的姿态描绘了女王。
as后接名词或形容词，表示描绘的特定形象或特征。
The media portrayed the politician as a hero.
媒体把这位政治家描绘成英雄。
in后常接表示媒介或背景的名词，如film, novel, book等。
The novel portrays life in Victorian England in vivid detail.
这部小说生动详细地描绘了维多利亚时代英格兰的生活。
Not this
The artist portraits the queen.
Use this
The artist portrays the queen.
portray是动词，表示“描绘”，不能直接用名词portrait当动词使用。
Not this
She is portrayed with a brave soldier.
Use this
She is portrayed as a brave soldier.
表达“被描绘成…”时，应用portrayed as，而不是portrayed with。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
把某人描绘成某物
The media portrayed him as a hero.
媒体把他描绘成英雄。
以正面角度描绘
The article portrays the company in a positive light.
这篇文章从正面角度描绘了该公司。
准确地描绘
The film portrays the historical events accurately.
这部电影准确地描绘了历史事件。
生动地描绘
The author portrays the scenery vividly.
作者生动地描绘了风景。
用文字描绘
He portrayed the scene in words so that we could imagine it.
他用文字描绘了那个场景，以便我们能想象出来。
塑造角色
The actor portrays the character with great depth.
这位演员深度塑造了该角色。
把某人描绘成某种形象
The media often portrays politicians as untrustworthy.
媒体经常把政客描绘成不可信任的形象。
把自己描绘成
He portrays himself as a victim of circumstance.
他把自己描绘成环境的受害者。
以不同的角度描绘
The documentary portrays the war in a different light.
这部纪录片以不同的角度描绘了那场战争。
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联想“port”（港口）和“ray”（光线），想象海港的光线描绘出一幅生动的画面。
通常用于文学描写或艺术表现，文体偏正式。常见于作品评论、人物描述等场景。
All listed words rhyme with 'portray' (stressed vowel /eɪ/ and following consonant). No common look-alike words with a different pronunciation were identified.
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