单词

字典词典单词成语造句名言诗词古籍小说

portray

英 [pɔː'treɪ] 美 [pɔr'tre]

vt. 描绘；扮演

助记提示

1、por- "forth" + traire "trace, draw" from Latin trahere "drag, draw, pull".
2、字面意思为：trace, draw forth. => draw, paint (something).

双语例句

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。

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。

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.

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。

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。