portray 音标拼音: [pɔrtr'e]
vt . 描绘,描写,描写…的肖像,逼真地描写
描绘,描写,描写…的肖像,逼真地描写
portray v 1 :
portray in words ; "
The book portrays the actor as a selfish person "
2 :
make a portrait of ; "
Goya wanted to portray his mistress ,
the Duchess of Alba " [
synonym : {
portray }, {
depict }, {
limn }]
3 :
assume or act the character of ; "
She impersonates Madonna ";
"
The actor portrays an elderly ,
lonely man " [
synonym :
{
impersonate }, {
portray }]
4 :
represent abstractly ,
for example in a painting ,
drawing ,
or sculpture ; "
The father is portrayed as a good -
looking man in this painting " [
synonym : {
portray }, {
present }]
Portray \
Por *
tray "\,
v .
t . [
Written also {
pourtray }.] [
imp . &
p .
p . {
portrayed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Portraying }.] [
OE .
pourtraien ,
OF .
portraire ,
pourtraire ,
F .
portraire ,
fr .
L .
protrahere ,
protractum ,
to draw or drag forth ;
pro forward ,
forth trahere to draw .
See {
Trace },
v .
t .,
and cf .
{
Protract }.]
1 .
To paint or draw the likeness of ;
as ,
to portray a king on horseback .
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Take a tile ,
and lay it before thee ,
and portray upon it the city ,
even Jerusalem . --
Ezek .
iv .
1 .
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2 .
Hence ,
figuratively ,
to describe in words .
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3 .
To adorn with pictures . [
R .]
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Spear and helmets thronged ,
and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed . --
Milton .
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74 Moby Thesaurus words for "
portray ":
act a part ,
act out ,
bring to life ,
cartoon ,
catch a likeness ,
chalk ,
character ,
characterize ,
charcoal ,
chart ,
color ,
copy ,
crayon ,
create a role ,
crosshatch ,
dash off ,
daub ,
delineate ,
depict ,
describe ,
design ,
diagram ,
doodle ,
draft ,
draw ,
duplicate ,
enact ,
evoke ,
express ,
give words to ,
hatch ,
hit off ,
image ,
impersonate ,
interpret ,
limn ,
map ,
notate ,
outline ,
paint ,
paint a picture ,
pencil ,
personate ,
photograph ,
picture ,
picturize ,
play a part ,
play a role ,
play opposite ,
pose as ,
print ,
register ,
render ,
represent ,
reproduce ,
rub ,
schematize ,
scratch ,
scumble ,
set forth ,
shade ,
show ,
sketch ,
stencil ,
support ,
sustain a part ,
symbolize ,
take a part ,
take a rubbing ,
tint ,
trace ,
trace out ,
trace over ,
write
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