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今天我们要学的词是 portray¹. Portray 做为动词，有刻画，饰演的意思。John Nash, a mathematician² who was portrayed³ in the movie "A Beautiful Mind" died in a taxi crash at the age of 86. 数学家约翰.纳什在一起出租车车祸中不幸身亡，享年86岁。电影“美丽心灵”讲述的就是他的故事。Elizabeth Wilson, who portrayed Dustin Hoffman's mother in "The Graduate," died at 94. 在电影“毕业生”里扮演达斯汀.霍夫曼母亲的演员伊丽莎白.威尔逊去世，享年94岁。好的，今天我们学习的词是 portray, portray, portray...

1 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

2 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

3 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》