Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

portray

S3 W2

in Vietnamese Đại diện cho; mô tả

BrE /pɔːtreɪ/ AmE /pɔːrtreɪ/

verb en → vi

past portrayed pp portrayed ing portraying

1 REPRESENT [transitive] B2

Đại diện cho; mô tả

to show someone or something in a particular way, especially in art or literature

  • portray somebody/something as something

Collocations portray a character · portray an event

  • The film portrays the city as a dangerous place.

    Phim mô tả thành phố như một nơi nguy hiểm.

2 ACT [transitive] B1

Diễn vai; đóng vai

to play the part of someone in a film, television programme, or theatre production

  • portray somebody

Collocations portray a character · portray a role

  • She portrayed the lead character in the film.

    Cô đã đóng vai nhân vật chính trong phim.