portrait /ˈpɔ:trit/ n. ［c］1.肖像，画像：a full-length (half-length) portrait 全(半)身肖像This portrait looks real.这幅肖像画看上去很逼真。 2.描写，人物描写：a vivid portrait in words 生动文字描写
portray /pɔ:ˈtrei/ vt. 1. 扮演，饰演：He portrayed Napoleon in the play. 他在戏里扮演拿破仑。2. 描写，描绘：Dickens portrays his characters to the life.狄更斯描写人物栩栩如生。To portray the beautiful scene in words is impossible. 这一美景非言语所能描绘。The book portrayed him as a self-serving careerist. 这本书把他描绘成自私自利的野心家。
