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单词 portrait
释义
portrait
(pɔːʳtreɪt )
Word forms: portraits
1. countable noun B2
A portrait is a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person.
The artist was asked to paint a portrait of the Queen. [+ of]
...the English portrait painter Augustus John.
Synonyms: picture, painting, image, photograph  
2. countable noun
A portrait of a person, place, or thing is a verbal description of them.
...this gripping, funny portrait of Jewish life in 1950s London. [+ of]
Image of portrait
Collocations:
complex portrait
They create a far more complex portrait of the man.
Times, Sunday Times
These memories build a complex portrait of placelessness.
The Times Literary Supplement
If this were a reader's only source for the story of that life, it would offer a pencil sketch rather than a rich and complex portrait.
The Times Literary Supplement
feature a portrait
Parents can purchase packages of these portraits to distribute, often accompanied by other items featuring the portrait.
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The magazine also features a portrait of a featured poet included in the issue on the cover.
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His silver coin features his portrait on both the obverse and reverse with the disc and crescent (at top).
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Each guide features a portrait in the image of a happy face designed out of foods representing that consumer's type.
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One design used for many years featured a portrait on the obverse, near the left edge, and the bank's name printed in prominent shaded type in the middle.
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portrait subject
Despite the distinction of some of his portrait subjects, his heart was in the drawings that he produced with joyful facility.
Times, Sunday Times
He painted history, landscape, and portrait subjects with much success.
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He would at times evoke reactions from his portrait subjects by guiding them into uncomfortable areas of discussion or asking them psychologically probing questions.
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psychological portrait
Facts are used here to support the vivid psychological portrait of the dictator-in-waiting.
The Times Literary Supplement
So getting a psychological portrait of someone you're dealing with, even though it's bound to be imperfect, can make all the difference.
Times, Sunday Times
Taken as a whole, your catalogue of liked tweets can help to piece together a surprisingly intimate psychological portrait.
Times, Sunday Times
I never envisaged a psychological portrait of a youthful monster in the making.
The Times Literary Supplement
She would try her hand at many genres of literature, such as reportage sketches, narrative memoirs, psychological portrait studies and others.
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realistic portrait
Although his painting style spans from expressionism to surrealism, he specializes in realistic portrait studies.
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He wanted to express a more realistic portrait of his region and community drawn from personal experience.
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The illustrations, chosen probably because they are realistic portraits of each of the plants dealt with, are very fine photographs.
The Times Literary Supplement
His early work included realistic portraits, which were followed by cubist and surrealist works.
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The murals range from surrealist works to realistic portraits.
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royal portrait
And to mark her diamond jubilee we are launching our own royal portrait competition, with two categories and two majestic prizes.
The Sun
Releasing snaps taken at the family home by a doting grandad - rather than a stiff, formal royal portrait in a palace - shows that they're naturals.
The Sun
And one of them should be given the post of royal portrait painter.
The Sun
It was something he did in every royal portrait.
Times, Sunday Times
In 1973, at the age of 22, he became the youngest commissioned royal portrait painter in almost 200 years.
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sketch a portrait
To prepare for the part, he packed himself off to life drawing because his character has to sketch a portrait on stage.
Times, Sunday Times
The young cat (pictured in the foreground) sketched this portrait of the old donkey in 1983, three years before the sitter's death.
The Times Literary Supplement
He was even known for sketching the portrait of his fan while singing.
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He sketched the portraits of many persons in the family.
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striking portrait
But through it ran a striking portrait of resentment based on financial status.
Times, Sunday Times
And yet in what feels like an attempt to be wilfully understated, the most striking portrait seems to have been overlooked.
Times, Sunday Times
The lovely old town house feels like a home, but one with the painter's striking portraits of the 12 apostles on its walls.
Times, Sunday Times
Everything was recorded in catalog records which are decorated with striking portraits of exhibitors and zany references.
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unflattering portrait
Bond's unflattering portrait lacks generosity, but at least it's an antidote to sentimental bardolatry.
Times, Sunday Times
An account of the meeting painted a deeply unflattering portrait of the prime minister.
Times, Sunday Times
She intensely disliked the company and wrote a most unflattering portrait of it in a 1985 article.
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vivid portrait
For obvious reasons programmes about photography are not always successful on the radio but here we get a vivid portrait of a vanished age.
Times, Sunday Times
For all its fascinating details, this isn't an especially vivid portrait of a human soul.
The Times Literary Supplement
Gross was an expert juggler, and she paints a vivid portrait of herself in airport-to-nursery mode.
Times, Sunday Times
The author paints a vivid portrait of folly and futility, but his battle descriptions are curiously flat.
Times, Sunday Times
He paints a vivid portrait of folly and futility and his book will remind readers of his gifts, keen judgment and mastery of sources.
Times, Sunday Times
wedding portrait
Over time, technology improved, but many couples still might only pose for a single wedding portrait.
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My grandmother was young once, too, and her wedding portraits show her swivel-hipped in a long, lacy gown, my grandfather's strong arm anchoring her to the altar.
Christianity Today
The carriages then proceed to the attic, an irregularly shaped room cluttered with gifts, personal items, mementos and wedding portraits.
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The idea was inspired by late nineteenth-century wedding portraits and the professional techniques employed in them.
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Most wedding photojournalists still provide wedding group photos, often referred to as formal wedding portraits.
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Translations:
Chinese: 肖像
Japanese: 肖像画
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