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单词 role
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role

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
/rəʊl/
/rəʊl/
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  1.  
    an actor’s part in a play, film, etc.
    • She has landed the lead role (= the most important one) in a new play.
    • a leading/starring role
    • the role of somebody He played the role of Sonny in ‘The Godfather’.
    Homophones role | rollrole   roll
    /rəʊl/
    /rəʊl/
    • role noun
      • She's playing the role of Elizabeth Bennet.
    • roll noun
      • The soup is served with a freshly baked roll.
    • roll verb
      • Everyone must roll the dice, and the player with the highest number starts.
    Wordfinder
    • actor
    • audition
    • body double
    • cameo
    • cast
    • play
    • role
    • star
    • stuntman
    • understudy
    Wordfinder
    • act
    • cast
    • drama
    • entrance
    • exit
    • line
    • play
    • role
    • scene
    • speech
    Collocations Cinema/​the moviesCinema/​the moviesWatching
    • go to/​take somebody to (see) a film
    • go to/​sit in (British English) the cinema/(North American English) the (movie) theater
    • rent a film/​DVD
    • download/​stream a film
    • burn/​copy/​rip a DVD
    • see/​watch a film/​DVD/​preview/​trailer
    Showing
    • show/​screen a film
    • promote/​distribute/​review a film
    • (British English) be on at the cinema
    • be released on/​come out on/​be out on DVD
    • captivate/​delight/​grip/​thrill the audience
    • do well/​badly at the box office
    • get a lot of/​live up to the hype
    Film-making
    • write/​co-write a film/​script/​screenplay
    • direct/​produce/​make/​shoot/​edit a film/​sequel
    • make a romantic comedy/​a thriller/​an action movie
    • do/​work on a sequel/​remake
    • film/​shoot the opening scene/​an action sequence/​footage (of something)
    • compose/​create/​do/​write the soundtrack
    • cut/​edit (out) a scene/​sequence
    Acting
    • have/​get/​do an audition
    • get/​have/​play a leading/​starring/​supporting role
    • play a character/​James Bond/​the bad guy
    • act in/​appear in/​star in a film/​remake
    • do/​perform/​attempt a stunt
    • work in/​make it big in Hollywood
    • forge/​carve/​make/​pursue a career in Hollywood
    Describing films
    • the camera pulls back/​pans over something/​zooms in (on something)
    • the camera focuses on something/​lingers on something
    • shoot somebody/​show somebody in extreme close-up
    • use odd/​unusual camera angles
    • be filmed/​shot on location/​in a studio
    • be set/​take place in London/​in the ’60s
    • have a happy ending/​plot twist
    Extra Examples
    • Ethan Hawke does a solid job in a thankless role.
    • He has the starring role in the movie.
    • He was very good in the role.
    • In the series, Smith assumes the role of the go-between.
    • It took her three years to land her first film role.
    • Lee began to get big roles in movies.
    • Most of the original cast are reprising their roles.
    • She interprets the role as more tragic than I expected.
    • She sings the title role in Tosca.
    • The supporting roles are filled by British actors.
    • This is the plum role in the play.
    • Walken carefully underplays the role.
    • a starring female role
    • one of his stereotypical action hero roles
    • the chance to sink her teeth into the meaty role of femme fatale Margaret
    • Playing the role of Hamlet is an immense challenge for the actor.
    • It is one of the greatest roles she has played.
    Topics Film and theatrea2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • lead
    • leading
    • starring
    verb + role
    • assume
    • perform
    • play
    preposition
    • in the role (of)
    See full entry
  2.  
    the function or position that somebody has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship
    • the changing role of women
    • role in something the artist's role in society
    • role as somebody He is stepping down from his role as chair.
    • I welcome the opportunity to assume a leadership role within the organization.
    • In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
    • It is important that everyone has clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
    Extra Examples
    • Every member of staff must have a clear role.
    • He assumed a conspicuous role at the new arts agency.
    • He filled several governmental roles.
    • He has been cast in the role of chief apologist for the government.
    • He is looking for ways to strengthen his role in the business.
    • He is trying to carve out a new role for himself.
    • He may have to settle for a backup role.
    • He really wants to fulfil his role as godfather properly.
    • I accepted the executive editor role at the magazine.
    • I feel I can fit any role this team needs me to.
    • I've had to take on the role of mother in her absence.
    • Many staff perform multiple roles.
    • She embraced her role as ruler of the country.
    • She has a dual role as principal and French teacher.
    • She has joined the team in a consultative role.
    • Supervising elections is a possible role for the UN.
    • The caregiving role is still overwhelmingly a female one.
    • The fighting has prevented the UN troops from fulfilling their role as peacekeepers.
    • The new prime minister promised a greater role for women in government.
    • Their brother plays a protective role.
    • They have to be willing to accept their roles as caregivers and not managers.
    • Traditional gender roles are reversed in their household.
    • We are waiting to see if he can handle an expanded role.
    • We need to find a useful role for the volunteers in the campaign.
    • We will meet with them to determine individual roles.
    • the views prevalent in society about female roles
    • She refused to take on the traditional woman's role.
    • the role of the teacher in the classroom
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • large
    verb + role
    • have
    • occupy
    • perform
    role + noun
    • model
    • reversal
    • expectation
    preposition
    • in a/​the role
    • role as
    • role at
    See full entry
  3.  
    the degree to which somebody/something is involved in a situation or an activity and the effect that they have on it
    • A cup of tea often serves an important social role.
    • a key/leading/central/crucial/vital role
    • role in doing something The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions.
    • Small businesses have a significant role to play in keeping the economy buoyant.
    • role in something UK scientists have taken a lead role in the project.
    • role of somebody/something in something the role of diet in the prevention of disease
    • role as something The company has cemented its role as a leader in the industry.
    • role of somebody/something as something Thomas downplays the role of these letters as historical evidence.
    Extra Examples
    • Economic factors played a decisive role in the outcome of the war.
    • He addressed the role of tradition in design.
    • Migrant workers played a central role in the state's prosperity.
    • Politicians acknowledge the key roles that young people play in the country.
    • Pressure groups played a major role in bringing about the reforms.
    • The authors emphasized the role of the slave trade in the economic development of the New World.
    • They decided to expand the role that new technologies play at the hospital.
    • We need to better understand the role of cold regions in the global climate system.
    • an area where national rivalries play a powerful role
    • the economic role of small towns
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • large
    verb + role
    • have
    • occupy
    • perform
    role + noun
    • model
    • reversal
    • expectation
    preposition
    • in a/​the role
    • role as
    • role at
    See full entry
  4. see also thematic role
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from obsolete French roule ‘roll’, referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.
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