portrait

英 [ˈpɔːtreɪt]

美 [ˈpɔːrtrət]

n. 肖像; 半身画像; 半身照; 详细的描述; 描绘
adj. 竖向的; 纵向打印格式的

复数：portraits　

Collins.3 / BNC.3054 / COCA.2655

牛津词典

noun

肖像；半身画像；半身照
a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders
1. He had his portrait painted in uniform.
  他让人画了一幅身着制服的画像。
2. a full-length portrait
  全身画像
3. a portrait painter
  肖像画家
详细的描述；描绘
a detailed description of sb/sth
1. a portrait of life at the French court
  对法国宫廷生活的详细描述

adj.

N-COUNT 肖像；画像
Aportraitis a painting, drawing, or photograph of a particular person.
1. Lucian Freud has been asked to paint a portrait of the Queen.
  卢西恩·弗洛伊德已受邀为女王画肖像画。
2. ...the English portrait painter Augustus John.
  英格兰肖像画家奥古斯塔斯·约翰
N-COUNT 描绘；描写；描述
Aportraitof a person, place, or thing is a verbal description of them.
1. ...this gripping, funny portrait of Jewish life in 1950s London.
  这段扣人心弦、令人捧腹的对伦敦20世纪50年代犹太人生活的描写

noun

any likeness of a person, in any medium
1. the photographer made excellent portraits
Synonym:portrayal
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
Synonym:portrayalportraiture

The portrait of this movie star was painted by a famous artist.
这位电影明星的肖像画是由一位著名的艺术家所绘制的。
Alberg took the portrait down from the wall
阿尔伯格从墙上摘下那幅肖像画。
'Elizabeth R', a TV portrait of the Queen, had record viewing figures.
关于女王的电视专题片《伊丽莎白女王》创下了收视纪录。
She was beginning to make a name for herself as a portrait photographer
她开始成为一个小有名气的人像摄影师。
The hero of this novel is a portrait of the author himself.
小说的主人公正是作者自己的化身。
He gives us a portrait of the real Gandhi, warts and all
他向我们描绘了真正的甘地，包括他的不足。
Edy had a large portrait of a nude over his fireplace which he could always rely on to be a conversation piece with anybody who came to visit him.
埃迪在壁炉上方挂着一幅巨大的裸体画，他可以指望同任何来拜访他的人就它作为话题。
Hang the portrait straight.
把画像挂端正。
Lucian Freud has been asked to paint a portrait of the Queen.
卢西恩·弗洛伊德已受邀为女王画肖像画。
Line and colour are both important in portrait painting.
线条和色彩在肖像绘画中都很重要。