role

Related to role: Role Conflict

have a role in (something)

1. To have a specific involvement or participation in something. There's no use lying to the committee, Mr. Marshall, as we know for a fact that you had a role in hiding your company's losses from its investors.

2. Literally, to have a job portraying a certain character in a performance. I hear that Samantha has a role in some new film. She's really making her way into the big leagues!

play a big role (in something)

To have an extremely important or fundamental role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). There were a lot of reason why I quit, but having to work 10 hours a day played a big role. Punk rock played a big role in forming my aesthetic sensibilities. The rookie quarterback ended up playing a big role in the team's amazing comeback victory yesterday.

play a bit role (in something)

1. Literally, to act out a very small, inconsequential role (in some piece of drama, film, or television). I originally started off playing a bit role in the sitcom, but over the years the character became wildly popular and really launched my career. A: "I heard you're in the latest Schwarzenegger movie, right?" B: "Yeah, I'm just playing a bit role, though."

2. By extension, to have a very small, inconsequential role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). I know you feel like you only played a bit role in our victory today, but you were just as important out there as everyone else on the team. A: "I suppose those long, 12-hour days were why you quit, huh?" B: "Actually, those only played a bit role—it was mostly just because I hated my boss."

play a large role (in something)

To have an extremely important or fundamental role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). There were a lot of reason why I quit, but having to work 10 hours a day played a large role. Punk rock played a large role in forming my aesthetic sensibilities. The rookie quarterback ended up playing a large role in the team's amazing comeback victory yesterday.

play a role in (something)

1. To have a specific involvement or participation in something. There's no use lying to the committee, Mr. Marshall, as we know for a fact that you played a role in hiding your company's losses from its investors.

2. Literally, to have a job portraying a certain character in a performance. I hear that Samantha is playing a role in some new film. She's really making her way into the big leagues!

play a small role (in something)

1. Literally, to act out a very small, inconsequential role (in some piece of drama, film, or television). I originally started off playing a small role in the sitcom, but over the years the character became wildly popular and really launched my career. A: "I heard you're in the latest Schwarzenegger movie, right?" B: "Yeah, I'm just playing a small role, though."

2. By extension, to have a very small, inconsequential role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). I know you feel like you only played a small role in our victory today, but you were just as important out there as everyone else on the team. A: "I suppose those long, 12-hour days were why you quit, huh?" B: "Actually, those only played a small role—it was mostly just because I hated my boss."

play a part in something

and play a role in something

1. to participate in something in a specific way. I hope to play a part in the development of the new product. I want to play a role in this procedure.

2. to portray a character in a performance. He played a part in The Mikado, but it was not a major role. Larry wanted to play a role in the next play.

role model

An individual whose behavior serves as an exemplar to others. This expression, dating from the second half of the 1900s, alludes to acting out parts in a theatrical production. It appeared in the New York Times Magazine (June 26, 1977): “If the teacher was a ‘role model’ parents were obviously unaware of it.”

词组	role
释义	role Related to role: Role Conflict have a role in (something) 1. To have a specific involvement or participation in something. There's no use lying to the committee, Mr. Marshall, as we know for a fact that you had a role in hiding your company's losses from its investors. 2. Literally, to have a job portraying a certain character in a performance. I hear that Samantha has a role in some new film. She's really making her way into the big leagues! See also: have, role play a big role (in something) To have an extremely important or fundamental role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). There were a lot of reason why I quit, but having to work 10 hours a day played a big role. Punk rock played a big role in forming my aesthetic sensibilities. The rookie quarterback ended up playing a big role in the team's amazing comeback victory yesterday. See also: big, play, role play a bit role (in something) 1. Literally, to act out a very small, inconsequential role (in some piece of drama, film, or television). I originally started off playing a bit role in the sitcom, but over the years the character became wildly popular and really launched my career. A: "I heard you're in the latest Schwarzenegger movie, right?" B: "Yeah, I'm just playing a bit role, though." 2. By extension, to have a very small, inconsequential role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). I know you feel like you only played a bit role in our victory today, but you were just as important out there as everyone else on the team. A: "I suppose those long, 12-hour days were why you quit, huh?" B: "Actually, those only played a bit role—it was mostly just because I hated my boss." See also: bit, play, role play a large role (in something) To have an extremely important or fundamental role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). There were a lot of reason why I quit, but having to work 10 hours a day played a large role. Punk rock played a large role in forming my aesthetic sensibilities. The rookie quarterback ended up playing a large role in the team's amazing comeback victory yesterday. See also: large, play, role play a role in (something) 1. To have a specific involvement or participation in something. There's no use lying to the committee, Mr. Marshall, as we know for a fact that you played a role in hiding your company's losses from its investors. 2. Literally, to have a job portraying a certain character in a performance. I hear that Samantha is playing a role in some new film. She's really making her way into the big leagues! See also: play, role play a small role (in something) 1. Literally, to act out a very small, inconsequential role (in some piece of drama, film, or television). I originally started off playing a small role in the sitcom, but over the years the character became wildly popular and really launched my career. A: "I heard you're in the latest Schwarzenegger movie, right?" B: "Yeah, I'm just playing a small role, though." 2. By extension, to have a very small, inconsequential role (in some resultant situation, action, event, outcome, etc.). I know you feel like you only played a small role in our victory today, but you were just as important out there as everyone else on the team. A: "I suppose those long, 12-hour days were why you quit, huh?" B: "Actually, those only played a small role—it was mostly just because I hated my boss." See also: play, role, small Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. play a part in something and play a role in something 1. to participate in something in a specific way. I hope to play a part in the development of the new product. I want to play a role in this procedure. 2. to portray a character in a performance. He played a part in The Mikado, but it was not a major role. Larry wanted to play a role in the next play. See also: part, play McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. role model An individual whose behavior serves as an exemplar to others. This expression, dating from the second half of the 1900s, alludes to acting out parts in a theatrical production. It appeared in the New York Times Magazine (June 26, 1977): “If the teacher was a ‘role model’ parents were obviously unaware of it.” See also: model, role The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: have a part in (something) have a role in (something) play a role in (something) a part in (something) play a part in play a part in (something) half the truth is often a whole lie lie through one's teeth, to lying denounce (one) for (something) References in periodicals archive So far, Milby said he had taken up only two villain roles in his career before 'Halik.' One was for 'Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala' where he was part of the main cast with Judy Ann Santos, and 'Maging Sino Ka Man.' Sam Milby open to more villain roles Descriptive statistics were used to examine the sample characteristics and their participation in roles. Differences between age groups with a view to the proportions currently participating in each role were examined by the [chi square] test. Role patterns were described according to Hachey and coworkers [15]. Role Participation: A Comparison across Age Groups in a Norwegian General Population Sample He stressed the need to highlight the importance of woman's role in society especially those living in villages. Deputy Chairman also underlined the need to initiate an awareness campaign to increase the role of women in society and urged the educated women to come forward for the cause. Development process cannot be achieved withour women role: Sartaj Aziz The assessment of role performance and role valuation was performed by using the Role Checklist (Oakley et al., 1986). Role performance and role valuation among occupational therapy students in Norway Playing the role of a man in the armed forces should come naturally to Tom Cruise. Star Wars 7: Top 5 Roles Tom Cruise Can Play in the Upcoming Movie Role ambiguity may also be the result of changes in the external environment and the subsequent reactions within the organization (Forte, Hoffman, Lamont, and Brockmann, 2000). Faculty Role Perceptions at University Level Middle Role: Middle roles represent the roles in upper level of atom roles, and they are created by combining atom roles. A dynamic role-based authorization model in grid environment Occupation of an organisational role is, therefore, a potential source of stress. Heterogeneity of role stress Thirteen percent of Afghans also said Pakistan currently plays a role in economic development. Afghans Assess Roles for NATO, U.N., Regional Actors; Reconstruction viewed as the top job, currently and ideally The analysis of the data revealed that role erosion, personal inadequacy, resource inadequacy, and role stagnation were identified as dominant contributors of role stress in executives and supervisors. Organizational role stress: confirmatory factor analysis approach Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Role: Ruby Dee, for her role as Mama Lucas in American Gangster. the Razz: FULL LIST OF WINNERS Given the importance of sport in people's lives and the widespread availability of sports heroes due to extensive media coverage, the potential for influence of athletic role models seems great (Wann et al., 2001). Gender and the selection of public athletic role models Corporate planning and strategy was a close second with 32% having roles in this area. A large majority of senior IT managers shoulder additional responsibilities
随便看	can't stand the sight of (someone or something) can't stomach (someone) can't stomach (something) can't take it with you can't take (one's) eyes off (of) (someone or something) can't take the heat can't take your eyes off someone/something can't tell (one's) arse from (one's) elbow can't thank you enough can't think straight can't very well (do something) can't wait can't win them all canvas Can we continue this later? can whistle for canyon can you beat it/that? (Can) you dig (it)? Can you excuse us, please? Can you hold(, please)? can you imagine Can you imagine? Can you keep a secret? Can you tell me (something)?