| 词组 | portrait |
| 释义 | portrait /ˈpɔːtrɪt $ ˈpɔːr-/ noun 1. a picture of a personadjectives/nouns + portraita self-portrait (=of yourself) Rembrandt painted a self-portrait of himself as an old man.a group portrait He painted a group portrait of the prince and his three sisters.a family portrait The room is full of family portraits.an accurate portrait Sketching the face before painting will result in a more accurate portrait.a flattering portrait (=which makes someone look better than they really are) For a flattering portrait, usually soft light is the best.a full-length portrait (=including someone’s whole body) A full-length portrait of a pretty young girl in a red dress was hanging on the wall.a life-size portrait (=same size as in real life) He keeps a life-size portrait of his father in the study.a wedding portrait No gift will be as special as a wedding portrait.a photographic portrait A new exhibition of black and white photographic portraits has just opened.a framed portrait At the center of the collection is a framed portrait of General Bradstreet.verbspaint/draw sb’s portrait He paints portraits of famous people.do a portrait of sb Picasso did a portrait of her.pose/sit for a portrait She sat for a portrait by Joshua Reynolds.commission a portrait (=officially ask someone to do a portrait for you) He commissioned a portrait of his daughter from the painter.a portrait is exhibited/displayed somewhere The portrait was displayed in an exhibition at the National Gallery.a portrait hangs somewhere (=it is on a wall there) The portrait hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.portrait + nounsa portrait artist/painter/photographer She is best known as a portrait artist.a portrait gallery The National Portrait Gallery in London is worth a visit.a portrait studio The most challenging part of a photographer’s experience at a portrait studio is working with people.prepositionsa portrait of sb Whistler painted a famous portrait of his mother.a portrait by sb There was a portrait by an unknown artist.2. a description of someone or somethingverbsgive sb a portrait of sb/sth The book gives the reader a fascinating portrait of Ireland before the First World War.create a portrait The film creates a portrait of recent Cuban history.present a portrait This documentary presents a portrait of African American author Ralph Ellison.adjectivesa fascinating/intriguing portrait Filmmaker Robert-Adrian Pejo paints a fascinating portrait of contemporary American artist Joe Coleman.a realistic portrait I found this film a realistic portrait of life in a small French town.a vivid portrait The author provides a vivid portrait of life in ancient Greece.an intimate/revealing portrait This biography of Ulysses S. Grant paints a revealing portrait of the 18th president of the United States..a sympathetic portrait The novel presents a sympathetic portrait of the experiences of a sensitive, intellectual young man as he grows up.a moving/touching/haunting portrait (=which affects you deeply) Stone offers a moving portrait of the artist’s struggles in this entertaining work.a chilling/harrowing portrait (=very frightening) Film director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the mafia’s rise and near fall from power in America.a stereotypical portrait (=one that is not completely true, because it only shows people’s usual idea about someone or something, not how they really are) The programme was criticized for giving a rather stereotypical portrait of gypsy life. |
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