词组 | role |
释义 | role AC /rəʊl $ roʊl/ noun 1. the way someone or something is involved in somethingadjectivesan important role She played an important role in her husband’s political career.a major/significant/prominent role (=important) Technology is already playing a significant role in classroom teaching. | The military has played a prominent role in Burmese politics.a key/central/leading role (=the most important) The report recognized the key role of teachers. | They take a leading role in discussions.a vital/crucial/essential role (=very important) Every member of the team has a vital role to play.a minor/limited role Dirty needles play only a minor role in spreading AIDS in Africa.an active role (=doing practical things to achieve particular aims) She took an active role in the community.a dual role (=two roles) People have dual roles in society as producers and consumers.sb’s traditional role Some women are happy with their traditional role as carers.verbsplay/have a role also fulfil a role formal The internet plays an important role in people’s daily lives.take a role (=start being involved in something) Charlie began to take a more active role on the farm.take on a role also assume a role formal (=start having a particular job or function) Mr Jones took on the role of spokesperson for the organization.give sb a role He was given a key role in the election campaign.cast sb in a role (=give someone a role, especially one they do not want) He found himself cast in the role of guide and translator.switch/reverse roles (=start doing what someone else did, while they start doing what you did) Sometimes we reverse roles, and I drive while he map-reads.prepositionsa role in sth Women’s role in society has changed.a role as sth She gets a lot of satisfaction from her role as a mother.the role of sth They studied the role of diet in the prevention of disease.in a role It was the first time I had seen him in that role.2. the character played by an actoradjectives/nouns + rolea major/big role It was his first major role.a minor/small role She has had small roles in several other films.the lead/leading role (=the most important role) He had already cast Tom Hanks in the lead role.a starring role (=one of the most important roles) She had to turn down a starring role in a film to continue with the play.the title role (=the role of the character whose name is the title of the film or play) She will play the title role in ‘Emma’ later this year.a supporting role (=not one of the main roles) She has a supporting role as the wife of the hero.a comic role She admits she is attracted to comic roles.verbsplay a role John will play the role of Hamlet.have a role His son has a small role in the series.take a role In the end, I decided not to take the role.give sb a role also cast sb in a role Television producers would not cast her in lead roles. | A young actor named Johnny Depp was given the leading role.land a role (=be given a role) He landed a role in a famous Broadway musical.turn down a role (=say that you will not play it) I got the part after another actress turned down the role.prepositionsin a role I would like to see a French actor in this role.the role of sb Who wants to play the role of Joseph? |
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