1. 扮演；饰演
    When an actor or actress portrays someone, he or she plays that person in a play or film.

portray的意思

    e.g. In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles revival of 'Camelot'.
           他1975年在洛杉矶重新上演的剧目《卡米洛》中扮演国王。
    e.g. ...the busty and rumbustious Mrs Hall, excellently portrayed by Toni Palmer.
           由托妮·帕默精彩演绎的胸部丰满、吵吵嚷嚷的霍尔太太

2. 描绘；描述
    When a writer or artist portrays something, he or she writes a description or produces a painting of it.

    e.g. ...this northern novelist, who accurately portrays provincial domestic life.
           这位准确描述外省家庭生活的北方小说家
    e.g. ...the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Claude and Poussin.
           克劳德和普桑等画家所描绘的风景

3. 表现；刻画
    If a film, book, or television programme portrays someone in a certain way, it represents them in that way.

    e.g. She says the programme portrayed her as a 'lady of easy virtue'.
           她说这个节目把她刻画成了一个“水性杨花的女人”。
    e.g. ...complaints about the way women are portrayed in adverts.
           抗议在广告中如此刻画女性