portrait
noun
adj
ˈpɔːtrɪət
noun
1
a
painting,
drawing,
or
photograph
of
a
person
〔人的〕画像,照片,肖像
a
family
portrait
全家福
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of
]
the
artist’s
portrait
of
his
mother
画家给他母亲画的肖像
She’s
been
commissioned
to
paint
Jackson’s
portrait
.
她已受托画杰克逊的肖像。
2
a
description
or
representation
of
something
〔对某事物的〕描绘,描述,表现
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of
]
a
portrait
of
working
life
in
America
对在美国打工生活的描述
adj
3
if
a
piece
of
paper,
a
page,
a
photograph
etc
is
in
a
portrait
position,
it
is
placed
on
a
surface
or
hung
on
a
wall
with
its
longer
edges
at
the
sides
〔纸张、页面、照片等〕竖式的,纵向的;