depict
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·pict /dɪˈpɪkt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal DESCRIBEto describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc 描写，描述，描绘 a book depicting life in pre-revolutionary Russia 描写革命前俄国人生活的一本书depict somebody/something as something The god is depicted as a bird with a human head. 这个神被描绘成人首鸟身的形象。► see thesaurus at describe —depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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depict• The California state flag depicts a grizzly bear.• In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman.• The transcripts depict Davis weeping with remorse at several points during the confession.• The one clue comes from frescoes and vases that depict griffins protecting a seated Goddess.• The reaction to numerous business pressures are depicted in Fig. 1. 6.• Critics said the article depicted Latinos negatively.• His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy.• Red cartoon depicting monkeys skating about a typical street with masses of detail.• It comes bundled with Windows 3.1, and a proprietary front-end, which uses graphics to depict the various functions provided.• And rather than depicting various hues of political opinion, the new murals make an environmental statement.depict somebody/something as something• We know that New York is sometimes depicted as a cold and heartless city.Origin depict (1400-1500) Latin depictus, past participle of depingere, from pingere “to paint”de·pict verbChineseSyllable
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depict
de‧pict /dɪˈpɪkt/
verb [transitive] formal
a book depicting life in pre-revolutionary Russia
depict somebody/something as something
The god is depicted as a bird with a human head.
—depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
▪ describe to talk or write about a person, place, event etc, in order to show what they are like: Could you try and describe the man you saw? | In her book, she describes her journey across the Sahara. | Police described the attack as particularly violent.
▪tell somebody about somebody/something to describe someone or something to someone. This phrase is more commonly used than describe in everyday spoken English: So, tell me about your holiday! | My friends have told me all about you!
▪depict formal to describe someone or something in a piece of writing: His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy. | In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman.
▪portray/represent formal to describe someone or something in a particular way: College teachers are often represented on television shows as slightly eccentric. | The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women. | The treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is simply not true. | Police have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes.
▪characterize somebody/something as something formal to describe someone or something by emphasizing one particular quality or feature about them: He characterized himself as ‘an average American’. | The successful schools were characterized as innovative and creative.
▪paint somebody/something as something to describe someone or something, especially in a way that makes people believe something that is not true: Not all young people are as bad as they’re painted in the press. | We won, yet the media is painting it as a victory for our opponents. | The woman was painted as having only a slight grasp of reality.
▪paint a picture to describe a situation, so that people can get a general idea of what it is like: Can you paint a picture of life in Japan for us? | My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were. | The report painted a bleak picture of the management’s failures.
de‧pict /dɪˈpɪkt/
verb [transitive] formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: depictus, past participle of depingere, from pingere 'to paint'
to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc:Language: Latin
Origin: depictus, past participle of depingere, from pingere 'to paint'
depict somebody/something as something
—depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
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