portrait
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++por·trait1 /ˈpɔːtrɪt $ ˈpɔːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 
AVPPICTUREa painting, drawing, or photograph of a person 人物画像；人物照片；肖像 a family portrait 全家福portrait 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. 她已受托为杰克逊画肖像。 →5 see picture at 见图 painting2 DESCRIBEa description or representation of something 〔对某事物的〕描绘，描述，表现portrait of a portrait of working life in America 对美国工作生活的描述 → self-portrait
AVPPICTUREa painting, drawing, or photograph of a person 人物画像；人物照片；肖像 a family portrait 全家福portrait 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. 她已受托为杰克逊画肖像。 →5 see picture at 见图 painting2 DESCRIBEa description or representation of something 〔对某事物的〕描绘，描述，表现portrait of a portrait of working life in America 对美国工作生活的描述 → self-portraitExamples from the Corpus
portrait• Note also the 1709 portrait of the miniaturist Karl Bruni by Jan Kupecký.• A portrait of the Virgin Mary looms behind him like a heavenly guardian.• They took formal portraits of the two leaders side by side in wingback chairs, smiling again.• Lunia was flattered at having her portrait painted by a gifted artist, but at first she felt rather intimidated by the experience.• A full-length portrait of the Queen hung on the wall.• The artist Hans Holbein was best known for painting portraits.• The making of personal portraits was part of this popular aesthetic, firmly embedded in commercial practices.• I found myself staring at the portrait, which was still propped on the cedar table.• Whether or not it can be seen as Kelman's self-portrait, it is the portrait of an artist.• West's elegy magnifies the warts and the amours, yet gives poetic poignancy to the portraits he draws here.paint ... portrait• Bruch painted a psychological portrait of the obese that contrasted sharply with the image of the jolly fat person.• Bailey Doogan, for instance, the feminist painter who frequently paints unerring portraits of aging bodies, is an Etherton regular.• My grandmother painted frescoes and portraits.• Frans Hals had painted portraits of girls who could only be described as plain, but something lively and piquant redeemed them.• He is going to paint my portrait.• In 1881 Stanford visited the artist in Paris, asking him to paint a portrait of his wife.• But Jacques Lipchitz, who had recently married, decided to commission Modigliani to paint a wedding portrait.portrait2 adjective AVDif 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 OPP landscapeOrigin portrait (1500-1600) French portraire; → PORTRAYpor·trait1 nounportrait2 adjectiveChineseSyllable
photograph Corpus a of a person painting, or drawing,
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portrait
por‧trait1 /ˈpɔːtrət, ˈpɔːtrɪt $ ˈpɔːr-/ 
noun [countable]
1. a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person:
a family portrait
portrait of
the artist’s portrait of his mother
She’s been commissioned to paint Jackson’s portrait.
2. a description or representation of something
portrait of
a portrait of working life in America
⇨ self-portrait
▪ picture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like: a picture of a horse | He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.
▪drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc: We had to do a drawing of a sunflower.
▪sketch a picture that is drawn quickly: I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted.
▪painting a picture made using paint: The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art. | Picasso did several paintings of her.
▪portrait a picture of a person: The portrait was painted by Rembrandt.
▪landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains: Constable painted mainly landscapes.
▪cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: A cartoon in the New York Times showed the President talking to Osama Bin Laden.
▪comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story: Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
▪caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way: He is famous for his caricatures of politicans.
▪illustration a picture in a book: The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.
▪poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration: old movie posters | There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.
▪print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture: a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennon
▪image a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you: He produced some memorable images. | a beautiful image | Some of the images are deeply disturbing.
▪artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine: We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers.
portrait2 adjective
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
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noun [countable]1. a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person:
portrait of
2. a description or representation of something
portrait of
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adjectiveif 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
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picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint 指用铅笔、钢笔或颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ The children were drawing pictures of their pets. 孩子在画他们的宠物。 painting a picture that has been made using paint 指用颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ a collection of paintings by American artists 美国艺术家的绘画作品集 drawing a picture that has been made using a pencil or pen, not paint 指用铅笔或钢笔而非颜料画出的图画、素描画 ：◆ a pencil/charcoal drawing 铅笔画；炭笔画 portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders 指肖像、半身画像、半身照 ：◆ Vermeer's 'Portrait of the artist in his studio' 弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像” ◆ a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself )自画像 print a picture that has been copied from a painting using photography 指（用照相制版法制作的）绘画复制品 ：◆ a Renoir print 一张雷诺阿画作的影印件 sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details 指素描、速写、草图 ：◆ I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting. 我开始作画之前通常会画几幅草图。
Patterns
to draw a picture/portrait/sketchto paint a picture/portraitto make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketchto do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch
Creating art 艺术创作
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape勾勒草图／形体／图形 carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 mix colours/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 frame a painting/portrait给一幅画／肖像画镶框 hang art/a picture/a painting悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品 be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum在美术馆／博物馆展出 install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth在某处安放一座雕塑 erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition( /especially
BrE ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 参展 feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品
Creating art 艺术创作
make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画 do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch画油画／自画像／线条画／草图 create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑 produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画 paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画 draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画 sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape勾勒草图／形体／图形 carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头 sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体 etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上 mix colours/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料 use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料 work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品
Describing art 描述艺术
paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景 depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题 create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果 paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色 use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形 develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘
Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售
commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画 frame a painting/portrait给一幅画／肖像画镶框 hang art/a picture/a painting悬挂艺术品／图画／画作 display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品 be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum在美术馆／博物馆展出 install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth在某处安放一座雕塑 erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像 hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition( /especially
BrE ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 参展 feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品 collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画 restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品