[VERB 动词]描绘;描画 To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
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...a gallery of pictures depicting Nelson's most famous battles.
描绘纳尔逊指挥的那些最著名战役的一组画作
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[VERB 动词]描写;描述;刻画 To depict someone or something means to describe them or give an impression of them in writing.
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Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America...
玛格丽特·阿特伍德的小说描述了一个黑暗无望的未来美国。
Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures.
儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。
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de·pict/dɪˈpɪkt; NAmEdɪˈpɪkt/verb( rather formal) 1to show an image of sb/sth in a picture 描绘;描画depictsb/sth (as sb/sth) ◆a painting depicting the Virgin and Child一幅描绘童贞玛利亚和圣子耶稣的画depictsb/sth doing sth ◆The artist had depicted her lying on a bed.画家画了她躺在床上。2to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture 描写;描述;刻画depictsb/sth ◆The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.这部小说描述了 20 世纪 30 年代的法国社会。depictsb/sth as sb/sth ◆The advertisements depict smoking as glamorous and attractive.这些广告把吸烟描绘得充满刺激和富有吸引力。▶de·pic·tiondepictiondepictions/dɪˈpɪkʃn; NAmEdɪˈpɪkʃn/noun[uncountable , countable ]◆They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.他们反对这部影片对同性恋者的刻画。depictdepictsdepicteddepictingde·pict/dɪˈpɪkt; NAmEdɪˈpɪkt/de·pic·tion/dɪˈpɪkʃn; NAmEdɪˈpɪkʃn/
to describe something or someone in writing or speech, or to show them in a painting, picture etc: a book depicting life in pre-revolutionary Russiadepict somebody/something as something The god is depicted as a bird with a human head.► see thesaurus at