portraitist /'poitreitist; -trat-;
NAmE 'poirtrat-/ noun
a person who makes portraits )
portraiture /’po:tratJa(r); NAmE 'po:rt-/ noun
[U] the art of making portraits; the portraits that are made
lift; SB#
portray /poi'trei; /VAm£ poir't-/ verb
[VN] 1 to show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of
writing ISii; H771 depict 2 ~ sb/sth (as
sb/sth) to describe or show sb/sth in a particular
way, especially when this does not give a complete or accurate impression of
what they are like # • ■ • ;
tnX tU ^ it; X M Pin represent : Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself
as the victim.
X, ftfef&^ffe£ BiMII^IIXo 3 to act a particular
role in a film/movie or play $}:M ( ) EEE3 play:
Her father will be portrayed by Sean Connery. $ Jj§.
• 0
portray al /pai'treial; NAmE poir't-/ noun [C, U] the act of
showing or describing sb/sth in a picture, play, book, etc.; a particular way
in which this is done IS
j£; The article examines the
portrayal
of gay men in the media. |W]14®
0 He is best known for his chilling portrayal of
Portuguese
/.poitju'giiz;
NAmE .poirt-/ adj.,
noun {pi Portuguese)
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adj. from or connected with
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noun 1 [C] a person from
.Portuguese
.man-of-'war noun a sea creature similar to a jellyfish, with long tentacles that can give a poisonous sting ffWX#;
.port
'wine stain noun a large, dark red birthmark (= a mark that sb is born
with on their skin)
mmi
pose 0-w /pauz; NAmE pouz/ verb,
noun
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verb 1 [VN] to create a threat, problem, etc.
that has to
be dealt with ( tKJKx ) ; 31®; XX: to
pose a
threat/challenge/danger/risk $U&jl!c,jjfr / /
j&Pi: / MI& O The task poses no special problems,
j
^ #3U #J i«J
8 o 2 [VN] ~ a question {formal) to
ask a question,
especially one that needs serious thought H|bJ; , 3 [V] ~ (for sb/sth) to sit or stand in
a particular position
in order to be painted, drawn or photographed ( A 0 ft. ft % ) ft ft : The delegates posed for a
group photograph. ft AfHf^AFAcfA If HX0
H p
o 4 [V] ~ as sb to pretend to be sb in
order to trick other people #^ ; W%\ fit fi/: The gang entered the
building posing as workmen. ia:fAiII£ H 3EX A/I&7Aft.. 5
[V] (usually used in the progressive tenses M # X If ftf) {disapproving) to dress or behave
in a way that is intended to impress other people Jg ft; ‘&M', I saw him out posing in
his new sports car.
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noun 1 a particular
position in which sb stands, sits,
etc., especially in order to be painted, drawn or
photographed ( A iff ft , ft M X ft W : He
adopted a relaxed pose for the camera, fife If 7 X W (HJ
ft MP o 2 (disapproving) a way of behaving
that is not sincere and is only intended to impress other people $1 15? f£ £?■ ; #
ft HT1 affectation
nm see strike v.
poser
/'paoza(r);
NAmE ‘pou-/ noun
1 (informal) a difficult question or problem ft ® ; [X] $5 ;
lf-^1 HTH puzzler 2 (also poseur) (disapproving) a person who behaves
or dresses in a way that is intended to impress other people and is not sincere
ftWA
pos eur /p0u'z3i(r); NAmE pou-/ noun
= poser(2) posey /'pauzi; NAmE 'pouzi/ adj.
{informal) trying to impress other people, especially in a way that is
silly or not natural M liX&X
posh /pof; A/Amf pa:J7 od/.
(posh-er, posh-est) {informal) 1 elegant and
expensive ffcft'ir-X&fJ; 11 5^ H : a
posh hotel 0 You look very posh in your new
suit, fa % X if AIR & # £ ft# * o 2 {BrE, sometimes disapproving) typical of or used by
people who belong to a high social class X ;
Jt # A (KJ En?l
stylish : a posh accent/voice h.fp A ft il§l /
>!& # o They live in the posh part of town, fife ft Tfr ftlt
A
K o O They pay for their children to go to a posh
school. ► posh adv. (BrE) :
to talk posh
posho /'pDjau; NAmE 'pcujou/ noun 1 [C] {pi. -os) {BrE, informal,
disapproving) a person from a high social class ± A; ^ A 2 [u] {EAfrE) a type of flour made
from maize (corn) XA$h a posho mill XAfftfffjUfJL
'posing pouch noun (Br£) an item of men’s clothing that covers
only the genitals ( R j! It X ® #§ ($ ) —;
posit
/'pDzit;
NAmE 'pa:z-/ verb (formal) to suggest or accept
that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or
discussion fg ; iA ae ; iA X ■
■ - A ^ Sail postulate : [VN] Most religions posit the
existence of life after death. A£l&^tfct&f§^A^/sXtfrfft#£0 [also V that]
pOS-ition fH* /pa'zijn/ noun, verb .
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PLACE fife fj 1 [C] the place where
sb/sth is located ffL
S;
fife A: From
his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour. M AJP:&—%
ftfko 0 Where would be the best
position for the lights?
? o note at place 2 [u] the place where
sb/sth is meant to be; the correct place tff ^ fv S; X fil fv fi: Is everybody in position ? Alctl/?fc fv 7 ? o He took up his position by
the door,
ftfeiij H jfj
tm0
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WAY SB/STH IS PLACED AKA A 3 [C, U] the way in
which
sb is sitting or standing,
or the way in which sth is arranged (X, tSA^:
a
sitting/kneeling/lying position X / SI / 0 Keep the
box in an upright position. /&„ O Make sure
that you are working in a comfortable
position. X
fa Bf — O My arms were aching so I
shifted (my) position slightly. ifelj&fll&T',
feAIAXltAT
— see also missionary
position
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SITUATION fu f# 4 [C, usually sing.] ~
(to do sth) the situ
ation that sb is in,
especially when it affects what they can and cannot do fife ft; life fv ; fA R : to be in a position of
power/strength/authority X X X tX. A / W ^ A / W ftfe ffc <> What would you do in my
position? X A? 0 This put
him and his colleagues in a difficult
position.
&fi£ftfefflflfe
|S]
^ pg X ® ^ o 0 The company’s financial
position is not certain. iAiXX WA Uo 0 I’m afraid
I am not in a position to help you. 7 fa 0
o note at situation
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OPINION #fA 5 [C] ~ (on sth) an
opinion on or an atti
tude towards a particular
subject M.aL%i : to
declare/reconsider/shift/change your position X fef] / fi Hr # / ft X
^ o the
party’s position on
education reforms iA W A X (A&® 0 She has
made her position very clear, ftfe % XX 7 & B W 0 o My parents always took the
position that early nights meant healthy children.
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LEVEL OF IMPORTANCE 1' fg ® 6 [C, U] a person or
organization’s level of importance
when compared with others Jtfefv; /f tyi: the position of women in
society iQ XWttA^fefX 0 the company’s dominant position in the
world market A^cTfj^X^X^-Afefv.
O Wealth
and position (= high social status) were not important to her. PTgigilfefv/XiifeXXS^o
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JOB 1M 7 [C] (formal) a
job |Rfv; H7T1 post: He
held a senior position in a large company. flfeX
^^A^ ^Jlfiff tItl^o 01 should like to apply for the position of Sales
Director. X
it ^ flf X ff — note at
JOB
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IN RACE/COMPETITION 8 [C] a place in a race,
competition, or test, when compared
to others X /A: United’s 3-0 win moved them up to third position. HA [A 3:0
IN
SPORT (f A X zjj 9 [c] the place where sb
plays and