depict
verb [ T ] uk/dɪˈpɪkt/ us/dɪˈpɪkt/
C2 描绘，描述，描写
to represent or show something in a picture or story
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century. 她的画反映了上个世纪普通人的生活。
In the book, he depicts his father as a tyrant. 在那本书里，他把自己的父亲描写成了一个暴君。
[ + -ing verb ] People were shocked by the advertisement which depicted a woman beating her husband. 人们对那个女人殴打丈夫的广告感到非常震惊。
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- In the film, he is able to depict the sense of otherness and alienation that many teenagers feel.
- The rock drawings depict a variety of stylized human, bird and mythological figures and patterns.
- Cupid is usually depicted as a winged boy with a bow and arrow.
- John Bull is traditionally depicted as a short fat man wearing a waistcoat with the British flag on it.
- In the film she's depicted as a very cold and calculating character.