音标:[pɒ:'treiә] ;
n. 肖像画家, 描画者, 记述者
n a painter or drawer of portraits
词型变化:名词复数形式 : portrayers
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As soon as the Thanksgiving holiday is over, Santa Clauses start appearing everywhere in shopping centers, supermarkets and other places. It takes more than red clothing and a white beard to be a professional Santa. In fact, many aspiring Santas atte

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The wave of anger and patriotism generated by CNN's recent offensive coverage of China has produced a smash hit song and stirred millions of Internet users into an online show of solidarity. Don't Be Too CNN, a track that lampoons the network for it

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Nowadays People Are Selfish and Greedy. Do You Agree or Disagree with This Point of View? Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark Nowadays People Are Selfish and Greedy. Do You Agree or Disagre

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There was mixed reaction at home and abroad on the lack of a concrete agreement from the meetings in Iceland. On Capitol Hill, reaction broke down along party lines, with Democrats criticizing the President for missing a golden opportunity; Republica

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Moi Files Libel Suit Against Former US Envoy Katy Salmon Nairobi 31 Jul 2001 15:54 UTC Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi and a key 1)aide are 2)suing a former U.S. 3)ambassador for suggesting they were

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When the people of Hamelin, Germany had a problem with rats, they called the Pied Piper. With his bewitching (迷人的)pipe and enchanting( 讨人喜欢的)music, he lured the rats away from the city and into a watery grave. But when the people of H

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Writing a New Godfather Novel 著《教父》新书 It’s been 35 years since The Godfather was published and five years since the death of Mario Puzo, who wrote the international best seller. But no

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Venice's Church of the Most Holy Redeemer has held a musical celebration every year since its construction in 1592. And recently, the church has inspired debate among historians: How could its echoing chambers clearly portray the complicated music pe

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花是大自然最美妙的礼物。每个人都喜欢它们。花象征着爱,幸福,欢乐以及所有积极的情感。而那些古老悠久的花已经成为所有仪式和节日中最主要的部分。 但现在人们对花产生了一个误解

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 October 2006 Asia experts in the United States say there are steps North Korea could take to further inflame the international community's anger, following an explosion in North Korea Monday that Pyongyang claimed as a

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BBC Learning English Weekender Soldier Jackie:Hello, welcome to the programme. Im Jackie Dalton. Today, we take a look at some job related language with the help of Jeffrey, whos going to tell us about his work. What does he do? Jeffrey Im Captain J

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There is a reason why eyes are often called windows of the soul. While we can choose our words and control certain facial expressions, our eyes never lie. They portray our thoughts, reflect the lightest shades of emotions, express interest, boredom,

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Most companies use telephone interviews as part of their recruitment process to whittle down a pile of CVs into a manageable interview shortlist. But many candidates fluff the opportunity to create a good impression and secure a face-to-face meeting.

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I was among the first batch of people to read Guo Jingmings City of Fantasy (《幻城》) back in 2003, when I was in high school. To my younger self, the story was *heart-rending, and Guos language was mind-blowingly beautiful. I amused myself by i

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MOSCOWU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in their first meeting since the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and support for rebels fighting in east Ukraine sparked the worst tensions with the West since the

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When the people of Hamelin, Germany had a problem with rats, they called the Pied Piper. With his bewitching pipe and enchanting music, he lured the rats away from the city and into a watery grave. But when the people of Hamelin refused to pay the Pi

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Britain 英国 Tax: Let me tell you how it would be 税收:去往何处 Whoever wins the next election, taxes are likely to go up. 不管谁当选下任首相,税收都可能提高。 To finance the many costly promises in its manifesto the Labou

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Most companies use telephone interviews as part of their recruitment process to whittle down a pile of CVs into a manageable interview shortlist. But many candidates fluff the opportunity to create a good impression and secure a face-to-face meeting.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is seeing a surge in support among voters, with poll numbers released Tuesday suggesting his approval rating is nearing the 50 percent mark. According to a national survey done by CNN/ORC In

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传统意义上的古曲是指中国古代流传下来的,有较高知名度的乐曲。这些古曲大多属于器乐曲,而且大都出于诗人之手创作而成。在中华5000多年的文化长河中,古曲(古诗词歌曲)是中华民族的

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学英语单词
aeronautical navigational electronics
air craft
Aisimi
alpha-beta transition
annunziato
armyworms
as crazy as a loon
bag dust filter
beam bearing
Benangin
bf, bf.
black-cab
blockwood pavement
boisterously
boss-fern
Bukhoro
capacity for public rights
carthon
chlorophyll corpuscle
cladophoran
colloverthwart
computer interconnects
conversation control
Creusot-Loire Uddelholm process
CRSV
current operating performance income statement
derivational compound
diagnostically
digital-advertising
Eaton Park
ejector lift
excursion rate
fail-soft function
fan-guide
ferrobustamite
first-out
glass object
grapeseed oil
hemqtarrhachis
hickenlooper
high-speed sequential processing
Higi
hop on the bandwagon
hydrokonite (hydroconite)
ilmens
inter-organizational
iron halogenide
Isobutylisovalerate
jamt
jen
Jenolan
job dyeing
keystone-type piston ring
kneeboarding
La Cavada
load time his tory
martinhal
measure twice, cut once
mechanical face seals
method analysis
microsoft commercial internet system
midmarket
murska
nanoprocessor
nonreduced
obtuse-angle
optimal growth path
Percy cautery
profit allowance
put it this way
raw casting
readable news
reversal colo(u)r film
rotary slasher
rural erosion rate
scaraboids
Scots Gaelic
seam fat
seepage apron
seiters
self-propelled floating crane
separetionist
soapworts
splicing
splicing vise
spring hoop
submerged tooth
suburban areas
syllogisms
temporomaxillary
topographical parallel
townlets
Tracheophytas
trailing cavity
travelling roller pin
unextraneous
unit mass resolution
unyielding foundation
utility-company
Varaire
wakeys-wakeys
yoruba dance (w. africa)