role

英 [rəʊl]

美 [roʊl]

n.  职能; 地位; 角色; (演员的)角色; 影响程度; 作用

复数：roles　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.468 / COCA.451

牛津词典

noun

• 职能；地位；角色
  the function or position that sb has or is expected to have in an organization, in society or in a relationship
  1. the role of the teacher in the classroom
     教师在课堂上的作用
  2. She refused to take on the traditional woman's role.
     她拒绝承担传统妇女的角色。
  3. In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work.
     许多夫妻彻底交换了角色，男人待在家里而女人出外工作。
• （演员的）角色
  an actor's part in a play, film/movie, etc.
  1. It is one of the greatest roles she has played.
     这是她所扮演过的最重要的角色之一。
  2. Who is in the leading role (= the most important one) ?
     谁扮演主角？
• 影响程度；作用
  the degree to which sb/sth is involved in a situation or an activity and the effect that they have on it
  1. the role of diet in preventing disease
     饮食在预防疾病中的作用
  2. The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions.
     媒体在影响舆论方面发挥着重要作用。
  3. a key/vital role
     关键 / 至关重要的作用

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 作用;地位;职位;角色
  If you have arolein a situation or in society, you have a particular position and function in it.
  1. ...the drug's role in preventing more serious effects of infection...
     这种药物在防止感染加重方面的作用
  2. Both sides have roles to play.
     双方都各有自己的角色。
• N-COUNT (电影、戏剧或歌剧中的)角色
  Aroleis one of the characters that an actor or singer can play in a film, play, or opera.
  1. She has just landed the lead role in The Young Vic's latest production...
     她刚刚获得在小维克剧院上演的最新作品中出演女主角的机会。
  2. Shakespearean women's roles were originally written to be played by men.
     莎士比亚笔下的女性角色在创作之初是打算由男性来扮演的。

英英释义

noun

• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  1. the function of a teacher
  2. the government must do its part
  3. play its role
  Synonym:functionofficepart
• normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
  1. what is your role on the team?
• what something is used for
  1. the function of an auger is to bore holes
  2. ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
  Synonym:functionpurposeuse
• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
  1. she played the part of Desdemona
  Synonym:charactertheatrical rolepartpersona

双语例句

• Clark's mother is nonchalant about her role in her son's latest work
  克拉克的母亲对自己在儿子最新作品中的角色漠不关心。
• The Church in Haiti has played an important role in the drive towards democracy.
  海地的教会在争取民主的运动中扮演了重要的角色。
• He holds certain expectations about the teacher's role
  他对教师的角色抱有某些期待。
• The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
  自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
• He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.
  他向美国人民坦白了他在这个事件中所扮演的角色。
• He was amazingly inventive and resourceful, and played a major role in my career
  他极具创造力，而且足智多谋，在我的职业生涯中起到了重要的作用。
• The UN's role in promoting peace is increasingly the focus of international attention
  联合国在促进和平方面的作用越来越受到国际社会的关注。
• What was the role you loved the best?
  你最喜欢哪一个角色？
• He called on the United States to play a more effective role in bringing peace to the region
  他呼吁美国在实现该地区的和平方面发挥更加富有成效的作用。
• Following the example set by her father, she has fulfilled her role and done her duty
  她以父亲为榜样，完成了任务，履行了职责。