roles

英 [rəʊlz]

美 [roʊlz]

n.  职能; 地位; 角色; (演员的)角色; 影响程度; 作用
role的复数

BNC.45310

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。

双语例句

• Among his immediate rivals was Arnold Matters, probably his superior in comic roles.
  在他的直接竞争者中，阿诺德·马特斯也许在喜剧表演上比他更胜一筹。
• The minor roles of the play are competently filled.
  这出戏的配角儿配搭得很整齐。
• She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films
  她因在电影中饰演了一些配角而在意大利为人所知。
• This time, the roles have been exchanged only.
  只是，这一次，大家的角色对调了。
• Both sides have roles to play.
  双方都各有自己的角色。
• a short story in which he transposes the roles of poets and screenwriters.
  他将诗人与编剧作了角色换位的短篇小说
• In many societies, young people are formally initiated into their adult roles.
  在很多社会里，年轻人经过正式仪式才算成年。
• One of the most enticing roles we lead in life is that of a storyteller.
  我们在生活中最迷人的一个角色，就是作为一个讲述者。
• What new organizational roles and structures facilitate service identification, design, and sharing?
  哪些新组织角色和结构可促进服务标识、设计和共享？
• Stoppard had to recast four of the principal roles.
  斯托帕德只好更换4个主要角色的人选。