role

noun

1. 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。
2. （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？
3. 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

1. N-COUNT 作用;地位;职位;角色
   If you have a role in 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。
2. N-COUNT (电影、戏剧或歌剧中的)角色
   A role is 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。

1. He praised her role in the struggle against apartheid.
   他称赞了她在反种族隔离制的斗争中发挥的重要作用。
2. What was the role you loved the best?
   你最喜欢哪一个角色？
3. 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。
4. The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion
   海军在平息这场叛乱的过程中起到了有限但却十分重要的作用。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. He holds certain expectations about the teacher's role
   他对教师的角色抱有某些期待。
9. 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。
10. I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one
    我变成了一个忧心如焚的母亲，一个全无用处的角色。
11. Integrating the kids with the community, finding them a role, is essential
    使孩子融入社区并为他们找到某个角色非常必要。
12. The French Interior Minister has intervened in a scandal over the role of a secret police force.
    法国内政部长对一起涉及秘密警察部队所扮演角色的丑闻进行了干预。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. They want the United Nations to play a bigger role as the world's peacekeeper
    他们希望联合国发挥更大的世界和平维护者的作用。
16. The UN would play a major role in monitoring a ceasefire.
    联合国在监督停火方面会发挥重要作用。
17. He will play a key background role in government policy-making.
    他将在政府的政策制定上起至关重要的幕后作用。
18. For this production she has learnt the role in Spanish.
    为了这次演出，她已经学会了用西班牙语演这个角色。
19. Feminists have redefined the role of women.
    女权主义者重新界定了女性的角色。
20. 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。
21. Both sides have roles to play.
    双方都各有自己的角色。
22. 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。
23. Channel 4 arrived and somehow created a different role for television
    第四频道开播了，它在某种程度上为电视创造了一个不同的角色。
24. The economics ministry has increasingly played a subsidiary role to the finance ministry.
    经济部已经越来越成了财政部的附属了。
25. Paris has played a dominant role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power.
    不仅仅在政治方面，而且在经济实力上巴黎在法国也都一直处于支配地位。
26. A moderate increase in both investment and consumption will play an active role in stimulating the market.
    适度地增加投资和提高消费水平对启动市场将起积极作用。
27. They played a shameful [ despicable] role in this farce.
    他们在这场闹剧中扮演了可耻[鄙]的角色。
28. My sister plays the leading role in this film.
    这部电影是我姐姐的主角。
29. He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.
    他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
30. They are playing an increasingly important part [ role] in safeguarding peace.
    他们对保卫和平起着越来越重要的作用。

noun

1. 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

2. normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
   1. what is your role on the team?

3. 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

4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
   1. she played the part of Desdemona

   Synonym:    charactertheatrical rolepartpersona