Definition of role in English:

role

(also rôle)

noun rəʊlroʊl

1An actor's part in a play, film, etc.
（戏剧、电影等的）角色
Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn Paris
迪特里希所扮演的角色是生活在饱受战争蹂躏的巴黎的一个妻子。
his first major film role
Example sentencesExamples
- He also was prone to filing lawsuits and making absurd financial demands to do even cameo roles in films.
- In a film requiring clearly drawn roles, the cast is almost totally interchangeable.
- For the role of the ventriloquist in Magic I got some training from a guy called Denis Allwood.
- She has the presence to carry the film, and the supporting roles are well-cast.
- Most of the major roles were cast with actors I already knew and with whom I had acted earlier in my career.
- He had a major zombie role in the film and was preparing for a big time attack scene later in the shoot.
- Still, this has to be a role that every actress in Hollywood would surely have done anything to play.
- Her sister Lynn's performance in this film could also move her into more acting roles.
- The film also uses actors not known for quality feature film acting or stage roles.
- He's just one of a number of actors in small roles who add plenty of class to the film.
- Linney and Aykroyd serve as the film's villains and do quite a lot with small roles.
- He has his cast so involved in the film and in their roles that they seem to inhabit the parts they play.
- It was nice to play a leading role in a film, be given that responsibility and to be the driving force in the movie.
- The studio then had her appear in cameo roles in two more films.
- The three who did come to play these roles in the film were all under contract to Paramount at the time.
- Last she got to play varied kind of roles in films like Kastoorimaan where she had an author-backed role.
- He demonstrates that even in a few scenes, he can still fulfill the promise his early film roles showed.
- It was a great role for a genre film - you don't normally get to do much beyond screaming and running.
- I am looking for variety in roles and luckily all the films that I am doing have different subjects.
- He plays on the brooding darkness that is present in almost all of his film roles, taking it up a notch for this role.
Synonyms
part, character
title role
bit part, walk-on part, non-speaking part
1. 1.1 The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.
  作用；任务；职责
  the equipment will play a vital role in the fight against cancer
  he took an active role in bringing about reform
  Example sentencesExamples
  Discuss the role of euphemisms in disguising something that is inherently bad.
  We talked a bit about art and writing and the role of artists and writers in society.
  This remarkable reversal of roles is the film's strongest dynamic and occurs between virtually all the characters.
  In part that has arisen out of misunderstanding about its changing role as a custodian of art and architecture.
  One of the military's major roles here is functioning as paid mercenaries and security guards for oil companies.
  He said education had played a pivotal role in the economic development of many countries.
  At about the time of the Russian Revolution he had become interested in politics and in the role art could play in society.
  Both men are suspicious of each other, fully aware of the roles they are meant to play in society.
  During the first part of Hals's career the militia companies continued to play a vital role in the defence of each city.
  What is her role as a mother and ultimately what is her feminine strength?
  It had been clear to me, even if only in a diffuse sense, that film would play a role in my life.
  In particular, they were a product of the treatment of women and their role in society at the time.
  Despite such criticism, he defends the right of great nations to assume prominent roles on the world stage.
  What part of ourselves was lost when we assumed our respective roles?
  Let it be clear that I do believe that the National Gallery has a vital role to play in the new South Africa.
  Cohesion funding assumed a central role in budgetary politics in the late 1980s with the arrival of the Iberian states.
  If you then look at these European films, these are films where the role of the director is much bigger.
  She stopped everything to care for her mother and assumed the caregiver role in the domestic sphere.
  The finance office performs a vital role in the process - they have the money.
  In recent years, the 64 year-old mother of six took a pivotal community leadership role, promoting reconciliation.
  Synonyms
  capacity, position, job, day job, post, office, task, duty, responsibility, mantle, place, situation
  function, part, contribution, hand

Origin

Early 17th century: from French rôle, from obsolete French roule 'roll', referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.

Definition of role in US English:

role

nounrōlroʊl

1An actor's part in a play, movie, etc.
（戏剧、电影等的）角色
Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn Paris
迪特里希所扮演的角色是生活在饱受战争蹂躏的巴黎的一个妻子。
Example sentencesExamples
- It was nice to play a leading role in a film, be given that responsibility and to be the driving force in the movie.
- He has his cast so involved in the film and in their roles that they seem to inhabit the parts they play.
- The three who did come to play these roles in the film were all under contract to Paramount at the time.
- The studio then had her appear in cameo roles in two more films.
- In a film requiring clearly drawn roles, the cast is almost totally interchangeable.
- He plays on the brooding darkness that is present in almost all of his film roles, taking it up a notch for this role.
- It was a great role for a genre film - you don't normally get to do much beyond screaming and running.
- He's just one of a number of actors in small roles who add plenty of class to the film.
- Linney and Aykroyd serve as the film's villains and do quite a lot with small roles.
- Most of the major roles were cast with actors I already knew and with whom I had acted earlier in my career.
- I am looking for variety in roles and luckily all the films that I am doing have different subjects.
- Last she got to play varied kind of roles in films like Kastoorimaan where she had an author-backed role.
- The film also uses actors not known for quality feature film acting or stage roles.
- He had a major zombie role in the film and was preparing for a big time attack scene later in the shoot.
- He also was prone to filing lawsuits and making absurd financial demands to do even cameo roles in films.
- He demonstrates that even in a few scenes, he can still fulfill the promise his early film roles showed.
- Her sister Lynn's performance in this film could also move her into more acting roles.
- For the role of the ventriloquist in Magic I got some training from a guy called Denis Allwood.
- She has the presence to carry the film, and the supporting roles are well-cast.
- Still, this has to be a role that every actress in Hollywood would surely have done anything to play.
Synonyms
part, character
1. 1.1 The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation.
  作用；任务；职责
  she greeted us all in her various roles of mother, friend, and daughter
  她以母亲、朋友和女儿的不同身份向我们大家问候。
  religion plays a vital role in society
  宗教在社会中起着至关重要的作用。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said education had played a pivotal role in the economic development of many countries.
  Let it be clear that I do believe that the National Gallery has a vital role to play in the new South Africa.
  The finance office performs a vital role in the process - they have the money.
  She stopped everything to care for her mother and assumed the caregiver role in the domestic sphere.
  In recent years, the 64 year-old mother of six took a pivotal community leadership role, promoting reconciliation.
  Discuss the role of euphemisms in disguising something that is inherently bad.
  What is her role as a mother and ultimately what is her feminine strength?
  In particular, they were a product of the treatment of women and their role in society at the time.
  One of the military's major roles here is functioning as paid mercenaries and security guards for oil companies.
  Both men are suspicious of each other, fully aware of the roles they are meant to play in society.
  During the first part of Hals's career the militia companies continued to play a vital role in the defence of each city.
  Cohesion funding assumed a central role in budgetary politics in the late 1980s with the arrival of the Iberian states.
  This remarkable reversal of roles is the film's strongest dynamic and occurs between virtually all the characters.
  It had been clear to me, even if only in a diffuse sense, that film would play a role in my life.
  What part of ourselves was lost when we assumed our respective roles?
  Despite such criticism, he defends the right of great nations to assume prominent roles on the world stage.
  If you then look at these European films, these are films where the role of the director is much bigger.
  In part that has arisen out of misunderstanding about its changing role as a custodian of art and architecture.
  At about the time of the Russian Revolution he had become interested in politics and in the role art could play in society.
  We talked a bit about art and writing and the role of artists and writers in society.
  Synonyms
  capacity, position, job, day job, post, office, task, duty, responsibility, mantle, place, situation

Origin

Early 17th century: from French rôle, from obsolete French roule ‘roll’, referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.

词汇	role
释义	Definition of role in English: role (also rôle) noun rəʊlroʊl 1An actor's part in a play, film, etc. （戏剧、电影等的）角色 Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn Paris 迪特里希所扮演的角色是生活在饱受战争蹂躏的巴黎的一个妻子。 his first major film role Example sentencesExamples He also was prone to filing lawsuits and making absurd financial demands to do even cameo roles in films. In a film requiring clearly drawn roles, the cast is almost totally interchangeable. For the role of the ventriloquist in Magic I got some training from a guy called Denis Allwood. She has the presence to carry the film, and the supporting roles are well-cast. Most of the major roles were cast with actors I already knew and with whom I had acted earlier in my career. He had a major zombie role in the film and was preparing for a big time attack scene later in the shoot. Still, this has to be a role that every actress in Hollywood would surely have done anything to play. Her sister Lynn's performance in this film could also move her into more acting roles. The film also uses actors not known for quality feature film acting or stage roles. He's just one of a number of actors in small roles who add plenty of class to the film. Linney and Aykroyd serve as the film's villains and do quite a lot with small roles. He has his cast so involved in the film and in their roles that they seem to inhabit the parts they play. It was nice to play a leading role in a film, be given that responsibility and to be the driving force in the movie. The studio then had her appear in cameo roles in two more films. The three who did come to play these roles in the film were all under contract to Paramount at the time. Last she got to play varied kind of roles in films like Kastoorimaan where she had an author-backed role. He demonstrates that even in a few scenes, he can still fulfill the promise his early film roles showed. It was a great role for a genre film - you don't normally get to do much beyond screaming and running. I am looking for variety in roles and luckily all the films that I am doing have different subjects. He plays on the brooding darkness that is present in almost all of his film roles, taking it up a notch for this role. Synonyms part, character title role bit part, walk-on part, non-speaking part 1.1 The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation. 作用；任务；职责 the equipment will play a vital role in the fight against cancer he took an active role in bringing about reform Example sentencesExamples Discuss the role of euphemisms in disguising something that is inherently bad. We talked a bit about art and writing and the role of artists and writers in society. This remarkable reversal of roles is the film's strongest dynamic and occurs between virtually all the characters. In part that has arisen out of misunderstanding about its changing role as a custodian of art and architecture. One of the military's major roles here is functioning as paid mercenaries and security guards for oil companies. He said education had played a pivotal role in the economic development of many countries. At about the time of the Russian Revolution he had become interested in politics and in the role art could play in society. Both men are suspicious of each other, fully aware of the roles they are meant to play in society. During the first part of Hals's career the militia companies continued to play a vital role in the defence of each city. What is her role as a mother and ultimately what is her feminine strength? It had been clear to me, even if only in a diffuse sense, that film would play a role in my life. In particular, they were a product of the treatment of women and their role in society at the time. Despite such criticism, he defends the right of great nations to assume prominent roles on the world stage. What part of ourselves was lost when we assumed our respective roles? Let it be clear that I do believe that the National Gallery has a vital role to play in the new South Africa. Cohesion funding assumed a central role in budgetary politics in the late 1980s with the arrival of the Iberian states. If you then look at these European films, these are films where the role of the director is much bigger. She stopped everything to care for her mother and assumed the caregiver role in the domestic sphere. The finance office performs a vital role in the process - they have the money. In recent years, the 64 year-old mother of six took a pivotal community leadership role, promoting reconciliation. Synonyms capacity, position, job, day job, post, office, task, duty, responsibility, mantle, place, situation function, part, contribution, hand Origin Early 17th century: from French rôle, from obsolete French roule 'roll', referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written. Definition of role in US English: role nounrōlroʊl 1An actor's part in a play, movie, etc. （戏剧、电影等的）角色 Dietrich's role as a wife in war-torn Paris 迪特里希所扮演的角色是生活在饱受战争蹂躏的巴黎的一个妻子。 Example sentencesExamples It was nice to play a leading role in a film, be given that responsibility and to be the driving force in the movie. He has his cast so involved in the film and in their roles that they seem to inhabit the parts they play. The three who did come to play these roles in the film were all under contract to Paramount at the time. The studio then had her appear in cameo roles in two more films. In a film requiring clearly drawn roles, the cast is almost totally interchangeable. He plays on the brooding darkness that is present in almost all of his film roles, taking it up a notch for this role. It was a great role for a genre film - you don't normally get to do much beyond screaming and running. He's just one of a number of actors in small roles who add plenty of class to the film. Linney and Aykroyd serve as the film's villains and do quite a lot with small roles. Most of the major roles were cast with actors I already knew and with whom I had acted earlier in my career. I am looking for variety in roles and luckily all the films that I am doing have different subjects. Last she got to play varied kind of roles in films like Kastoorimaan where she had an author-backed role. The film also uses actors not known for quality feature film acting or stage roles. He had a major zombie role in the film and was preparing for a big time attack scene later in the shoot. He also was prone to filing lawsuits and making absurd financial demands to do even cameo roles in films. He demonstrates that even in a few scenes, he can still fulfill the promise his early film roles showed. Her sister Lynn's performance in this film could also move her into more acting roles. For the role of the ventriloquist in Magic I got some training from a guy called Denis Allwood. She has the presence to carry the film, and the supporting roles are well-cast. Still, this has to be a role that every actress in Hollywood would surely have done anything to play. Synonyms part, character 1.1 The function assumed or part played by a person or thing in a particular situation. 作用；任务；职责 she greeted us all in her various roles of mother, friend, and daughter 她以母亲、朋友和女儿的不同身份向我们大家问候。 religion plays a vital role in society 宗教在社会中起着至关重要的作用。 Example sentencesExamples He said education had played a pivotal role in the economic development of many countries. Let it be clear that I do believe that the National Gallery has a vital role to play in the new South Africa. The finance office performs a vital role in the process - they have the money. She stopped everything to care for her mother and assumed the caregiver role in the domestic sphere. In recent years, the 64 year-old mother of six took a pivotal community leadership role, promoting reconciliation. Discuss the role of euphemisms in disguising something that is inherently bad. What is her role as a mother and ultimately what is her feminine strength? In particular, they were a product of the treatment of women and their role in society at the time. One of the military's major roles here is functioning as paid mercenaries and security guards for oil companies. Both men are suspicious of each other, fully aware of the roles they are meant to play in society. During the first part of Hals's career the militia companies continued to play a vital role in the defence of each city. Cohesion funding assumed a central role in budgetary politics in the late 1980s with the arrival of the Iberian states. This remarkable reversal of roles is the film's strongest dynamic and occurs between virtually all the characters. It had been clear to me, even if only in a diffuse sense, that film would play a role in my life. What part of ourselves was lost when we assumed our respective roles? Despite such criticism, he defends the right of great nations to assume prominent roles on the world stage. If you then look at these European films, these are films where the role of the director is much bigger. In part that has arisen out of misunderstanding about its changing role as a custodian of art and architecture. At about the time of the Russian Revolution he had become interested in politics and in the role art could play in society. We talked a bit about art and writing and the role of artists and writers in society. Synonyms capacity, position, job, day job, post, office, task, duty, responsibility, mantle, place, situation Origin Early 17th century: from French rôle, from obsolete French roule ‘roll’, referring originally to the roll of paper on which the actor's part was written.
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