描摹的英文：
to describe
to portray

参考例句：

He made a tracing of the picture.
他描摹了这幅图。

"He paints a very black picture of Werner, which may well be distorted."
他把韦尔纳描摹得十分可怕,很可能是有点添油加醋。

He paints a very black picture of Werner, which may well be distorted
他把韦尔纳描摹得十分可怕，很可能是有点添油加酱。

describe是什么意思：
v. 描写，描绘；把…称为；制图；辨别出

To note how the diction describes.
注意词藻怎样起描述作用的。

describes a committable transaction
描述可提交的事务。

Researchers describe it as an enabling technology.
研究者们将其描述成一种实现性技术。

He describes the tourists as an irritation.
他觉得那些游客令人厌烦。

The six steps are described in the following sections.
在下面小节中我们来看看这6个步骤。

portray是什么意思：
v. 描绘；扮演

The father is portrayed as a coward in this play.
父亲在这部戏剧里被描写成一个懦弱的人。

They were good at portraying court ladies.
他们擅长描绘宫廷女性。

It is still considered improper to portray Christ in a play or film.
在戏剧或电影中描绘基督形象仍被认为是不妥的。

To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.
作模拟表演通过手势和身体的动作来表现人物和场景

Practicing and Working portrays scenes of the ladies exercising and sewing.
《捣练图》则描绘妇女捣练、络线和缝制等劳动的情景。