塑造sùzào 1.用泥土等可塑材料塑成人物形象{model; mould}: 庙里～了一尊泥菩萨。{A clay statue of the Bodhisattva was modeled at the temple.} 2.用语言文字或其他艺术手段表现人物形象{portray; describe a person using words or other artistic means}: 这篇小说成功地～了一位知识分子的形象。{This novel successfully portrays an intellectual.}