They pictured their manager as a buffoon.是什么意思？

They pictured their manager as a buffoon.

他们把经理描绘成一个小丑。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

pictured

v. 绘画( picture的过去式和过去分词 )，描绘，想像，设想；

例句
He pictured her with long black braided hair.
他想象她梳着又黑又长的辫子。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

manager

n. 处理者，经理，管理人，干事，理事，〈美〉（政党等的）领袖，策士，干才，干练的人；

例句
Any manager knows that his company will start falling apart if his attention wanders...
每个经理都知道只要自己的注意力有所分散，公司就会分崩离析。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

buffoon

n. 愚蠢的人，傻瓜，逗乐小丑，滑稽的人；

例句
That politician acted like a buffoon during that debate.
这个政客在那场辩论中真是丑态百出.