He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.是什么意思？

He portrayed himself as a champion for democracy.

他把自己描绘成民主斗士。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

portrayed

v. 画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )，描述，描绘，描画；

例句
Students have always been portrayed as a bit of a joke...
学生们总是被描述为有点儿可笑的人。

himself

pron. （反身代词）他自己，（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

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。

champion

n. 冠军，捍卫者，拥护者，战士；vt. 为…而斗争，捍卫，声援；adj. 优胜的，第一流的；

例句
He has been seen as a champion of a more cautious approach to economic reform.
人们一直将他视为主张更为谨慎的经济改革措施的提倡者。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

democracy

n. 民众，民主国家，民主主义，民主政治；

例句
The House of Lords is the only bulwark of democracy in this country.
在这个国家，上议院是唯一的民主堡垒。