| 单词 | picture |
| 释义 | noun | verb picturepicture1 /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1PAINTING/DRAWING [countable] an image that is painted, drawn, printed, etc. on a surface: picture of I like that picture of the sunset. The children drew pictures of their houses. Could I paint your picture (=paint a picture of you)? → see also drawingTHESAURUSdrawing – a picture that is made using a pencil or pen: The teachers asked the students to do a drawing of a tree.sketch – a picture that is drawn quickly: Students made quick sketches of the model using charcoal.painting – a picture made using paint: There was a painting of a mountain over the fireplace.portrait – a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person: She offered to paint my portrait.illustration – a picture in a book: The children’s book is full of colorful illustrations.cartoon – a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: In the cartoon, two rabbits are talking to each other.caricature – a funny drawing of someone that makes a particular feature of his/her face or body look bigger, worse, etc. than it really is: There was a man at the market drawing caricatures of tourists.poster – a large picture printed on paper, used as advertising or for decoration: There were huge posters of the dictator everywhere.image formal – a picture or shape of a person or thing that is put on something else: The image of George Washington appears on the one dollar bill.graphics – pictures or images, especially those produced on a computer: The new computer game has 3-D graphics.2PHOTOGRAPH [countable] a photograph, especially one taken for personal purposes: Would you like to see our wedding pictures?picture of Do you have a picture of your family? Excuse me, could you take a picture of us (=use a camera to take a photograph)?3IDEA IN YOUR MIND [countable usually singular] an idea or image in your mind of what something or someone is like: To get a better picture of how the company is doing, look at sales. I still have a clear picture in my head of my first day in Paris.paint/present/give etc. a picture of something The book paints a vivid picture of life in China.4SITUATION the situation in a place, an organization, a group, etc.: The picture is the same wherever you go in Africa. It’s important not to lose sight of the big picture (=the situation as a whole, not just a small part of it).5out of the picture (also not in the picture) if someone is in or out of the picture, he or she is involved or not involved in a situation: With his main rival out of the picture, he won the election.6put/keep somebody in the picture to give someone all the information he or she needs to understand a situation, especially one that is changing quickly: She promised to keep me in the picture as things happened.7be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc. to look very healthy, innocent, etc.: At 82, Mr. Field is the picture of health.8get the picture informal to understand a situation: Oh, I get the picture. You’re in love with her.9MOVIE [countable] eng. lang. arts a movie – used especially in newspapers or by people in the movie industry: The film won the “Best Picture” award.(the) pictures old-fashioned (=movies or movie theaters) → see also motion picture10TELEVISION/MOVIE SCREEN [countable usually singular] the image that appears on a television or movie screen: The picture’s all fuzzy.[Origin: 1400–1500 Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint] → see also pretty as a picture at pretty2 (4)COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsdraw/paint a picture She drew a picture of a horse on the blackboard.look at a picture I looked at the picture more closely to see how the flowers had been painted.see a picture Have you seen the pictures from our vacation?take a picture (also snap a picture informal) (=used about a photograph) She took a picture of us standing on top of the mountain.print/publish a picture The newspaper printed the picture on its front page.hang a picture (=put it on a wall) I’m trying to decide where to hang this picture.a picture shows something The picture shows a dancer practicing before the show.a picture hangs The picture hangs in the Museum of Modern Art.picture + nounsa picture frame (=the wooden or metal structure surrounding a picture) The artist makes his own picture frames using old wood.a picture book (=one with a lot of pictures in it, usually for children) The teacher was reading a picture book aloud to the children. noun | verb picturepicture2 ●●○ verb [transitive] 1to imagine something, especially by making an image in your mind: I can still picture her pretty brown eyes.picture somebody doing something Doris could picture him standing there in his uniform.picture somebody/something as something I can’t picture Jay as a ballet dancer.► see thesaurus at imagine2to show someone or something in a photograph, painting, drawing, or movie: picture somebody with something Here, Thuong is pictured with her son Hien.3[usually passive] to describe someone or something in a particular way: picture somebody/something as something Teenagers are usually pictured as lazy. |
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