n.圖畫; 繪畫; 相片; 照片; 電視圖像
v.想象; 設(shè)想; 憶起; 描述; 描寫; 顯示在照片上; 用圖片顯示

復(fù)數(shù)：pictures過去分詞：pictured過去式：pictured現(xiàn)在分詞：picturing第三人稱單數(shù)：pictures

牛津詞典

noun

繪畫 painting/drawing

圖畫；繪畫a painting or drawing, etc. that shows a scene, a person or thing

A picture of flowers hung on the wall.墻上掛著一張花卉的圖畫。

The children were drawing pictures of their pets.孩子們在畫他們的寵物。

She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself) .她想請一位名畫家為自己畫像。

a book with lots of pictures in it一本有大量插圖的書

照片 photograph

相片；照片a photograph

We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.我們在旅館前照了相。

The picture shows the couple together on their yacht.照片顯示這對情侶一同在他們的游艇上。

Have you got any pictures of your trip?你有這次旅行的照片嗎？

電視 on TV

電視圖像an image on a television screen

harrowing television pictures of the famine電視上悲慘的饑荒畫面

satellite pictures衛(wèi)星照片

The picture isn't very clear tonight.今晚電視畫面不怎么清楚。

描述 description

描繪；描述a description that gives you an idea in your mind of what sth is like

The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy.作者把經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況描繪得一片慘淡。

The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened.警方正試圖掌握事情發(fā)生的經(jīng)過。

印象 mental image

頭腦中的情景；記憶；印象a mental image or memory of sth

I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small.我清楚地記得很小的時(shí)候祖父向我低頭微笑的情景。

局面 general situation

狀況；情形；形勢the general situation concerning ***/sth

Just a few years ago the picture was very different.幾年前的情況就大不相同。

The overall picture for farming is encouraging.農(nóng)業(yè)的總體形勢是令人鼓舞的。

電影 movies

電影a film/movie

The movie won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture.這部電影榮獲九項(xiàng)奧斯卡金像獎(jiǎng)，包括最佳影片獎(jiǎng)。

I believe her hu***and's in pictures (= he acts in movies or works in the industry) .我想她丈夫是在影視圈工作。

電影院；影劇院the cinema/the movies

Shall we go to the pictures tonight?今晚我們?nèi)タ措娪昂脝幔?/p>

verb

想象 imagine

想象；設(shè)想；憶起to imagine ***/sth; to create an image of ***/sth in your mind

I can still picture the house I grew up in.我還能回憶起我童年時(shí)住的那座房子。

We found it hard to picture him as the father of teenage sons.我們很難想象他居然是有幾個(gè)十幾歲兒子的父親了。

When he did not come home she pictured him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.他還沒回家的時(shí)候，她想象著他已橫尸路邊了。

I tried to picture what it would be like to live alone.我努力設(shè)想一個(gè)人單獨(dú)生活是什么情景。

描繪 describe

描述；描寫to describe or present ***/sth in a particular way

Before the trial Liz had been pictured as a frail woman dominated by her hu***and.審訊之前，利茲被描繪成受丈夫操縱的孱弱女子。

照片顯示 show in photograph

顯示在照片上；用圖片顯示to show ***/sth in a photograph or picture

She is pictured here with her parents.這張照片顯示她和父母在一起。

The team is pictured setting off on their European tour.圖片顯示，這個(gè)隊(duì)正開始?xì)W洲之行。

柯林斯詞典

N-COUNT 圖畫；繪畫；圖片A picture consists of lines and shapes which are drawn, painted, or printed on a surface and show a person, thing, or scene.A picture of Rory O'Moore hangs in the dining room at Kildangan.一幅羅里·奧穆爾的畫像掛在基爾丹根的餐廳里。

...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks.用彩色粉筆畫一張小畫

N-COUNT 照片A picture is a photograph.The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other...游客無事可做，只能互相拍照。

The Observer carries a big front-page picture of rioters in a litter-strewn street.《觀察家報(bào)》在頭版刊登了一張暴亂者聚集在滿是垃圾的街頭的大幅照片。

N-COUNT （電視）圖像，畫面Television pictures are the scenes which you see on a television screen....heartrending television pictures of human suffering.令人心碎的人類遭受苦難的電視畫面

VERB （在報(bào)紙、雜志等上）登載…的照片（或圖片）To be pictured somewhere, for example in a newspaper or magazine, means to appear in a photograph or picture.The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft.許多報(bào)紙的頭版上都刊登了那個(gè)高爾夫球手高高舉起獎(jiǎng)杯親吻的照片。

...a woman who claimed she had been pictured dancing with a celebrity in Stringfellows nightclub...宣稱自己在斯特林費(fèi)洛夜總會(huì)和某位名人跳舞的照片上了報(bào)紙的女子

The rattan and wrought-iron chair pictured here costs ￡125.這張圖片中的鐵藝藤椅要價(jià)125英鎊。

N-COUNT 影片；電影You can refer to a film as a picture .Warner Communications Inc. has refused to distribute the picture in the United States.華納通信公司已拒絕在美國發(fā)行這部電影。

...a director of epic action pictures.史詩動(dòng)作片的導(dǎo)演

N-PLURAL 電影院If you go to the pictures, you go to a cinema to see a film.We're going to the pictures tonight...我們今晚要去看電影。

I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway.我本來就寧可去電影院看，而不是看錄像。

in AM, use 美國英語用 the movies

N-COUNT 想象；印象；心中的形象;頭腦中的情景If you have a picture of something in your mind, you have a clear idea or memory of it in your mind as if you were actually seeing it.They have in their mind a picture of what an alcoholic should look like...他們的心中有一個(gè)酒鬼應(yīng)有的樣子。

We are just trying to get our picture of the whole afternoon straight...我們只是想把整個(gè)下午的情形搞清楚。

I tried to put the picture from my mind.我試圖將這幅畫面從腦海中抹去。

VERB 想象；設(shè)想If you picture something in your mind, you think of it and have such a clear memory or idea of it that you seem to be able to see it.He pictured her with long black braided hair...他想象她留著黑油油的長辮子的樣子。

I never would have pictured this as her home...我怎么也想不出她的家會(huì)是這樣。

He pictured Claire sitting out in the car, waiting for him...他想象克萊爾坐在外面車?yán)锏人那榫啊?/p>She pictured herself working with animals...她設(shè)想自己從事接觸動(dòng)物的工作。

I tried to picture the place, but could not.我盡力想象那個(gè)地方，但想不出來。

N-COUNT 描述；描繪；寫照A picture of something is a description of it or an indication of what it is like.I'll try and give you a better picture of what the boys do...我會(huì)試著更清楚地向你描述一下這些男孩子都干些什么。

Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face...她的書是女性當(dāng)下所面臨問題的凄涼寫照。

From the files that have now been released, a truer picture emerges.從現(xiàn)在已公布的文件看，真相開始浮現(xiàn)。

N-SING 事態(tài)；情況；局面When you refer to the picture in a particular place, you are referring to the situation there.But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture...但和其他慈善機(jī)構(gòu)一樣，這些數(shù)字掩蓋了實(shí)情。

It's a similar picture across the border in Ethiopia.在邊界那邊的埃塞俄比亞，情況也大致相似。

PHRASE （尤指通過他人描述）弄明白情況，了解情形If you get the picture, you understand the situation, especially one which someone is describing to you.Luke never tells you the whole story, but you always get the picture.盧克從不告訴你事情的來龍去脈，但你總會(huì)弄明白是怎么回事。

PHRASE 牽涉其中/不涉其中；在局內(nèi)/在局外If you say that someone is in the picture, you mean that they are involved in the situation that you are talking about. If you say that they are out of the picture, you mean that they are not involved in the situation.Meyerson is back in the picture after disappearing in July...邁耶森在7月份消失后現(xiàn)在又摻和了進(jìn)來了。

Sometimes security was so tight that people who might have had something important to offer were left out of the picture.有時(shí)安全措施過于嚴(yán)密，使本來可能會(huì)提供重要情況的人成了局外人。

PHRASE （形容模樣）健康的化身/痛苦的典型You use picture to describe what someone looks like. For example, if you say that someone is a picture of health or the picture of misery, you mean that they look extremely healthy or extremely miserable.We found her standing on a chair, the picture of terror, screaming hysterically.我們發(fā)現(xiàn)她站在一把椅子上，滿臉恐懼地發(fā)出歇斯底里的尖叫。

PHRASE 使了解內(nèi)情；向…介紹情況If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.Has Inspector Fayard put you in the picture?法亞爾督察把情況都告訴你了嗎？

雙語例句

The picture was printed back to front. 圖片印反了。

If you move your eyes and your head, the picture will blur. 如果你的眼睛或頭動(dòng)了，圖像就會(huì)變得模糊不清。

How did you get him to pose for this picture? 你想了什么辦法讓他擺姿勢照了這張照片？

A picture of Rory O'Moore hangs in the dining room at Kildangan. 一幅羅里·奧穆爾的畫像掛在基爾丹根的餐廳里。

The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other 游客無事可做，只能互相拍照。

The Observer carries a big front-page picture of rioters in a litter-strewn street. 《觀察家報(bào)》在頭版刊登了一張暴亂者聚集在滿是垃圾的街頭的大幅照片。

The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft. 許多報(bào)紙的頭版上都刊登了那個(gè)高爾夫球手高高舉起獎(jiǎng)杯親吻的照片。

Warner Communications Inc. has refused to distribute the picture in the United States. 華納通信公司已拒絕在美國發(fā)行這部電影。

We're going to the pictures tonight 我們今晚要去看電影。

I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway. 我本來就寧可去電影院看，而不是看錄像。

They have in their mind a picture of what an alcoholic should look like 他們的心中有一個(gè)酒鬼應(yīng)有的樣子。

We are just trying to get our picture of the whole afternoon straight 我們只是想把整個(gè)下午的情形搞清楚。

I tried to put the picture from my mind. 我試圖將這幅畫面從腦海中抹去。

I never would have pictured this as her home 我怎么也想不出她的家會(huì)是這樣。

He pictured Claire sitting out in the car, waiting for him 他想象克萊爾坐在外面車?yán)锏人那榫啊?/p>

She pictured herself working with animals 她設(shè)想自己從事接觸動(dòng)物的工作。

I tried to picture the place, but could not. 我盡力想象那個(gè)地方，但想不出來。

I'll try and give you a better picture of what the boys do 我會(huì)試著更清楚地向你描述一下這些男孩子都干些什么。

Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face 她的書是女性當(dāng)下所面臨問題的凄涼寫照。

From the files that have now been released, a truer picture emerges. 從現(xiàn)在已公布的文件看，真相開始浮現(xiàn)。

But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture 但和其他慈善機(jī)構(gòu)一樣，這些數(shù)字掩蓋了實(shí)情。

It's a similar picture across the border in Ethiopia. 在邊界那邊的埃塞俄比亞，情況也大致相似。

Luke never tells you the whole story, but you always get the picture. 盧克從不告訴你事情的來龍去脈，但你總會(huì)弄明白是怎么回事。

Meyerson is back in the picture after disappearing in July 邁耶森在7月份消失后現(xiàn)在又摻和了進(jìn)來了。

Sometimes security was so tight that people who might have had something important to offer were left out of the picture. 有時(shí)安全措施過于嚴(yán)密，使本來可能會(huì)提供重要情況的人成了局外人。

We found her standing on a chair, the picture of terror, screaming hysterically. 我們發(fā)現(xiàn)她站在一把椅子上，滿臉恐懼地發(fā)出歇斯底里的尖叫。

Has Inspector Fayard put you in the picture? 法亞爾督察把情況都告訴你了嗎？

The children hung the picture upside down. 小孩把畫掛倒了。

This picture is in the manner of Raphael. 這幅畫模仿了拉斐爾的風(fēng)格。

同義詞辨析

filmmoviepicture【導(dǎo)航詞義：電影】

film n. 電影，影片

〔辨析〕普通用詞，指電影院中或電視上播放的電影。

〔例證〕I have seen two good films this week.本周我已經(jīng)看了兩部好電影。I watched a late-night film yesterday at home.我昨天在家看了一場午夜電影。

movie n. 〈尤美〉電影

〔辨析〕普通用詞，指具體的電影作品時(shí)與 film 同義，可換用；而 the movies 可指電影院、電影業(yè)或電影的總稱。

〔例證〕a career in the movies從影生涯Do you want to see a movie/film with me tomorrow?你明天想和我一起去看場電影嗎？She is his favourite movie/film star.她是他最喜歡的電影明星。We took the kids to the movies every week.我們每周都帶孩子們?nèi)タ措娪?。It only happens in the movies.這事只有在電影里才會(huì)發(fā)生。

picture n. 電影

〔辨析〕作“電影”解時(shí)與 film 和 movie 同義，但不常用；而 the pictures 僅指電影院，且多用于英國英語。

〔例證〕There are many good pictures being shown.有多部優(yōu)秀影片正在上映。

illustratedepictpicture【導(dǎo)航詞義：說明，描述】

illustrate v. 說明，闡明

〔辨析〕指用示例、圖片等將某事物的意思闡釋清楚。

〔例證〕He illustrated the phenomenon with examples.他舉例說明了這種現(xiàn)象。The teacher gave three examples to illustrate the point.老師舉了3個(gè)例子來說明這一點(diǎn)。

depict v. 〈正式〉描繪，描寫

〔辨析〕指用言語、文字、圖畫等來描寫某人或某事。

〔例證〕The writer depicted country life before the industrial revolution.作家描寫了工業(yè)革命前的鄉(xiāng)村生活。The artist depicted a group of children playing games in the garden.藝術(shù)家描繪了一群在花園里玩游戲的小朋友。

picture v. 描述

〔辨析〕指以某種方式描述某人或某事物，通常用被動(dòng)語態(tài)。

〔例證〕Before their marriage he had been pictured as a perfect boyfriend.結(jié)婚之前，他被描繪成完美的男朋友。She was pictured as a woman difficult to deal with.她被描繪成一個(gè)難對付的女人。

習(xí)慣用語

n.

be/look a picture

好看；悅目to look very beautiful or special

be the picture of health/guilt/misery, etc.

顯得非常健康（或內(nèi)疚、痛苦等）to look extremely healthy, guilty, etc.

get the picture

明白，了解（別人描述的情形）to understand a situation, especially one that *** is describing to you

‘I pretended that I hadn't heard.’ ‘I get the picture.’“我裝作沒聽見?！薄拔颐靼琢?。”

in/out of the picture

在局內(nèi) / 局外involved/not involved in a situation

Morris is likely to win, with Jones out of the picture now.瓊斯現(xiàn)已出局，莫里斯極有可能勝出。

put/keep *** in the picture

介紹情況；使了解情況to give *** the information they need in order to understand a situation

Just to put you in the picture─there have been a number of changes here recently.只是讓你了解一下情況吧，最近這里出現(xiàn)了許多變化。

the big picture

整個(gè)局面；大局the situation as a whole

Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture.現(xiàn)在別管細(xì)節(jié)問題，先通觀全局。

paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) picture of ***/sth

給人以…印象；把…描繪成to describe sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of ***/sth

The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city.報(bào)告生動(dòng)地描繪了都市生活。

Journalists paint a grim picture of conditions in the camps.記者描繪了營里的惡劣條件。

as pretty as a picture

美麗如畫；非常漂亮very pretty

英英釋義

noun

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

a small painting by Picasso

he bought the painting as an investment

his pictures hang in the Louvre

Synonym:painting

a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide

Synonym:photographphotoexposurepic

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

they showed us the pictures of their wedding

a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them

Synonym:imageiconikon

a typical example of some state or quality

the very picture of a modern general

she was the picture of despair

a clear and telling mental image

he described his mental picture of his assailant

he had no clear picture of himself or his world

the events left a permanent impression in his mind

Synonym:mental pictureimpression

the visible part of a television transmission

they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone

Synonym:video

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

they went to a movie every Saturday night

the film was shot on location

Synonym:moviefilmmoving picturemoving-picture showmotion picturemotion-picture showpicture showpicflick

illustrations used to decorate or explain a text

the dictionary had many pictures

Synonym:pictorial matter

a graphic or vivid verbal description

too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures

the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland

the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters

Synonym:word pictureword-paintingdelineationdepictioncharacterizationcharacterisation

a situation treated as an observable object

the political picture is favorable

the religious scene in England has changed in the last century

Synonym:scene

verb

imagine

I can't see him on horseback!

I can see what will happen

I can see a risk in this strategy

Synonym:visualizevisualiseenvisionprojectfancyseefigureimage

show in, or as in, a picture

This scene depicts country life

the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting

Synonym:depictrendershow