picture

/ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

图画;照片;图像;想象;描绘

释义与例句

n. 图画;照片;图像
a drawing, painting, photograph, or other visual representation of somebody or something
  1. She pinned a picture of her family above her desk.
    她把一张家人的照片别在书桌上方的软木板上。
  2. The child drew a picture of a house beside the sea.
    那个孩子画了一幅海边房屋的画。
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  1. This book uses clear pictures to explain how the machine works.
    这本书用清晰的图示解释这台机器的工作原理。
v. 想象;描绘
to imagine somebody or something, or to describe them in a way that creates an image in the mind
  1. I pictured myself sitting by the lake with nothing to do.
    我想象自己坐在湖边,什么也不做。
  2. Try to picture the garden as it will look in ten years.
    试着想象一下这座花园十年后的样子。
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  1. The report pictures a future in which clean energy is widely available.
    这份报告描绘了一个清洁能源广泛普及的未来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 picture 作动词时常见于 picture sb/sth doing sth 或 picture sb/sth as sth,表示“想象某人或某物……”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • pictorial 图片的;图画的
    形容词,指由图片构成或通过图片表现的,如 a pictorial record。
  • picturesque 风景如画的;优美的
    形容词,常形容村庄、风景等美丽得像画一样。
同义词
  • photograph 照片
    picture 是图像的通称,可指画、照片或屏幕图像;photograph 仅指用照相机或手机拍摄的照片。take a picture 也常指拍照,但 picture 本身不一定是照片。
    I took a photograph of the castle at sunset. 我拍了一张日落时城堡的照片。
常见搭配
  • take a picture 拍照;照相
    Could you take a picture of us in front of the museum? 你能为我们在博物馆前拍张照吗?
  • draw a picture 画一幅画
    The pupils drew pictures of their favourite animals. 学生们画了自己最喜欢的动物。
  • a picture of ……的照片;……的图画
    There is a picture of the original station on the first page. 第一页有一张原来那座车站的照片。