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单词 picture
释义
picture
noun
uk
/ˈpɪk.tʃər/us
/ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/

picturenoun(IMAGE)

A1[C]
adrawing,painting,photograph, etc.:
画，图画；照片
Freddydrew/painteda pictureofmydog.弗雷迪给我的狗画了一张像。
Wetooka picture of(=photographed)thechildrenontheirnewbicycles.我们拍了一张孩子们骑新自行车的照片.
Ihatehaving my picture taken(= beingphotographed).我不喜欢被人拍照。
Synonyms
illustration(PICTURE)
image(PICTURE)
B2[C]
animageseenon atelevisionorcinemascreen:
（电视或电影的）图像，画面
We can't get aclearpicture.我们看不到清晰的画面。
B1[C]
afilm:
电影
Could this be the firstanimatedmovietowinabestpictureaward?这会是第一部赢得最佳电影奖的动画片吗？
the pictures[plural]old-fashioned
thecinema:
电影院
Let's go to the picturestonight.今晚我们去看电影吧。
B2[C]
something youproduceinyourmind, by usingyourimaginationormemory:
（头脑中的）形象；想象；印象
I have a veryvividpicture of the firsttimeImetErik.我清楚地记得第一次遇见埃里克的情景。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to imagine something
  • imagineYou can just imagine her storing up these anecdotes for her dinner parties.
  • think ofI want you to think of a time when you felt happy.
  • pictureCan you picture yourself at the age of 60 doing what you do now?
  • pictureWhen I say 'your car' you have a picture of that in your head.
  • in your mind's eyeIn my mind's eye, I'm still a uni student and not a middle-aged worker.
  • conceiveI can't conceive why anyone would want to hurt her.
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More examples
  • Shecutout his picture from themagazine.
  • There was a picture of the Trevifountainon thefrontof thebook.
  • Take alookat this picture andseeif yourecognizeanyone.
  • This TV gives a verysharppicture.
  • All these pictures werepaintedbylocalartists.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Photography
  • airbrush
  • aperture
  • bokeh
  • camera
  • camera obscura
  • expose
  • glossy
  • grain
  • high-resolution
  • hologram
  • holographic
  • holography
  • kinetoscope
  • pap
  • pic
  • PillCam
  • pin-up
  • pinhole camera
  • pix
  • projection
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Pictures
Cinema - general words
Public entertainment venues
Imagining and conceiving

picturenoun(IDEA)

B2[S]
(anideaof) asituation:
情况；局面；事态
Afterwatchingthenews, I had aclearerpictureofwhat washappening.看完新闻后，我进一步了解了当时发生的情况。
The pictureemerginginreportsfrom thebattlefieldis one ofcompleteconfusion.据报道，战场上的局面一片混乱。
[S]
asituationdescribedin aparticularway:
描述，描绘；描写
figurativeTheexpertsarepaintingagloomy/brighter/rosypicture of thestateof theeconomy.专家们把经济状况描绘得很阴暗／日趋光明／非常乐观。
More examples
  • Thisreportgives aglobalpicture of the company'sfinances.
  • Hepaintedarosypicture offamilylife.
  • Shepaintsagloomypicture of thefuture.
  • Isuspectshe gave atruepicture of what hadhappened.
  • There are,however, one or twoitemsof goodnewstobrightentheeconomicpicture abit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Situations and circumstances
  • affair
  • backdrop
  • background
  • busyness
  • circumstance
  • climate
  • comedy of errors
  • condition
  • footing
  • going
  • landscape
  • perfect storm
  • position
  • scheme
  • situation
  • situational
  • snapshot
  • stake
  • the scheme of thingsidiom
  • thing
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Idioms

be a picture
be the picture of health, innocence, etc.
every picture tells a story
get the picture
keepsomeonein the picture
out of the picture
putsomeonein the picture
someone'sface is a picture
picture
verb[T]
uk
/ˈpɪk.tʃər/us
/ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/
C1
toimaginesomething:
想象，设想
Picturethescene- thecrowdsofpeopleandanimals, thenoise, thedirt.想象一下那个场景——拥挤的行人和牲口、喧闹声、尘土。
[+ -ing verb]Try to picture yourself lyingon abeachin thehotsun.设想一下自己在炙热的阳光下躺在海滩上。
[+ question word]Picturetoyourselfhowterriblethatdaymust have been.你自己想象一下那天有多糟糕。
formalHe was pictured(= anartisthadpaintedhim)asasoldierinfulluniform.他被画成一名全身戎装的士兵。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to imagine something
  • imagineYou can just imagine her storing up these anecdotes for her dinner parties.
  • think ofI want you to think of a time when you felt happy.
  • pictureCan you picture yourself at the age of 60 doing what you do now?
  • pictureWhen I say 'your car' you have a picture of that in your head.
  • in your mind's eyeIn my mind's eye, I'm still a uni student and not a middle-aged worker.
  • conceiveI can't conceive why anyone would want to hurt her.
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More examples
  • I pictured myselfrelaxingby thepool.
  • Can you picture yourselveslivingin thecountry?
  • Hesmiledto himself as he pictured thescene.
  • If you couldtryto picture howdifficultlifewas in thosedays, you'llunderstandmore.
  • I'd pictured him as mucholder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Imagining and conceiving
  • assume
  • beyondyourwildest dreamsidiom
  • blue-sky
  • conceivable
  • conceivably
  • guess
  • imagine
  • imputesomethingtosomeone
  • inyourmind's eyeidiom
  • inconceivably
  • lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom
  • look on/uponsomeone/somethingassomething
  • reach
  • regard
  • revisualization
  • riot
  • run riotidiom
  • theorize
  • think ofsomething
  • throw
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(Definition ofpicturefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

picture| American Dictionary

picture
noun
us
/ˈpɪk·tʃər/

picturenoun(REPRESENTATION)

[C]
arepresentationof someone or somethingproducedbydrawing,painting, orphotographing:
Hedrew/painteda picture of mydog.
Briantakeslotsof pictures(=photographs).
[C]
A picture is also animageseenon atelevisionormoviescreen:
It’s anoldset, and the picture is a littlefuzzy.
[C]
A picture is also amovie:
ItwonanAcademyAwardforbestpicture.

picturenoun(DESCRIPTION)

[C/U]
adescriptionof asituation, or thesituationitself:
[C]Donewsreportsgive anaccuratepicture ofevents?
[U]They’relookingatindividualsand not at theoverallpicture.
[U]Don’t say any more – I get the picture(=understandthesituation).
[U]Marilyn’smothermore or lessstayedout of the picture(= was notinvolved).
[C/U]
Topainta picture is todescribeasituation:
[C]Thestatisticsdo notpaintanoptimisticpicture.

Idiom

the picture ofsomething
picture
verb[T]
us
/ˈpɪk·tʃər/

pictureverb[T](REPRESENTATION)

toimaginehow somethinglooks:
Try to picture yourselflyingon abeachin thehotsun.
(Definition ofpicturefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

picture| Business English

picture
noun
uk
/ˈpɪktʃər/us
[S]
anideaabout what ishappeningin aparticularsituation:
a picture of sthTheyconductedasurveytoget abetterpictureoftheircustomers'needs.
a clear/complete/accurate pictureIt isdifficultto get anaccuratepicture ofvalue.
a gloomy/grim/rosy pictureTheeconomicpicture that theprimeministerpaintedwasfairlygloomy.
the big picture
thewholesituation, asopposedtoparticularpartsof it:
see/look at the big pictureTheboardneedstolookat thebiggerpicture when takinginvestmentdecisions.
It'simportantnot tolosesightof thebigpicture.
Thebiggerpictureshowsagrowingdividein themarketbetween thewealthyand thepoor.
keep/put sb in the picture
to makesuresomeoneknowsall thefactsabout asituationthat ischanging:
Wekeepshareholdersin the picture withourannualreports.
out of the picture
notpartof orinvolvedin aparticularsituation:
Withovertimeout of the picture, many of theworkerswillstruggletosurvive.
(Definition ofpicturefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpicture

picture
Placing and orientation of the camera for taking the pictures followed the same method as described for 38-mm photographs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Therefore, it is possible that homonyms would be responded to more accurately than novel words in a task emphasizing lexical representations, such aspicturenaming.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indeed, representations in the brain are not thought by visual neuroscientists to be point-by-pointpicture-like representations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The network contains one kind ofpicturewhich describes sample paths characteristics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thepicturefor each target word appeared on the screen in a random order different from the order used during the learning phase.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The children were told they would be shown two pictures, and that the experimenter would say a description of one of the pictures.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The theoretical implication is that to ignore political culture in measuring and analysing state/society interaction could give a misleadingpicture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Should other dependent reasons enter thepicture, then it is not at all clear that the (normal) goal of arbitration would be thwarted.
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While there may be some truth in each of these suggestions, none of them reveals the wholepicture.
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It was also necessary to ensure that for eachpicturethere were sufficient words selected to describe the events.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In some triplets, number was held constant across all three pictures when gender was targeted and gender was held constant when number was targeted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It should be noted, however, that a biasedpicturemay have been produced by the selection of household tasks included in the survey.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Following completion of the first story episode, the referent identification andpicture-naming tasks were re-administered.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Patients' strong performance in word/picturematching tasks even in "impaired" categories may provide evidence for the causal link hypothesis.
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Thus, m-reflexives include a subset ofpicturenoun reflexives.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpicture

picture

These are words often used in combination withpicture.

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accurate picture
Every effort is made to present an accurate picture of seventeenth-century life - from outward appearances to the innermost beliefs of both cultures.
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big picture
The analysis of political change manages to be subtle and detailed without losing sight of the big picture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
clear picture
Some respondents painted a clear picture of the way in which not having children led to problems.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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