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pic·ture1 /ˈpɪktʃə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  1 painting/drawing 绘画 [countable]AVPICTURE shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, showing what someone or something looks like 画,图画 The room had several pictures on the walls. 那个房间墙上有几幅画。 a book with pictures in it 带插图的书picture of I like that picture of the two horses. 我喜欢那张有那两匹马的画。draw/paint a/somebody’s picture Draw a picture of your house. 画一张你家的画吧。 He asked her permission to paint her picture (=paint a picture of her). 他请求她允许为她画像。2 photograph 照片 [countable] a photograph 照片picture of That’s a great picture of you, Dad! 你的那张照片拍得真好,爸爸!take somebody’s picture/take a picture of somebody I asked the waiter if he’d mind taking our picture. 我问那个侍者是否能为我们拍张照。wedding/holiday etc pictures Would you like to see the wedding pictures? 你要不要看看婚礼的照片?3 television 电视 [countable]TMT an image that appears on a television or cinema screen 〔电视或电影的〕图像,画面picture of upsetting pictures of the famine in Africa 令人揪心的非洲饥荒画面 satellite pictures from space 从太空拍摄的卫星图像4 description/idea 描述/想法 [countable usually singular]DESCRIBE a description or idea of what something is like 描述,描绘,描写picture of The book gives you a good picture of what life was like in Japan in the early 19th century. 这本书生动地描绘了19世纪初叶日本人的生活。 The article paints a rather bleak picture of the future of our planet. 本文将我们地球的未来描绘成一幅暗淡的画面。 Detectives are trying to build up a picture of the kidnapper. 警探试图勾勒出绑匪的模样。 The description in the guidebook showed rather a rosy picture (=one that makes you think that something is better than it really is). 指南中的描绘相当美好。 I now have a vivid picture (=very clear picture) in my mind. 现在我脑海里有一幅清晰的画面了。5 situation 情况 [singular]SITUATION the general situation in a place, organization etc 〔某地方、组织等的〕情况,局面 The worldwide picture for tribal people remains grim. 全球各地部落民众的情况仍不容乐观。 the wider political picture 更广阔的政治局面 Checks throughout the region revealed a similar picture everywhere. 整个区域范围内的检查显示各地情况都差不多。big/bigger/wider picture We were so caught up with the details, we lost sight of the big picture (=the situation considered as a whole). 我们过分专注于细节,因而忽视了全局。6 mental image 头脑中的形象 [countable usually singular]IDEA an image or memory that you have in your mind 〔脑中的〕形象;印象7 put/keep somebody in the picture TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto give someone all the information they need to understand a situation, especially one that is changing quickly 使某人明白[了解]实情〔尤指迅速变化的情形〕8 get the picture informalUNDERSTAND to understand a situation 了解情况9 out of the picture TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDif someone is out of the picture, they are no longer involved in a situation 退出的;不再知情的10 film 电影,影片11 be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc APPEARANCEEXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACEto look very healthy etc 显得非常健康/天真/绝望等12. be/look a picture to look beautiful 看起来很漂亮 pretty as a picture at pretty2(7)nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, showing what someone or something looks likeverbsdraw/paint a pictureShe drew a picture of a mushroom on the blackboard.do a picture of somebody/something (=draw or paint a picture)He’s done a picture of a monster.a picture hangs somewhereThree pictures hung on the wall over his bed.a picture shows something formalThe picture shows two women leaning down towards a third.a picture is of somebody/something (=used to talk about what a picture shows)There's a picture of his wife above the fireplace.nTHESAURUSpicture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks likea picture of a horse He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etcWe had to do a drawing of a sunflower.sketch a picture that is drawn quickly I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted. painting a picture made using paintThe painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art. Picasso did several paintings of her.portrait a picture of a personThe portrait was painted by Rembrandt.landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountainsConstable painted mainly landscapes.cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a jokeA cartoon in the New York Times showed the president talking to Osama Bin Laden. comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a storyCharles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny wayHe is famous for his caricatures of politicians.illustration a picture in a bookThe book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decorationold movie postersThere were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picturea limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennonimage a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on youHe produced some memorable images.a beautiful imageSome of the images are deeply disturbing.artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazineWe are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers.nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 4: a description or idea of what something is likeadjectivesa clear/good pictureHe still didn’t have a clear picture of what had happened.a vivid picture (=very clear)Their diaries give us a vivid picture of their lives at the time.an accurate/true pictureOur aim is to build an accurate picture of the needs of disabled people.a distorted/misleading picture (=one that is not accurate)The media coverage left many people with a distorted picture.These figures give a misleading picture of the company’s financial health.a detailed pictureWe now have a detailed picture of the bird’s habits.a complete/full pictureBy asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture.an overall/general pictureThe study is intended to provide an overall picture of political activity in the nation.a bleak/gloomy/grim picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be bad)The report paints a bleak picture of the economy.a rosy picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be good)That figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.verbshave a pictureI've never been there, but I have a picture of it in my mind.a picture emerges (=becomes clear)No clear picture emerges from the studies.get a pictureScientists have been trying to get a better picture of how the drug works.build up/form a picture (=gradually get an idea of what something is like)Detectives are still trying to build up a picture of what happened.give/provide a pictureHer book gives us an interesting picture of ordinary people’s homes at the time.present a pictureNewspapers tend to present a grim picture of what's going on in the world.paint a picture (=create a particular idea or impression, especially one that is not accurate)The latest survey paints a grim picture.
Examples from the Corpus
picturePictures of her family covered the coffee table.By the 1930s, Garbo was reportedly earning $250,000 a picture.There was a picture of a windmill on the bedroom wall.An alarming picture encapsulated a false belief.After all this rigmarole, they were to write a story to fit the words and pictures they had chosen.To get a better picture of how the company is doing, look at sales.an early picture by the French Impressionist painter Claude MonetThe media are merely the messengers, sometimes further sensationalizing and then passing along the false picture that has been painted.Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' is one of the most famous pictures in the world.They posed for pictures with him in the tunnel outside the clubhouse.The house belonged to the Duke of Wellington, and his picture hangs in the hall.Lee must win best foreign-language picture Oscar this spring-or indeed best picture.I didn't know the word in Japanese so I drew a little picture.Daisy did a lovely picture of a cat at school today.My picture of Saja was correct only in the fact that he was a glutton.Leo's picture is in the paper today.The picture's all fuzzy.I still have a vivid picture in my head of my first day in Paris.draw/paint a/somebody’s pictureOf course it was him that had messed up his diary, drawing those stupid pictures in it.Charlotte used water-colours, and often spent hours painting small pictures.Other economic indicators, however, paint a gloomier picture.Repeated commissions and zemstvo investigations drew a grim picture of peasant destitution and growing frustration.However, we were able to obtain the results for 1989 through 1991, and they do not paint a pretty picture.Divide the students in pairs and have them draw a picture of a crane.They drew one picture after another.In Arles, Vincent painted a picture based on memory of the parsonage garden at Etten.wedding/holiday etc picturesMany other themes came to mind when I started thinking about holiday pictures.She has already altered her wedding pictures.She hung these in the living room, near the wedding pictures.big/bigger/wider pictureOn the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano.The politics of taxation was, and remains, only a small part of a much bigger picture.Only a small blip in the big picture.They see the details but miss the big picture.To peruse the big picture, as it were.That is the closing point; the biggest picture in the exhibition will be the finale.No one in the boats has the luxury of seeing the big picture, of viewing Fuji majestic in the distance.mental pictureThey learn to let words create a mental picture and to then make a replica of their vision.As they crossed Park Avenue, he had a mental picture of what an ideal pair they made.She had a mental picture of Samuel Roberts' fine, hard face.Somewhere between the event and the sentence is a mental picture.Often we have only fragments of bones to build up a mental picture of the final complete skeleton.This is in order to provide the reader with a mental picture of the house as the technical options are discussed.They make a funny mental picture because she is so short and he is so tall, just for starters.Disappointment followed, the lurid projector of mental pictures shut down and I was left feeling I ought to have known better.
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picture2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  1 IMAGINEto imagine something by making an image in your mind 想象,设想2 AVPICTUREto show someone or something in a photograph, painting, or drawing 拍摄;画,绘3 DESCRIBEto describe something in a particular way 描绘,描述
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Examples from the Corpus
pictureWhichever, it seems that Arsenio isn't quite the sort of cultural diplomat I had optimistically pictured.Both pictured a glamorous brunette, at least a dozen years older than herself.When a child learns to picture and verbalize his feelings, he has the opportunity to reason and make intelligent choices.They have been pictured as the ultimate wealth of the community.I can still picture her lovely brown eyes.I pictured her trying to eke out her money - for I was sure there was not much.I had never met Graham but I pictured him as a pale, thin young man wearing glasses.He wrote that it was not as he had pictured it as the weather was bitterly cold and wet with some snow.Can you picture it? Lying in the sun, sipping cocktails -- it would be paradise!I pictured myself picking at least three hundred pounds a day and took the job.It is frighteningly easy to picture our children bald-gummed, big-headed as the babies they sprang out of.Miguel could still picture the children laughing and joking, and chasing each other around the garden.picture somebody/something as somethingI can't picture Jay as a ballet dancer.be pictured as somethingBoth the Minoan Goddess and Artemis were pictured as bees.He is pictured as going down into the deep which now is a symbol of judgment.Faith is pictured as the absence of doubt and the man of faith as the man with no doubts.They are pictured as virtually irredeemable, lazy, dependent, living off the hard-earned money of others.
Origin picture1 (1400-1500) Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint
shapes, drawn or lines painted etc Corpus


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picture1 S1 W1 /ˈpɪktʃə $ -ər/ noun
 Word Family: adjective: pictorial, picturesque; verb: picture; noun: picture
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere 'to paint'
1.  PAINTING/DRAWING  [countable] shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, showing what someone or something looks like:
    The room had several pictures on the walls.
    a book with pictures in it
    picture of
    I like that picture of the two horses.
    draw/paint a/sb’s picture
    Draw a picture of your house.
    He asked her permission to paint her picture (=paint a picture of her).
2.  PHOTOGRAPH  [countable] a photograph
    picture of
    That’s a great picture of you, Dad!
    take sb’s picture/take a picture of somebody
    I asked the waiter if he’d mind taking our picture.
    wedding/holiday etc pictures
    Would you like to see the wedding pictures?
3.  TELEVISION  [countable] an image that appears on a television or cinema screen
    picture of
    upsetting pictures of the famine in Africa
    satellite pictures from space
4.  DESCRIPTION/IDEA  [countable usually singular] a description or idea of what something is like
    picture of
    The book gives you a good picture of what life was like in Japan in the early 19th century.
    The article paints a rather bleak picture of the future of our planet.
    Detectives are trying to build up a picture of the kidnapper.
    The description in the guidebook showed rather a rosy picture (=one that makes you think that something is better than it really is).
    I now have a vivid picture (=very clear picture) in my mind.
5.  SITUATION  [singular] the general situation in a place, organization etc:
    The worldwide picture for tribal people remains grim.
    the wider political picture
    Checks throughout the region revealed a similar picture everywhere.
    big/bigger/wider picture
    We were so caught up with the details, we lost sight of the big picture (=the situation considered as a whole).
6.  MENTAL IMAGE  [countable usually singular] an image or memory that you have in your mind:
    Sarah had a mental picture of Lisbon.
    He had a vivid picture in his mind.
7. put/keep somebody in the picture to give someone all the information they need to understand a situation, especially one that is changing quickly:
    I’m just going now, but Keith will put you in the picture.
8. get the picture informal to understand a situation:
    You’ve said enough. I get the picture.
9. out of the picture if someone is out of the picture, they are no longer involved in a situation:
    Injury has effectively put Woods out of the picture as far as international matches are concerned.
10.  FILM
  a. [countable] a film:
    It was voted the year’s best picture.
  b. the pictures [plural] British English the cinema:
    Would you like to go to the pictures?
11. be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc to look very healthy etc:
    Head bowed and sobbing, she was the picture of misery.
12. be/look a picture to look beautiful
pretty as a picture at pretty2(7)
     
COLLOCATIONS
(for Meaning 1)
■ verbs
    draw/paint a picture She drew a picture of a mushroom on the blackboard.
    do a picture of somebody/something (=draw or paint a picture) He’s done a picture of a monster.
    a picture hangs somewhere Three pictures hung on the wall over his bed.
    a picture shows something formal The picture shows two women leaning down towards a third.
    a picture is of somebody/something (=used to talk about what a picture shows) There's a picture of his wife above the fireplace.
     
COLLOCATIONS
(for Meaning 4)
■ adjectives
    a clear/good picture He still didn’t have a clear picture of what had happened.
    a vivid picture (=very clear) Their diaries give us a vivid picture of their lives at the time.
    an accurate/true picture Our aim is to build an accurate picture of the needs of disabled people.
    a distorted/misleading picture (=one that is not accurate) The media coverage left many people with a distorted picture. | These figures give a misleading picture of the company’s financial health.
    a detailed picture We now have a detailed picture of the bird’s habits.
    a complete/full picture By asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture.
    an overall/general picture The study is intended to provide an overall picture of political activity in the nation.
    a bleak/gloomy/grim picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be bad) The report paints a bleak picture of the economy.
    a rosy picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be good) That figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.
■ verbs
    have a picture I've never been there, but I have a picture of it in my mind.
    a picture emerges (=becomes clear) No clear picture emerges from the studies.
    get a picture Scientists have been trying to get a better picture of how the drug works.
    build up/form a picture (=gradually get an idea of what something is like) Detectives are still trying to build up a picture of what happened.
    give/provide a picture Her book gives us an interesting picture of ordinary people’s homes at the time.
    present a picture Newspapers tend to present a grim picture of what's going on in the world.
    paint a picture (=create a particular idea or impression, especially one that is not accurate) The latest survey paints a grim picture.
     
THESAURUS
    picture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like: a picture of a horse | He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.
    drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc: We had to do a drawing of a sunflower.
    sketch a picture that is drawn quickly: I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted.
    painting a picture made using paint: The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art. | Picasso did several paintings of her.
    portrait a picture of a person: The portrait was painted by Rembrandt.
    landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains: Constable painted mainly landscapes.
    cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: A cartoon in the New York Times showed the President talking to Osama Bin Laden.
    comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story: Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
    caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way: He is famous for his caricatures of politicans.
    illustration a picture in a book: The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.
    poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration: old movie posters | There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.
    print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture: a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennon
    image a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you: He produced some memorable images. | a beautiful image | Some of the images are deeply disturbing.
    artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine: We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers.

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picture2 verb [transitive]
 Word Family: adjective: pictorial, picturesque; verb: picture; noun: picture
1. to imagine something by making an image in your mind:
    Tom, picturing the scene, smiled.
    picture somebody/something as something
    Rob had pictured her as serious, but she wasn’t like that.
    picture somebody doing something
    I can’t picture him skiing. He’s so clumsy!
    picture what/how
    Picture what it would be like after a nuclear attack.
2. [usually passive] to show someone or something in a photograph, painting, or drawing:
    She is pictured with her mum Christine and sister Kelly.
3. [usually passive] to describe something in a particular way
    be pictured as something
    She’s been pictured as a difficult, demanding woman.
     
THESAURUS
    imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something might be like: When I think of Honolulu, I imagine long white beaches and palm trees. | I can’t really imagine being a millionaire.
    visualize to form a picture of someone or something in your mind, especially something that is definitely going to happen or exist in the future: Anna visualized meeting Greg again at the airport. | The finished house may be hard to visualize.
    picture to form a clear picture of something or someone in your mind: I can still picture my father, even though he died a long time ago. | The town was just how she had pictured it from his description.
    envisage /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ especially British English, envision to imagine something as possible or likely to happen in the future: How do you envisage your career developing over the next ten years? | They had envisioned the creation of a single armed force, small but efficient.
    conceive of something formal to imagine a situation, especially one that is difficult to imagine: For many people, music is so important that they cannot conceive of life without it.
    fantasize to imagine something exciting that you would like to happen, but that is very unlikely to happen: I used to fantasize about becoming a film star.
    daydream to imagine pleasant things, so that you forget where you are and what you should be doing: Mark began to daydream, and didn’t even hear the teacher’s question.
    hallucinate to imagine that you are seeing things that are not really there, especially because you are ill or have taken drugs: The drug that can cause some people to hallucinate. | When I saw the walls moving, I thought I must be hallucinating.


🔑 pic·tureBrE /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪktʃər/ 🔊 nounpainting/drawing 绘画🔑 [countable] a painting or drawing, etc. that shows a scene, a person or thing 图画;绘画A picture of flowers hung on the wall. 墙上挂着一张花卉的图画。🔊🔊The children were drawing pictures of their pets. 孩子们在画他们的宠物。🔊🔊She wanted a famous artist to paint her picture (= a picture of herself). 她想请一位名画家为自己画像。🔊🔊a book with lots of pictures in it一本有大量插图的书<titled tranID="25" status="1">picture</titled> paintingdrawingportraitprintsketch

These are all words for a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper by drawing, painting, etc. 以上各词均表示图画、绘画。

  • picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint 指用铅笔、钢笔或颜料画出的图画、绘画The children were drawing pictures of their pets. 孩子在画他们的宠物。
  • painting a picture that has been made using paint 指用颜料画出的图画、绘画a collection of paintings by American artists 美国艺术家的绘画作品集
  • drawing a picture that has been made using a pencil or pen, not paint 指用铅笔或钢笔而非颜料画出的图画、素描画a pencil/charcoal drawing 铅笔画;炭笔画
  • portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders 指肖像、半身画像、半身照Vermeer's 'Portrait of the artist in his studio' 弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像”a self-portrait(= a painting that you do of yourself) 自画像
  • print a picture that has been copied from a painting using photography 指(用照相制版法制作的)绘画复制品a Renoir print 一张雷诺阿画作的影印件
  • sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details 指素描、速写、草图I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting. 我开始作画之前通常会画几幅草图。

Patterns

  • to draw a picture/portrait/sketch
  • to paint a picture/portrait
  • to make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketch
  • to do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch
photograph 照片🔑 [countable] a photograph 相片;照片We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了相。🔊🔊The picture shows the couple together on their yacht. 照片显示这对情侣一同在他们的游艇上。🔊🔊Have you got any pictures of your trip? 你有这次旅行的照片吗?🔊🔊<titled tranID="32" status="1">photograph</titled> picturephotoshotsnapshot/snapprint

These are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera. 以上各词均指照片、相片。

  • photograph a picture that has been made using a camera 指照片、相片a photograph of the house 这座房子的照片Can I take a photograph? 我可以拍个照吗?
  • picture a photograph 指照片、相片We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了相。
  • photo a photograph 指照片、相片a passport photo 护照照片

photograph, picture or photo? 用 photograph、picture 还是 photo?

Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books. * photograph 较正式而 photo 较非正式。picture 尤指报纸、杂志和书籍中的照片。

  • shot a photograph 指照片、相片I tried to get a shot of him in the water. 我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。 NOTE Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture. * shot 通常更强调拍摄照片的过程,而非已拍出的照片。
  • snapshot/snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer 指非专业摄影师随手抓拍的照片holiday snaps 度假时随手拍的照片
  • print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera 指由胶片或数码相机洗印的照片a set of prints 一套照片

Patterns

  • a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
  • to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot
<titled tranID="1" status="2">Describing a picture<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>描述图片</chn></titled>

In some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases. 有些考试会要求描述图片或照片内容。下面是一些有用的短语

  • The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table. 照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。
  • This is a picture/photo of a busy city street. 这张图/照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。
  • In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters. 在前景/背景中,我们可以看到一群示威者。
  • In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone. 在右下角/左上角,有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。
  • On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand. 在左边/右边/中间,站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。
  • In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline. 在漫画中,我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。
  • The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman. 漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。
on TV 电视🔑 [countable] an image on a television screen 电视图像harrowing television pictures of the famine电视上悲惨的饥荒画面satellite pictures卫星图像The picture isn't very clear tonight. 今晚电视画面不怎么清楚。🔊🔊description 描述🔑 [countable, usually singular] a description that gives you an idea in your mind of what sth is like 描绘;描述The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy. 作者把经济状况描绘得一片惨淡。🔊🔊The police are trying to build up a picture of what happened. 警方正试图掌握事情发生的经过。🔊🔊mental image 印象🔑 [countable, usually singular] a mental image or memory of sth 头脑中的情景;记忆;印象I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small. 我清楚地记得很小的时候祖父低头向我微笑的情景。🔊🔊general situation 局面the picture [singular] the general situation concerning sb/sth 状况;情形;形势Just a few years ago the picture was very different. 几年前的情况就大不相同。🔊🔊The overall picture for farming is encouraging. 农业的总体形势是令人鼓舞的。🔊🔊movies 电影 [countable] a film/movie 电影The movie won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. 这部电影荣获九项奥斯卡金像奖,包括最佳影片奖。🔊🔊(especially NAmE) I believe her husband's in pictures (= he acts in movies or works in the movie industry). 我想她丈夫是在电影圈工作。🔊🔊   see also motion picture the pictures [plural] (old-fashioned, informal) the cinema/the movies 电影院;影剧院Shall we go to the pictures tonight? 今晚我们去看电影好吗?🔊🔊be/look a ˈpictureto look very beautiful or special 好看;悦目be the picture of ˈhealth, ˈguilt, ˈmisery, etc.(informal) to look extremely healthy, guilty, unhappy, etc. 显得非常健康(或内疚、不愉快等)get the ˈpicture(informal) to understand a situation, especially one that sb is describing to you 明白,了解(别人描述的情形)'I pretended that I hadn't heard.' 'I get the picture.' “我装作没听见。” “我明白了。”🔊🔊in/out of the ˈpicture(informal) involved/not involved in a situation 在局内/局外Morris is likely to win, with Jones out of the picture now. 琼斯现已出局,莫里斯极有可能胜出。🔊🔊put/keep sb in the ˈpicture(informal) to give sb the information they need in order to understand a situation 介绍情况;使了解情况Just to put you in the picturethere have been a number of changes here recently. 只是让你了解一下情况吧,最近这里出现了许多变化。🔊🔊the big ˈpicture(informal) the situation as a whole 整个局面;大局Right now forget the details and take a look at the big picture. 现在别管细节问题,先通观全局。🔊🔊paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sthto describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth 给人以…印象;把…描绘成The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. 报告生动地描绘了都市生活。🔊🔊Journalists paint a grim picture of conditions in the camps. 记者描绘了营里的恶劣状况。🔊🔊as ˌpretty as a ˈpicture(old-fashioned) very pretty 美丽如画;非常漂亮<titled tranID="1" status="2">Describing a picture<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>描述图片</chn></titled>

In some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases. 有些考试会要求描述图片或照片内容。下面是一些有用的短语

  • The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table. 照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。
  • This is a picture/photo of a busy city street. 这张图/照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。
  • In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters. 在前景/背景中,我们可以看到一群示威者。
  • In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone. 在右下角/左上角,有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。
  • On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand. 在左边/右边/中间,站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。
  • In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline. 在漫画中,我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。
  • The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman. 漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。
🔑 pic·tureBrE /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪktʃər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they picture BrE /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɪktʃər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it pictures BrE /ˈpɪktʃəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɪktʃərz/ 🔊past simple pictured BrE /ˈpɪktʃəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɪktʃərd/ 🔊past participle pictured BrE /ˈpɪktʃəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɪktʃərd/ 🔊 -ing form picturing BrE /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/ 🔊imagine 想象to imagine sb/sth; to create an image of sb/sth in your mind 想象;设想;忆起~ sb/sth I can still picture the house I grew up in. 我还能回忆起我童年时住的那座房子。🔊🔊~ sb/sth as sth We found it hard to picture him as the father of teenage sons. 我们很难想象他居然是有几个十几岁儿子的父亲了。🔊🔊~ sb/sth doing sth When he did not come home she pictured him lying dead on the roadside somewhere. 他还没回家的时候,她想象着他已横尸路边了。🔊🔊~ what, how, etc. I tried to picture what it would be like to live alone. 我努力设想一个人单独生活是什么情景。🔊🔊describe 描绘 [often passive] ~ sb/sth as sth to describe or present sb/sth in a particular way 描述;描写 SYN portray Before the trial Liz had been pictured as a frail woman dominated by her husband. 审讯之前,利兹被描绘成受丈夫操纵的孱弱女子。🔊🔊show in photograph 照片显示 [usually passive] to show sb/sth in a photograph or picture 显示在照片上;用图片显示~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep/adj.) She is pictured here with her parents. 这张照片是她和父母的合影。🔊🔊~ sb/sth doing sth The team is pictured setting off on their European tour. 图片显示,这个队正开始欧洲之行。🔊🔊