snapshot
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++snap·shot /ˈsnæpʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/ noun [countable] 1 TCPa photograph taken quickly and often not very skilfully 快照 SYN snapsnapshot of a snapshot of his girlfriend 一张他女友的快照2 SUMMARIZEa piece of information that quickly gives you an idea of what the situation is like at a particular time 简要描述，简介snapshot of The book gives us a snapshot of life in the Middle Ages. 这本书向我们简要介绍了中世纪的生活。
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snapshot• It is a snapshot at one point in time and is therefore only relevant to that point in time.• Trends, like snapshots, need to be based on good evidence.• Every basketball season is a series of snapshots.• This was the conclusion of a 72-hour period that gave us the perfect snapshot of these Rockets.• Britain is a country in crisis, and this recent snapshot of life here proves it.• I sent some snapshots of the kids.• He occasionally takes snapshots with a simple camera.• Leonard said he could not believe the photographers' testimony that they had forgotten all about the snapshots until recently.snapshot of• The survey results give us a snapshot of employees' opinions of the new training program.snap·shot nounChineseSyllable
photograph very quickly a often taken and not Corpus skilfully
snapshot
snap‧shot /ˈsnæpʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/
noun [countable]
1. a photograph taken quickly and often not very skilfully
SYN snap
snapshot of
a snapshot of his girlfriend
2. a piece of information that quickly gives you an idea of what the situation is like at a particular time
snapshot of
The book gives us a snapshot of life in the Middle Ages.
snap‧shot /ˈsnæpʃɒt $ -ʃɑːt/
noun [countable]1. a photograph taken quickly and often not very skilfully
SYN snap
snapshot of
2. a piece of information that quickly gives you an idea of what the situation is like at a particular time
snapshot of
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？
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/printto take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot