visual

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vi·su·al1 /ˈvɪʒuəl/ W3 AWL adjective [usually before noun] SIGHT/ABILITY TO SEErelating to seeing 视觉的，视力的 Artists translate their ideas into visual images. 画家把自己的思想转换成视觉画面。 The tall tower adds to the visual impact of the building. 高高的塔楼增强了这幢大楼的视觉效果。

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visual• Teachers have been using visual aids in the classroom for decades.• The close association between the visual and the cultural may explain the reluctance of some teachers to give it much attention.• Indeed, the portrait must be considered one of the outstanding Roman contributions to the visual arts.• The trilogy will include previously unreleased footage as well as new visual effects and an enhanced soundtrack.• The movie is greatly enhanced by its stunning visual effects.• A presenter, after all, knows that a viewer has the visual evidence to check on what is being said.• The effects are simply terrific and create a visual extravaganza rare for television.• They sometimes react to just part of a visual image, rather than the entire image.• a powerful visual impact• Although in theory Postscript could be viewed as a general purpose programming language, it is strongly biassed towards visual representation.• Children learn to read by interpreting visual symbols.visual2 noun [usually plural] something such as a picture or the part of a film, video etc that you can see, as opposed to the parts that you hear 视觉资料；〔电影、录像等的〕画面 the film’s stunning visuals 这部电影令人震撼的画面Origin visual (1400-1500) Late Latin visualis, from Latin visus; → VISION