picture / ˈpɪktʃə(r); ˋpɪktʃɚ/ n
[C] (a) painting, drawing, sketch, etc, esp as a work of art 繪畫, 圖畫, 素描(尤指作為藝術(shù)作品): His picture of cows won a prize. 他畫的牛的作品獲了獎. * Draw a picture of the house so we know what it looks like. 畫出房子的圖來讓我們看看是什麼樣子的. (b) photograph 照片; 相片: They showed us the pictures of their wedding. 他們給我們看結(jié)婚照片. * She’s taking a picture of the children. 她正給孩子們拍照. (c) portrait (of sb) (某人的)肖像畫: Will you paint my picture? 您給我畫像行嗎?
[C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)] beautiful object, scene, person etc 美麗的物﹑ 景﹑ 人等: The park is a picture when the daffodils are in bloom. 水仙花開時公園非常漂亮. * The children were a picture in their pretty dresses. 孩子們穿上漂亮的衣服好看極了.
[C usu sing 通常作單數(shù)] (a) account or description of sth that enables one to form a mental picture or impression of it 形象的敘述: The book gives a good picture of everyday life in ancient Rome. 那部書對古羅馬人的日常生活描寫得很生動. (b) this mental picture 心目中的情景: Her careful description enabled us to form an accurate picture of what had happened. 她描述得十分細致, 使我們對所發(fā)生的事歷歷如見.
[C] (quality of the) image on a television screen 電視圖像(的清晰度): The picture is much clearer with the new aerial. 裝上新天線後畫面清晰多了.
(Brit dated 舊) (a) [C] cinema film 影片; 電影: Have you seen her latest picture? 你看過她新拍的電影嗎? (b) the pictures [pl] cinema 電*: We don’t often go to the pictures. 我們不常到電*看電影.
(idm 習語) be/put sb in the `picture be/cause sb to be fully informed about sth 了解[使某人了解]實情: Are you in the picture now? 你現(xiàn)在知道怎麼回事了嗎? * Members of Parliament insisted on being put in the picture about the government’s plans. 議員堅持要充分了解政府計畫的詳情. be the picture of health, happiness, etc look very healthy, happy, etc 看上去很健康﹑ 愉快等. get the `picture (infml 口) understand 明白; 理解: I get the picture you two want to be left alone together. 我現(xiàn)在明白了–你們倆想單獨在一起. pretty as a picture => pretty.
> picture v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (to oneself) form a mental image of sth; imagine sth 想像或設(shè)想某事物: He pictured to himself what it might be like to live in Java. 他想像要是生活在爪哇的情形. * I can’t picture the village without the old church. 我無法設(shè)想村子里沒有那座舊教堂像什麼樣子.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態(tài)] make a picture of (sth/sb) 畫(某物[某人])的畫; 給(某物[某人])拍照: They were pictured against a backgroundof flowers. 他們在畫中背景有很多花.
picture-book n book with many pictures, esp one for children 圖畫書(尤指為兒童閱讀的).
picture-card n (in a pack of playing-cards) card with a picture on it, ie the king, queen or knave; court-card (紙牌中的)人像牌(即K﹑ Q﹑ J).
picture-gallery room or building in which paintings are exhibited 繪畫陳列室; 畫廊.
picture `postcard postcard with a picture on one side 美術(shù)明信片.