picture
noun uk/ˈpɪk.tʃər/ us/ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/
(IMAGE)
A1 [ C ]画，图画;照片
a drawing, painting, photograph, etc.
Freddy drew/painted a picture of my dog. 弗雷迪给我的狗画了一张像。
We took a picture of (= photographed) the children on their new bicycles. 我们拍了一张孩子们骑新自行车的照片.
I hate having my picture taken (= being photographed). 我不喜欢被人拍照。
Synonyms: illustration (PICTURE)image (PICTURE)
B2 [ C ]（电视或电影的）图像，画面
an image seen on a television or cinema screen
We can't get a clear picture. 我们看不到清晰的画面。
B1 [ C ]电影
a film
Could this be the first animated movie to win a best picture award? 这会是第一部赢得最佳电影奖的动画片吗？
the pictures [ plural ] old-fashioned 电影院
the cinema
Let's go to the pictures tonight. 今晚我们去看电影吧。
We saw the film at the pictures years ago.
It's one of those films that's much better if you watch it at the pictures.
We used to go to the pictures on Saturday mornings.
My parents always took us to the pictures on our birthdays.
B2 [ C ]（头脑中的）形象;想象;印象
something you produce in your mind, by using your imagination or memory
I have a very vivid picture of the first time I met Erik. 我清楚地记得第一次遇见埃里克的情景。
- More examples
- She cut out his picture from the magazine.
- There was a picture of the Trevi fountain on the front of the book.
- Take a look at this picture and see if you recognize anyone.
- This TV gives a very sharp picture.
- All these pictures were painted by local artists.
(IDEA)
B2 [ S ]情况；局面；事态
(an idea of) a situation
After watching the news, I had a clearer picture of what was happening. 看完新闻后，我进一步了解了当时发生的情况。
The picture emerging in reports from the battlefield is one of complete confusion. 据报道，战场上的局面一片混乱。
[ S ]描述，描绘；描写
a situation described in a particular way
figurative The experts are painting a gloomy/brighter/rosy picture of the state of the economy. 专家们把经济状况描绘得很阴暗／日趋光明／非常乐观。
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- This report gives a global picture of the company's finances.
- He painted a rosy picture of family life.
- She paints a gloomy picture of the future.
- I suspect she gave a true picture of what had happened.
- There are, however, one or two items of good news to brighten the economic picture a bit.
Idioms
be a pictureidiom mainly UK 看起来很美
to look beautiful
The garden was a picture with all the roses in bloom. 花园里所有的玫瑰花都开了，看起来真美。
be the picture of health, innocence, etc.idiom 看起来非常健康／无辜（等等）
to look very healthy, innocent, etc.
I can't believe there's anything seriously wrong with him - he's the picture of health. 我无法相信他会得什么重病——他看上去非常健康。
every picture tells a storyidiom saying 不言而喻;非常明显
said when what has really happened in a situation is clear because of the way that someone or something looks
get the pictureidiom C2 了解情况
to understand
It's all right, don't say any more - I get the picture. 没关系，不用再说了——我明白了。
keep someone in the pictureidiom C1 使（某人）了解情况
to make sure someone knows all the facts about a changing situation
I use the radio to keep me in the picture about what's happening abroad. 我一直靠听收音机来关注国外发生的事情。
out of the pictureidiom 不重要；未参与
not important to or not involved in a situation
He used to be an important member of the team, but he's gradually drifted out of the picture. 他以前是队里的成员，但渐渐退出了。
不必要，多余
unnecessary in a particular situation
The new systems cut humans out of the picture altogether. 新系统完全无需人的参与。
put someone in the pictureidiom C1 告知（某人）有关情况
to tell someone the facts about a situation
His lawyer put him in the picture about what had happened since his arrest. 他的律师告诉了他在他被捕之后发生的一切。
someone's face is a pictureidiom UK （某人）看起来非常惊讶（或生气）
If someone's face is a picture, they look very surprised or angry.
Her face was a picture when I told her the price. 我告诉她价格时她非常惊讶。
picture
verb [ T ] uk/ˈpɪk.tʃər/ us/ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/
C1 想象，设想
to imagine something
Picture the scene - the crowds of people and animals, the noise, the dirt. 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 lying on a beach in the hot sun. 设想一下自己在炙热的阳光下躺在海滩上。
[ + question word ] Picture to yourself how terrible that day must have been. 你自己想象一下那天有多糟糕。
formal He was pictured (= an artist had painted him) as a soldier in full uniform. 他被画成一名全身戎装的士兵。
- More examples
- I pictured myself relaxing by the pool.
- Can you picture yourselves living in the country?
- He smiled to himself as he pictured the scene.
- If you could try to picture how difficult life was in those days, you'll understand more.
- I'd pictured him as much older.