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picture picture ★★★★☆/pɪ̱ktʃə(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]图画；绘画；图片 A picture consists of lines and shapes which are drawn, painted, or printed on a surface and show a person, thing, or scene. A picture of Rory O'Moore hangs in the dining room at Kildangan.一幅罗里·奥穆尔的画像挂在基尔丹根的餐厅里。...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks.用彩色粉笔画一张小画2[N-COUNT	可数名词]照片 A picture is a photograph. The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other...游客无事可做，只能互相拍照。The Observer carries a big front-page picture of rioters in a litter-strewn street.《观察家报》在头版刊登了一张暴乱者聚集在满是垃圾的街头的大幅照片。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]（电视）图像，画面 Television pictures are the scenes which you see on a television screen.   [usu pl]...heartrending television pictures of human suffering.令人心碎的人类遭受苦难的电视画面4[VERB	动词]（在报纸、杂志等上）登载…的照片（或图片） To be pictured somewhere, for example in a newspaper or magazine, means to appear in a photograph or picture.   [be V-ed]  [be V-ed -ing]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft.许多报纸的头版上都刊登了那个高尔夫球手高高举起奖杯亲吻的照片。...a woman who claimed she had been pictured dancing with a celebrity in Stringfellows nightclub...宣称自己在斯特林费洛夜总会和某位名人跳舞的照片上了报纸的女子The rattan and wrought-iron chair pictured here costs £125.这张图片中的铁艺藤椅要价125英镑。5[N-COUNT	可数名词]影片；电影 You can refer to a film as a picture . Warner Communications Inc. has refused to distribute the picture in the United States.华纳通信公司已拒绝在美国发行这部电影。...a director of epic action pictures.史诗动作片的导演6[N-PLURAL	复数名词]电影院 If you go to the pictures, you go to a cinema to see a film.   [the N]  [BRIT 英]We're going to the pictures tonight...我们今晚要去看电影。I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway.我本来就宁可去电影院看，而不是看录像。in AM, use 美国英语用 the movies7[N-COUNT	可数名词]想象；印象；心中的形象；头脑中的情景 If you have a picture of something in your mind, you have a clear idea or memory of it in your mind as if you were actually seeing it.   [oft N of n]They have in their mind a picture of what an alcoholic should look like...他们的心中有一个酒鬼应有的样子。We are just trying to get our picture of the whole afternoon straight...我们只是想把整个下午的情形搞清楚。I tried to put the picture from my mind.我试图将这幅画面从脑海中抹去。8[VERB	动词]想象；设想 If you picture something in your mind, you think of it and have such a clear memory or idea of it that you seem to be able to see it.   [V n prep]  [V n -ing]  [V n]  [Also V n adj]He pictured her with long black braided hair...他想象她留着黑油油的长辫子的样子。I never would have pictured this as her home...我怎么也想不出她的家会是这样。He pictured Claire sitting out in the car, waiting for him...他想象克莱尔坐在外面车里等他的情景。She pictured herself working with animals...她设想自己从事接触动物的工作。I tried to picture the place, but could not.我尽力想象那个地方，但想不出来。9[N-COUNT	可数名词]描述；描绘；写照 A picture of something is a description of it or an indication of what it is like.   [usu sing]I'll try and give you a better picture of what the boys do...我会试着更清楚地向你描述一下这些男孩子都干些什么。Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face...她的书是女性当下所面临问题的凄凉写照。From the files that have now been released, a truer picture emerges.从现在已公布的文件看，真相开始浮现。10[N-SING	单数名词]事态；情况；局面 When you refer to the picture in a particular place, you are referring to the situation there.   [oft the N]But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture...但和其他慈善机构一样，这些数字掩盖了实情。It's a similar picture across the border in Ethiopia.在边界那边的埃塞俄比亚，情况也大致相似。11[PHRASE	短语]（尤指通过他人描述）弄明白情况，了解情形 If you get the picture, you understand the situation, especially one which someone is describing to you.   [V inflects]Luke never tells you the whole story, but you always get the picture.卢克从不告诉你事情的来龙去脉，但你总会弄明白是怎么回事。12[PHRASE	短语]牵涉其中/不涉其中；在局内/在局外 If you say that someone is in the picture, you mean that they are involved in the situation that you are talking about. If you say that they are out of the picture, you mean that they are not involved in the situation.   [v-link PHR]Meyerson is back in the picture after disappearing in July...迈耶森在7月份消失后现在又掺和了进来了。Sometimes security was so tight that people who might have had something important to offer were left out of the picture.有时安全措施过于严密，使本来可能会提供重要情况的人成了局外人。13[PHRASE	短语]（形容模样）健康的化身/痛苦的典型 You use picture to describe what someone looks like. For example, if you say that someone is a picture of health or the picture of misery, you mean that they look extremely healthy or extremely miserable.   [v-link PHR]We found her standing on a chair, the picture of terror, screaming hysterically.我们发现她站在一把椅子上，满脸恐惧地发出歇斯底里的尖叫。14[PHRASE	短语]使了解内情；向…介绍情况 If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.   [V inflects]Has Inspector Fayard put you in the picture?法亚尔督察把情况都告诉你了吗？ picture1 nounpicture2 verbpicturepic‧ture1 /ˈpɪktʃə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1painting/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 itpicture of I like that picture of the two horses.draw/paint a/somebody’s picture Draw a picture of your house. He asked her permission to paint her picture  (=paint a picture of her).2photograph [countable] a photographpicture of That’s a great picture of you, Dad!take somebody’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?3television [countable] an image that appears on a television or cinema screenpicture of upsetting pictures of the famine in Africa satellite pictures from space4description/idea [countable usually singular] a description or idea of what something is likepicture 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.5situation [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).6mental 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.7put/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.8get the picture informal to understand a situation:  You’ve said enough. I get the picture.9out 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.10film 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?11be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc to look very healthy etc:  Head bowed and sobbing, she was the picture of misery.12be/look a picture to look beautiful → pretty as a pictureat pretty2(7)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsdraw/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– Meaning 4adjectivesa 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.verbshave 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.THESAURUSpicture 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 politicians.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 Lennonimage 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.picture1 nounpicture2 verbpicturepicture2 ●●○ verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to 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.► see thesaurus at imagine2to show someone or something in a photograph, painting, or drawing:  She is pictured with her mum Christine and sister Kelly.GRAMMAR Picture is usually passive in this meaning.3to describe something in a particular waybe pictured as something She’s been pictured as a difficult, demanding woman.GRAMMAR Picture is usually passive in this meaning.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EXnMvWWRYvOXOmtAIknYLqyukXcX+J8ZcUKjNENUEz9DRaP4FWqXKBjcp6r2yXDyzdIPaZC2kuLn9pv98JbOINcuBSVEMoLZk6r0+M7SJL/OUCx0/qGEfN7E2fejLjAG5UeU+f+89rapIRtPioLhPXbUunyPDuFLcE5BdMiOgfdmtHb//gZiW/a9e64O704ky3igwDljQBktiJZZlTfbZmI=             pic·ture              ★                    /        ˈpɪktʃə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈpɪktʃər                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            picture      pictures      pictured      picturing                            noun        ★                                        painting/drawing        绘画                    1        ★                  [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 picturesof 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                            photograph        照片                    2        ★                  [countable          ]                          a photograph            相片；照片                                    ◆          We had our            picture takenin front of the hotel.                    我们在旅馆前照了像。                          ◆          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？                          ☞synonyms at                                                    photograph                                                                on TV        电视                    3        ★                  [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                    4        ★                  [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 pictureof what happened.                    警方正试图掌握事情发生的经过。                            mental image        印象                    5        ★                  [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                    6        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                    7                  [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                                                                8        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？                            IDIOMS              be/look a ˈpicture                              to 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 picture—there 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。                                      ☞more at                                    big                                   adj.            ,                                    paint                                   v.            ,                                    pretty                                   adj.                                  verb                    imagine        想像                    1                  to imagine sb/sth; to create an image of sb/sth in your mind            想像；设想；忆起                                    picturesb/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。                          picturesb/sth as sth                          ◆          We found it hard to picture him as the father of teenage sons.          我们很难想像他居然是有几个十几岁儿子的父亲了。                          picturesb/sth doing sth                          ◆          When he did not come home she pictured him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.          当他没有回家，她想像着他已横尸路边了。                          picturewhat, 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                    2                  [often passive          ]                          picturesb/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                    3                  [usually passive          ]                          to show sb/sth in a photograph or picture            显示在照片上；用图片显示                                    picturesb/sth (+ adv./prep/adj.)                          ◆          She is pictured here with her parents.          这张照片显示她和父母在一起。                          picturesb/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。                                      SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                                          picture                painting                  ◆drawing                  ◆portrait                  ◆print                  ◆sketch                                                  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／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“艺术家在画室的肖像”                                                                          ◆                    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                      drawa picture/portrait/sketch                                                                            ◆                    to                      painta picture/portrait                                                                            ◆                    to                      makea painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketch                                                                            ◆                    to                      doa painting/drawing/portrait/sketch                                                                                                                          pic·ture              /        ˈpɪktʃə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈpɪktʃər                /             picture[ˈpɪktʃə(r)]pictured, picturing, picturesCET4CET6TEM4考研v3932778177030372213962799n562743871995416385158181168910541NOUN6502402392VERB4098253267Spoken:442157406pictured[2029] pictures[53981] picturing[1071]画(54%)，照片(25%)，图画(8%)，想像(6%)，影片(3%)，描述(3%)，拍照(1%)n.照片，图画；影片；景色；化身vt.画；想像；描写

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Collins	picture ★★★★☆ /pɪ̱ktʃə(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]图画；绘画；图片 A picture consists of lines and shapes which are drawn, painted, or printed on a surface and show a person, thing, or scene. A picture of Rory O'Moore hangs in the dining room at Kildangan. 一幅罗里·奥穆尔的画像挂在基尔丹根的餐厅里。 ...drawing a small picture with coloured chalks. 用彩色粉笔画一张小画 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]照片 A picture is a photograph. The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other... 游客无事可做，只能互相拍照。 The Observer carries a big front-page picture of rioters in a litter-strewn street. 《观察家报》在头版刊登了一张暴乱者聚集在满是垃圾的街头的大幅照片。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（电视）图像，画面 Television pictures are the scenes which you see on a television screen. [usu pl] ...heartrending television pictures of human suffering. 令人心碎的人类遭受苦难的电视画面 4 [VERB 动词]（在报纸、杂志等上）登载…的照片（或图片） To be pictured somewhere, for example in a newspaper or magazine, means to appear in a photograph or picture. [be V-ed] [be V-ed -ing] [V-ed] [usu passive] The golfer is pictured on many of the front pages, kissing his trophy as he holds it aloft. 许多报纸的头版上都刊登了那个高尔夫球手高高举起奖杯亲吻的照片。 ...a woman who claimed she had been pictured dancing with a celebrity in Stringfellows nightclub... 宣称自己在斯特林费洛夜总会和某位名人跳舞的照片上了报纸的女子 The rattan and wrought-iron chair pictured here costs £125. 这张图片中的铁艺藤椅要价125英镑。 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词]影片；电影 You can refer to a film as a picture . Warner Communications Inc. has refused to distribute the picture in the United States. 华纳通信公司已拒绝在美国发行这部电影。 ...a director of epic action pictures. 史诗动作片的导演 6 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]电影院 If you go to the pictures, you go to a cinema to see a film. [the N] [BRIT 英] We're going to the pictures tonight... 我们今晚要去看电影。 I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway. 我本来就宁可去电影院看，而不是看录像。 in AM, use 美国英语用 the movies 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]想象；印象；心中的形象；头脑中的情景 If you have a picture of something in your mind, you have a clear idea or memory of it in your mind as if you were actually seeing it. [oft N of n] They have in their mind a picture of what an alcoholic should look like... 他们的心中有一个酒鬼应有的样子。 We are just trying to get our picture of the whole afternoon straight... 我们只是想把整个下午的情形搞清楚。 I tried to put the picture from my mind. 我试图将这幅画面从脑海中抹去。 8 [VERB 动词]想象；设想 If you picture something in your mind, you think of it and have such a clear memory or idea of it that you seem to be able to see it. [V n prep] [V n -ing] [V n] [Also V n adj] He pictured her with long black braided hair... 他想象她留着黑油油的长辫子的样子。 I never would have pictured this as her home... 我怎么也想不出她的家会是这样。 He pictured Claire sitting out in the car, waiting for him... 他想象克莱尔坐在外面车里等他的情景。 She pictured herself working with animals... 她设想自己从事接触动物的工作。 I tried to picture the place, but could not. 我尽力想象那个地方，但想不出来。 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]描述；描绘；写照 A picture of something is a description of it or an indication of what it is like. [usu sing] I'll try and give you a better picture of what the boys do... 我会试着更清楚地向你描述一下这些男孩子都干些什么。 Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face... 她的书是女性当下所面临问题的凄凉写照。 From the files that have now been released, a truer picture emerges. 从现在已公布的文件看，真相开始浮现。 10 [N-SING 单数名词]事态；情况；局面 When you refer to the picture in a particular place, you are referring to the situation there. [oft the N] But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture... 但和其他慈善机构一样，这些数字掩盖了实情。 It's a similar picture across the border in Ethiopia. 在边界那边的埃塞俄比亚，情况也大致相似。 11 [PHRASE 短语]（尤指通过他人描述）弄明白情况，了解情形 If you get the picture, you understand the situation, especially one which someone is describing to you. [V inflects] Luke never tells you the whole story, but you always get the picture. 卢克从不告诉你事情的来龙去脉，但你总会弄明白是怎么回事。 12 [PHRASE 短语]牵涉其中/不涉其中；在局内/在局外 If you say that someone is in the picture, you mean that they are involved in the situation that you are talking about. If you say that they are out of the picture, you mean that they are not involved in the situation. [v-link PHR] Meyerson is back in the picture after disappearing in July... 迈耶森在7月份消失后现在又掺和了进来了。 Sometimes security was so tight that people who might have had something important to offer were left out of the picture. 有时安全措施过于严密，使本来可能会提供重要情况的人成了局外人。 13 [PHRASE 短语]（形容模样）健康的化身/痛苦的典型 You use picture to describe what someone looks like. For example, if you say that someone is a picture of health or the picture of misery, you mean that they look extremely healthy or extremely miserable. [v-link PHR] We found her standing on a chair, the picture of terror, screaming hysterically. 我们发现她站在一把椅子上，满脸恐惧地发出歇斯底里的尖叫。 14 [PHRASE 短语]使了解内情；向…介绍情况 If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about. [V inflects] Has Inspector Fayard put you in the picture? 法亚尔督察把情况都告诉你了吗？
Oxford	pic·ture ★ / ˈpɪktʃə(r) ; NAmE ˈpɪktʃər / noun , verb picture pictures pictured picturing noun ★ painting/drawing 绘画 1 ★ [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 picturesof 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 photograph 照片 2 ★ [countable ] a photograph 相片；照片 ◆ We had our picture takenin front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了像。 ◆ 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？ ☞synonyms at photograph on TV 电视 3 ★ [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 4 ★ [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 pictureof what happened. 警方正试图掌握事情发生的经过。 mental image 印象 5 ★ [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 6 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 7 [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 8 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？ IDIOMS be/look a ˈpicture to 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 picture—there 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。 ☞more at big adj. , paint v. , pretty adj. verb imagine 想像 1 to imagine sb/sth; to create an image of sb/sth in your mind 想像；设想；忆起 picturesb/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。 picturesb/sth as sth ◆ We found it hard to picture him as the father of teenage sons. 我们很难想像他居然是有几个十几岁儿子的父亲了。 picturesb/sth doing sth ◆ When he did not come home she pictured him lying dead on the roadside somewhere. 当他没有回家，她想像着他已横尸路边了。 picturewhat, 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 2 [often passive ] picturesb/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 3 [usually passive ] to show sb/sth in a photograph or picture 显示在照片上；用图片显示 picturesb/sth (+ adv./prep/adj.) ◆ She is pictured here with her parents. 这张照片显示她和父母在一起。 picturesb/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。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 picture painting ◆drawing ◆portrait ◆print ◆sketch 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／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“艺术家在画室的肖像” ◆ 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 drawa picture/portrait/sketch ◆ to painta picture/portrait ◆ to makea painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketch ◆ to doa painting/drawing/portrait/sketch pic·ture / ˈpɪktʃə(r) ; NAmE ˈpɪktʃər /
LDC	picture1 noun picture2 verb picturepic‧ture1 /ˈpɪktʃə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1painting/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 itpicture of I like that picture of the two horses.draw/paint a/somebody’s picture Draw a picture of your house. He asked her permission to paint her picture (=paint a picture of her).2photograph [countable] a photographpicture of That’s a great picture of you, Dad!take somebody’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?3television [countable] an image that appears on a television or cinema screenpicture of upsetting pictures of the famine in Africa satellite pictures from space4description/idea [countable usually singular] a description or idea of what something is likepicture 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.5situation [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).6mental 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.7put/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.8get the picture informal to understand a situation: You’ve said enough. I get the picture.9out 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.10film 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?11be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc to look very healthy etc: Head bowed and sobbing, she was the picture of misery.12be/look a picture to look beautiful → pretty as a picture at pretty2(7) COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsdraw/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– Meaning 4adjectivesa 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.verbshave 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.THESAURUSpicture 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 politicians.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 Lennonimage 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. picture1 noun picture2 verb picturepicture2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to 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.► see thesaurus at imagine 2to show someone or something in a photograph, painting, or drawing: She is pictured with her mum Christine and sister Kelly.GRAMMAR Picture is usually passive in this meaning.3to describe something in a particular waybe pictured as something She’s been pictured as a difficult, demanding woman.GRAMMAR Picture is usually passive in this meaning.
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