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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pho·to
\\ˈfō-(ˌ)tō\\ noun (plural photos) DATE 1860 : photograph
verb DATE 1868 : photograph
adjective DATE 1888 : photographic 1English Etymology photo 1860, shortening of photograph. The verb is first recorded 1868, from the noun. Photo finish is attested from 1936. Photo opportunity first recorded 1974. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ photo photo / 5fEutEu; NAmE 5foutou / noun(pl. -os) = photograph n. : a colour / black-and-white photo 彩色/黑白照片 a passport photo 护照照片 a photo album (= a book for keeping your photos in) 相册 I'll take a photo of you. 我来给你拍个照。 HELP The usual phrase in NAmE is take a picture. 北美英语常用 take a picture。 ⇨ note at photograph Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English photo noun ADJ. old, recent | black-and-white, colour | clear | excellent, good, great | (good) quality | glossy | framed | signed His most treasured possession is a signed photo of his footballing hero. | group, team | family | wedding | school | cover, newspaper, press | passport, publicity, security | still | action The annual has a good range of features and colour action photos. | aerial, air | digital, polaroid | nude, pornographic, topless VERB + PHOTO get, take I got some great photos of the party. Can I have my photo taken with you? | pose for posing for a group photo | develop I can't wait till the photos have been developed. | blow up, enlarge | crop | mount | publish | make The sun rising over the horizon would have made a good photo. PHOTO + NOUN album | frame | call, opportunity, session, shoot The press followed the president round the hospital, waiting for a photo opportunity. | journalism, journalist | processing | booth We found a photo booth on the station. | story | caption PREP. in a/the ~ Tell me who everyone is in the photo. | ~ of a photo of my son Edmund OLT photo noun ⇨ photograph Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pho·to I. \ˈfōd.(ˌ)ō, ˈfō(ˌ)tō\ noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening : photograph II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: by shortening : photograph III. adjective Etymology: phot- : photographic |
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