1. | [c] 图画；绘画a painting or drawing, etc. that shows a scene, a person or thing |
A picture of flowers hung on the wall. 墙上挂着一张花卉的图画。 | |
The children were drawing pictures of 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 |
2. | [c] 相片；照片a photograph |
We had our picture taken in front of the hotel. 我们在旅馆前照了相。 | |
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？ |
3. | [c] 电视图像an image on a television screen |
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。 |
4. | [c][ususing] 描绘；描述a description that gives you an idea in your mind of what sth is like |
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 picture of what happened. 警方正试图掌握事情发生的经过。 |
5. | [c][ususing] 头脑中的情景；记忆；印象a mental image or memory of sth |
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。 |
6. | [sing] 状况；情形；形势the general situation concerning sb/sth |
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。 |
7. | [c] 电影a film/movie |
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。 | |
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。 |
8. | [pl] (informal) 电影院；影剧院the cinema/the movies |
Shall we go to the pictures tonight? 今晚我们去看电影好吗？ |
‘I pretended that I hadn't heard.’ ‘I get the picture.’ “我装作没听见。”“我明白了。” |
‘I pretended that I hadn't heard.’ ‘I get the picture.’ “我装作没听见。”“我明白了。” |
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。 |
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。 |
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。 |
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。 |
1. | 想象；设想；忆起to imagine sb/sth; to create an image of sb/sth in your mind |
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。 | |
We found it hard to picture him as the father of teenage sons. 我们很难想象他居然是有几个十几岁儿子的父亲了。 | |
When he did not come home she pictured him lying dead on the roadside somewhere. 他还没回家的时候，她想象着他已横尸路边了。 | |
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。 |
2. | [oftpass] ~ sb/sth as sth 描述；描写to describe or present sb/sth in a particular way |
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。 |
3. | [usupass] 显示在照片上；用图片显示to show sb/sth in a photograph or picture |
She is pictured here with her parents. 这张照片是她和父母的合影。 | |
The team is pictured setting off on their European tour. 图片显示，这个队正开始欧洲之行。 |
