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IELTS BNC: 626 COCA: 562

picture

1 picture /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ noun
plural pictures
1 picture
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
noun
plural pictures
Learner's definition of PICTURE
[count] : a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone or something图画;照片
[count] : an idea of how something or someone looks, of what something is like, etc.印象;脑海中的情景usually singular通常用单数
[noncount] : a general situation情况;局面
see also big picture
[count] : an image on the screen of a television set(电视屏幕上的)图像
[count] : a movie or film电影
the pictures old-fashioned : a showing of a movie in a theater(剧院里的)电影放映
pictures [plural] : the movies or movie industry电影;影视行业
[noncount]
: someone or something that looks exactly like someone or something else酷似某人的人;和某物一样的东西
: a perfect example of something典范;化身

a picture is worth a thousand words

see 1worth

(as) pretty as a picture

see 1pretty

keep someone in the picture

chiefly British or put someone in the picture
: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something使某人了解情况

paint/draw a picture of

: to create an idea or understanding of something or someone through words, facts, etc.展现情景;介绍情况
2 picture /ˈpɪktʃɚ/ verb
pictures; pictured; picturing
2 picture
/ˈpɪktʃɚ/
verb
pictures; pictured; picturing
Learner's definition of PICTURE
[+ object]
: to have a thought, understanding, or idea about (something or someone) : imagine想象
: to show or represent (someone or something) in a painting, drawing, or photograph绘画;拍摄usually used as (be) pictured通常用作(be) pictured
: to describe (something or someone) in a particular way描绘;描述+ asusually used as (be) pictured通常用作(be) pictured
IELTS BNC: 626 COCA: 562

picture

1 of 2

noun

pic·​ture ˈpik-chər How to pronounce picture (audio)
1
: a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography)
2
a
: a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something
the book gives a detailed picture of what is happening
b
: a mental image
3
: image, copy
he was the picture of his father
she was the very picture of health
4
a
: a transitory visible image or reproduction
c
pictures plural : movies
5
6
: situation
took a hard look at his financial picture

picture

2 of 2

verb

pictured; picturing ˈpik-chə-riŋ How to pronounce picture (audio)
ˈpik-shriŋ

transitive verb

1
: to form a mental image of : imagine
2
: to describe graphically in words
3
: to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of : depict
also : illustrate

Example Sentences

Noun I hung the picture on the wall. The book has a lot of pictures. Draw a picture of your house. The staff looked at the financial picture of the company. The overall economic picture is improving. Verb I can still picture the house I grew up in. I can't picture changing jobs at this point in my life. Picture what it would be like if you didn't own a car. Can you picture him as a teacher? See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Buy an inexpensive picture frame and matching mat from your local crafts store. Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 But Phoenix attorney Andrea Driggs this week described a starkly contrasting picture to a federal jury. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The pics in Hailey's post include a picture of the Biebers kissing at their South Carolina ceremony, along with some snaps of the couple over the past four years. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022 Originally from Whittier, Muro is observant, detail oriented and granular, and Flanagan, who grew up in La Mirada, is a more gregarious, big-picture thinker. Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Earnings—mostly wages and salaries—showed a mixed picture. Paul Overberg, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The disappointing inflation numbers also complicate President Biden’s bid to paint a rosy economic picture ahead of midterm elections in November when Democrats must defend slim majorities in the House and Senate. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 The national House picture:Will Republicans flip the House in midterm elections? David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The producer required a nice, quick 90-minute picture instead. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022
Verb
Shasta daisies are often what people often picture as a daisy with pure white petals around a yellow center. Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022 If so, there may be a new way to picture what happens to information about objects that fall into black holes — a long-standing mystery known as the black hole information paradox. Thomas Lewton, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2022 But with an ice body as large as Greenland — picture the entire state of Alaska covered with ice that is one to two miles thick — adjustment takes a long time. Chris Mooney, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 When deciding how to spend the next few months, try to picture yourself returning to the first week of the academic year. Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 17 June 2022 To picture articular cartilage, envision the tough, white coating on the end of a chicken bone. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 June 2022 Use your imagination from early on in the process and really picture yourself using the kitchen. Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022 Experience has taught me to go big, given portion sizes (picture large appetizers), the appeal of so many dishes and the fact that a choice of vegetable and bread are included in the format. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 One way to see how is to picture a knot traced on a surface. Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint — more at paint

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of picture was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 626 COCA: 562
picture

noun¹

1painting/drawing/photograph繪畫;照片ADJECTIVE | VERB + PICTURE | PICTURE + VERB | PICTURE + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbeautiful, lovely, pretty, striking, stunning, wonderful漂亮的畫;引人注目的照片;絕妙的畫blurred, blurry, fuzzy, grainy模糊不清的照片;有顆粒感的照片black-and-white, colour/color黑白/彩色照片digital數碼照片baby, family嬰兒/家庭圖片school (especially NAmE) (usually school photograph in BrE) 學校圖片holiday, vacation, wedding假期/度假/婚禮照片naked, nude裸體照片VERB + PICTUREdraw, paint畫圖;(用顏料)繪畫compose構圖colour/color給照片着色The book has simple stories and pictures to colour / color.這本書有些小故事和可以上色的圖片。frame, hang給畫裝框;掛畫display, exhibit, show展出畫作pose for, sit for擺好姿勢以便畫像/拍照get, snap, take拍照;拍快照I got some good pictures of the procession.我拍了一些挺不錯的遊行照片。print打印圖片email sb, send sb用電子郵件向某人發送圖片;給某人發送圖片download, upload下載/上傳圖片PICTURE + VERBdepict sth, show sth圖畫描繪⋯;照片展示⋯hang畫作掛着PICTURE + NOUNframe畫框book, postcard圖畫書;美術明信片gallery畫廊hook, rail (both especially BrE) 掛圖鈎;掛鏡線editor美術編輯PREPOSITIONin a/the picture在照片裏;在圖畫中I can't see you in the picture.我在照片裏看不見您。The story is told in pictures.這個故事是以圖畫的形式講述的。picture of⋯的圖畫It's a picture of the Grand Canyon.這是一幅大峽谷的照片。 note at art
picture

noun²

2pictures on TV, in films/movies, etc.電視;電影ADJECTIVEmoving電影live, satellite, television現場直播/衞星/電視畫面
picture

noun³

3description; mental image印象ADJECTIVE | VERB + PICTURE | PICTURE + VERB ADJECTIVEcompelling, dramatic, vivid引人入勝的/戲劇性的/生動的畫面The book gives a vivid picture of life in modern Japan.這本書生動地描繪了現代日本的生活。clear清晰的印象pretty漂亮的畫面He didn't paint a very pretty picture of city life.他沒有把城市生活的畫面描繪得很美好。complete, comprehensive, full, general, overall, total, whole完整的描繪;全景;概況;總體印象The documentary didn't give the full picture.這部紀錄片沒有展現出全貌。big大圖景Because she's not involved, she can see the bigger picture.因為她是局外人,所以視角更寬廣。incomplete不完整的畫面broad大致的印象My visits enabled me to build up a broad picture of the culture.參觀遊覽使我對這種文化有了大致的瞭解。composite合成的圖片a composite picture of life a hundred years ago100 年前生活的合成畫面accurate, balanced, realistic, true準確無誤的印象;各方兼顧的描述;現實的寫照;真實的寫照false, misleading錯誤的印象;使人產生誤解的描繪idealized, optimistic, rosy理想化的情景;樂觀的描繪;美好的描繪bleak, dismal, gloomy, grim暗淡的景象;令人沮喪的景象;悲觀的描述;負面的描述The report paints a dismal picture of the government's economic record.報告描繪了該政府慘淡的經濟業績。distorted歪曲的描繪confusing令人感到困惑的描繪detailed詳細的描繪complex, complicated複雜的情況disturbing令人不安的景象mental腦海中的景象I tried to form a mental picture of the building being described.我努力在腦海中勾畫出所描述的建築物的樣子。VERB + PICTUREbuild, build up, construct, create, develop, establish, form, gain, get, obtain, put together建構情景;形成印象;得出印象;整理出情景They're trying to build up a detailed picture of the incident.他們正盡力建構出事件的詳細情況。give (sb), paint, present, project, reveal描繪出情景;展現出景象;確立⋯印象The figures reveal a disturbing picture of the state of our schools.這些數字顯示了我們學校令人擔憂的現狀。complete使描述完整conjure, conjure up使情景浮現於腦際The smell of the sea conjures up pictures of my youth.大海的氣味使我想起年輕時的情景。PICTURE + VERBemerge情景浮現What emerges is a complex picture of family rivalry.家庭成員間勾心鬥角的複雜情況浮現出來。
picture

noun⁴

4film/movie電影ADJECTIVE | VERB + PICTURE | PICTURE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEmotion (especially NAmE) 電影action動作片great, major (NAmE) 了不起的電影;大片best最佳影片the award for best picture最佳影片獎VERB + PICTUREdirect, make導演/製作影片release發佈影片PICTURE + VERBstar sb影片由某人主演a major motion picture starring Brent Everett布倫特・埃弗里特主演的一部大片PREPOSITIONin pictures (NAmE, old-fashioned) 在電影圈I believe her husband's in pictures (= he acts in movies or works in the industry).我相信她丈夫在電影圈。

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