pic·ture

noun

OPAL S

/ˈpɪktʃə(r)/

/ˈpɪktʃər/

Idioms

painting/drawing

enlarge image

[countable] a painting or drawing, etc. that shows a scene, a person or thing图画；绘画

He likes books with lots of pictures in them.他喜欢看有大量插图的书。
picture of somebody/something 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。

Synonyms picturepicturepainting ▪ drawing ▪ portrait ▪ print ▪ sketchThese are all words for a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper by drawing, painting, etc.picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint:

The children were drawing pictures of their pets.孩子们在画他们的宠物。

painting a picture that has been made using paint:

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:

a pencil/charcoal drawing铅笔画；炭笔画

portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders:

Vermeer’s ‘Portrait of the artist in his studio’弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像”
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:

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:

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 draw a picture/portrait/sketch
to paint a picture/portrait
to make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketch
to do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch

Extra Examples

It's a picture of a country village.这是一幅乡村的图画。
It's a picture of the Grand Canyon.这是一幅大峡谷的照片。
The book has simple stories and pictures to colour in.这本书里有简单的故事和可以上色的图画。
The story is told in pictures.这个故事是以图画的形式讲述的。

Topics Houses and homesa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

beautiful
lovely
pretty
…

verb + picture

draw
paint
compose
…

picture + verb

depict something
show something
hang
…

picture + noun

frame
book
postcard
…

preposition

in a/the picture
picture of

photograph

[countable] a photograph相片；照片

to take a picture拍照
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。
picture of somebody/something She posted a picture of the two of them on her Facebook page.她在自己的脸书页面上发布了他们两人的合影。
Have you got any pictures of your trip?你有这次旅行的照片吗？
The star shared the picture on Twitter.这位明星在推特上分享了这张照片。
to upload/send/tweet a picture上传／发送／在推特上发照片

Synonyms photographphotographpicture ▪ photo ▪ shot ▪ snapshot/snap ▪ printThese are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.photograph a picture that has been made using a camera:

a photograph of the house这座房子的照片
Can I take a photograph?我可以拍个照吗？

picture a photograph:

We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.我们在旅馆前照了相。

photo a photograph:

a passport photo护照照片

photograph, picture or photo?Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.shot a photograph:

I tried to get a shot of him in the water.我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。

Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.snapshot/snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:

holiday snaps假日拍的照片

print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:

a set of prints一套照片

Patterns

a colour photograph/picture/photo/snap/print
to take a photograph/picture/photo/shot/snapshot

Express Yourself Describing a pictureDescribing a pictureIn some exams, you have to describe what you see in a picture or photograph. Here are some useful phrases:

- The picture shows a family gathered around a kitchen table.照片中一家人围坐在餐桌旁。
- This is a picture/photo of a busy city street.这张图／照片里是一条繁华的城市街道。
- In the foreground/background, we can see a group of protesters.在前景／背景中，我们可以看到一群示威者。
- In the bottom right-hand corner/top left-hand corner, there's a child sitting alone.在右下角／左上角，有一个孩子孤零零地坐在那里。
- On the left/On the right/In the middle, someone is standing with a bottle in his hand.在左边／右边／中间，站着一个手里拿着瓶子的人。
- In the cartoon, we can see two people looking at a newspaper headline.在漫画中，我们可以看到两个人在看报纸的大字标题。
- The cartoonist has drawn the man to represent a typical businessman.漫画家把这个男人画成一个典型的商人。

Extra Examples

I can't see you in the picture.我在照片里看不见您。
I got some good pictures of the procession.我拍了一些挺不错的游行照片。
This picture shows the man with his family.这张照片显示的是这名男子和他的家人。
His picture appeared in the local paper.他的照片上了当地的报纸。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

beautiful
lovely
pretty
…

verb + picture

draw
paint
compose
…

picture + verb

depict something
show something
hang
…

picture + noun

frame
book
postcard
…

preposition

in a/the picture
picture of

on TV

[countable] picture (of somebody/something) 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
You are looking at live pictures of midtown Manhattan.您正在观看曼哈顿中城的现场画面。
poor picture quality差的画质

Topics TV, radio and newsa1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

compelling
dramatic
vivid
…

verb + picture

build
build up
construct
…

picture + verb

emerge

description

[countable, usually singular] a description that gives you an idea in your mind of what something is like描绘；描述

We've only got scraps of information, not the full picture.我们只有零星的信息，不知道全貌。
picture of something The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy.作者把经济状况描绘得一片惨淡。
a bleak/grim picture of the future未来的前景黯淡/严峻
a clear/an accurate/a complete picture of these events这些事件的清晰/准确/完整的描述
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。
From news reports a picture emerges of a country in crisis.新闻报道勾勒出一个深陷危机的国家。
The TV report painted a much rosier picture of the employment situation than research shows to be the case.电视报道对就业形势的描绘比研究显示的情况要乐观得多。

Extra Examples

The book gives a vivid picture of life in Victorian England.这本书生动地描绘了维多利亚时代英格兰的生活。
Through interviews and old photos we put together a composite picture of life in the village a hundred years ago.凭借采访与旧照片，我们对100 年以前这个村庄的生活从不同方面有了了解。
They're trying to build up a detailed picture of the incident.他们正尽力建构出事件的详细情况。
What emerges is a complex picture of family rivalry.家庭成员间勾心斗角的复杂情况浮现出来。
From newspaper reports a picture emerges of a country barely under control.根据报纸的报道，一个几乎失控的国家形象显现了出来。
a composite picture of life a hundred years ago100 年前生活的合成画面
My visits enabled me to build up a broad picture of the culture.参观游览使我对这种文化有了大致的了解。
The figures reveal a disturbing picture of the state of our schools.这些数字显示了我们学校令人担忧的现状。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

compelling
dramatic
vivid
…

verb + picture

build
build up
construct
…

picture + verb

emerge

mental image

[countable, usually singular] picture (of somebody/something) a mental image or memory of something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。
He uses imagery to form mental pictures within the mind of the reader.他利用意象在读者的脑海中形成图像。

Extra Examples

She had formed a picture of what the place would look like and was very disappointed.她事先构想了那个地方会是什么样子，所以很失望。
I had a sudden and chilling mental picture of him being interrogated in one of their prisons.我的脑海里突然浮现出他在他们的一所监狱里接受审讯的令人毛骨悚然的画面。
The smell of the sea conjures up pictures of my youth.大海的气味使我想起年轻时的情景。
I tried to form a mental picture of the building being described.我努力在脑海中勾画出所描述的建筑物的样子。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

compelling
dramatic
vivid
…

verb + picture

build
build up
construct
…

picture + verb

emerge

general situation

the picture

[singular] the general situation relating to somebody/something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。
The documentary was interesting but it didn't give the full picture.这部纪录片很有趣，但没有提供完整的情况。

movies

[countable] a film电影；影片

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。
in pictures (especially North American English) 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。

pic·ture

verb

/ˈpɪktʃə(r)/

/ˈpɪktʃər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they picture	/ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ /ˈpɪktʃər/
he / she / it pictures	/ˈpɪktʃəz/ /ˈpɪktʃərz/
past simple pictured	/ˈpɪktʃəd/ /ˈpɪktʃərd/
past participle pictured	/ˈpɪktʃəd/ /ˈpɪktʃərd/
-ing form picturing	/ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/ /ˈpɪktʃərɪŋ/

imagine

to imagine somebody/something; to create an image of somebody/something in your mind想象；设想；忆起

picture somebody/something I could picture the scene clearly.我能清楚地想象这个场面。
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。
picture somebody/something as something 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。
picture somebody/something doing something 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。
picture what, how, etc… I tried to picture what it would be like to live alone.我尝试想象独自生活是什么情景。

Extra Examples

You can almost picture the scene.你几乎可以想象那个场景。
I had pictured him as a tall, heavily built man.我想象中的他是一个身材高大、体格健壮的男人。
I tried to picture what she must have been like at that age.我试着想象她在那个年纪会是什么样子。
It was easy to picture the two of them together.很容易就能想象出他们两个在一起的样子。
I can picture him sleeping rough on the streets somewhere.我可以想象他露宿街头的某个地方。
She tried to picture what it must be like back in India.她试图想象回到印度会是什么样子。

describe

[often passive] to describe or present somebody/something in a particular way描述；描写 synonym portray

be pictured as something 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

[usually passive] to show somebody/something in a photograph or picture显示在照片上；用图片显示

be pictured (+ adv./prep./adj.) She is pictured here with her parents.这张照片是她和父母的合影。
be pictured doing something The team is pictured setting off on their European tour.图片显示，这个队正开始欧洲之行。

Extra Examples

He is pictured here with his students.图为他与学生的合影。
Mrs Benson (pictured above) is the new Human Resources Manager.本森夫人（上图）是新任人力资源经理。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin pictura, from pict- ‘painted’ (from the verb pingere).