cam·er·a
noun/ˈkæmrə/
/ˈkæmrə/
Idioms - a piece of equipment for taking photographs, moving pictures or television pictures. It can be a separate item or part of another device.
照相机；摄影机；摄像机镜头 - Just point the camera and press the button.
只要把照相机对准，然后按动快门就可以了。 - The camera has captured the drama of the event.
摄像机抓拍下了这个戏剧性事件。 - a TV/video camera
电视摄像机；摄像机 - Most phones have a built-in camera.
大多数手机都有内置摄像头。 - Digital cameras are easy to use.
数码相机易于使用。 - Closed-circuit cameras have been installed throughout the building.
整座楼都安装了闭路摄像机。 - a camera crew
摄制组 - Different camera angles show different perspectives.
不同的摄像机角度显示出不同的视角。
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatrea1, TV, radio and newsa1- A security camera caught her shoplifting.
一架监控摄像机拍下了她在商店行窃的过程。 - Police are checking security camera footage.
警方正在查看安保录像。 - He couldn't bring himself to face the cameras and left by a back exit.
他无法使自己面对摄像机，从后门离开了。 - He played his first game in front of the TV cameras.
他在电视摄像机前打了自己的首场比赛。 - The outgoing and incoming presidents posed for the cameras.
即将离任的总统和新上任的总统都在照相机前摆好了姿势。 - I bought a disposable camera from the gift shop.
我在礼品店买了个一次性照相机。 - The camera can be operated remotely.
这架摄影机可以遥控操作。 - The camera has caught the expression on the Queen's face beautifully.
照相机非常巧妙地捕捉到女王生动的面部表情。 - The camera lingers on a close-up of her face.
摄像机定格在她的脸部特写镜头上。 - The camera zoomed in on a picture above the fireplace.
摄像机镜头拉近对准壁炉上方的一张图片。 - The crews have been setting up their cameras.
工作人员一直在调试摄影机。 - The camera was mounted on a hang-glider.
摄影机装在一架悬挂式滑翔机上。 - The director gave the signal and the cameras rolled.
导演发出信号，摄影机开始拍摄。 - The documentary was shot using a hand-held camera.
该纪录片是使用手持相机拍摄的。 - Cameras started clicking as soon as she stepped out of the car.
她一下车，摄像机就开始咔哒作响。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- automatic
- disposable
- electronic
- …
- aim
- focus
- point
- …
- film something
- capture somebody/something
- catch somebody/something
- …
- crew
- team
- operator
- …
- in front of the cameras
- off camera
- on camera
- …
Word Originnoun mid 19th cent.: from camera obscura, from Latin ‘dark chamber’.in camera. late 17th cent. (denoting a council or legislative chamber in Italy or Spain): from Latin, ‘vault, arched chamber’, from Greek kamara ‘object with an arched cover’. - Just point the camera and press the button.
Idioms
in camera
- (law) in a judge’s private room, without the press or the public being present
在法官的私室里；秘密地；不公开地 - The trial was held in camera.
审判秘密进行。
- The trial was held in camera.
off camera
- without a camera recording what is happening
未被摄像机记录 - The incident occurred off camera.
这一事件没有被拍摄下来。
- The incident occurred off camera.
on camera
- while a camera is recording what is happening
在拍摄中；在镜头前 - Are you prepared to tell your story on camera?
你愿意在电视上讲述你的经历吗？ - The moment was caught on camera.
照相机拍下了那一瞬间。
- Are you prepared to tell your story on camera?