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| 1 | C a structure that forms a border for a picture or mirror and holds it in place 画框；镜框 |
| a silver photograph frame 银色的相框 |
| | 1a | a border around a door or window 门框；窗框 | | The window frames need painting. 窗框需要上漆。 | |
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| 2 | C a structure that forms part of an object and gives it its strength and shape 构架；骨架 |
| a kite with a rigid frame 骨架坚硬的风筝 |
| a rusty bed frame 生锈的床架 |
| | 2a | plural the part of a pair of glasses that holds the glass or plastic lenses and has pieces that go over your ears 眼镜架 | |
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| 3 | C one of the single photographs that together form a piece of cinema or video film （电影的）画面；（录像的）帧 |
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| 4 | C usually singular mainly literary the particular shape or size of someone’ s body 身躯；体格；身材 |
| A shiver shook her small frame. 她娇小的身躯抖了一下。 |
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| 5 | C computing a box on an Internet page that contains information you can scroll through (= go up and down by using the mouse) . Pages usually contain several frames. （因特网网页上可以上下拉动的）页面专栏 |
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| 6 | C one of the games in a snooker or bowling match （斯诺克或保龄球比赛的）一局 |
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| 7 | C a cold frame |
| PHRASES |
| - | in the frame informal
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| involved in something or being considered for something |
| 被卷入；被纳入考虑范围 |
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| He is back in the frame for the Norway game on Friday. 他被重新纳入星期五与挪威队比赛的人选范围。 |
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| - | out of the frame informal
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| not involved in something or not being considered for something |
| 未被卷入；未被纳入考虑范围 |
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| With Steve out of the frame, I knew I had a chance with Sarah. 随着史蒂夫被排除出局，我知道我有机会追求萨拉。 |
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| See also | | - frame of mind | | - frame of reference | |
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