picture
/ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈɪktʃɚ] /ˈpɪktʃər/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈɪktʃɚ] /ˈpik-chər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈpɪk.tʃər/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈɪktʃɚ] /ˈpɪk.tʃɚ/ (ame, ipa)
picture — 名詞
- picturesingular
- picturesplural
1. something you can look at, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, made to r
圖片；照片
畫作、照片等可看的影像
something you can look at, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, made to represent someone, somewhere, or an object
Lena hung a wedding picture above the piano in the living room.
Lena 把一張婚禮照片掛在客廳鋼琴上方。
hang a picture on + wall
The child drew a bright picture of her dog in class.
那個孩子在課堂上畫了一張她的狗的圖畫。
draw a picture of + animal
Please email me the picture from our trip to Tainan.
請把我們台南旅行的那張圖片寄給我。
A small picture of his grandmother stood beside the bed.
床邊放著一張他祖母的小照片。
文法句型
a picture of + person or thing
draw or paint a picture
hang a picture on + wall
用法筆記
Often followed by `of` plus the person or thing shown. Common verbs are `draw`, `paint`, `take`, `hang`, and `frame`.
2. the visual part that appears on a television, projector, or movie screen
畫面
電視或投影幕上的影像
the visual part that appears on a television, projector, or movie screen
The picture froze during the storm, but the sound continued.
暴風雨來時畫面卡住了，但聲音還在。
picture contrasted with sound
Can you adjust the picture on the classroom projector?
你可以調整一下教室投影機的畫面嗎？
adjust the picture
The picture looked too dark until Ben changed the TV settings.
Ben 改了電視設定後，畫面才沒有那麼暗。
From the back row, the picture filled the whole screen.
從後排看，畫面幾乎占滿了整個螢幕。
文法句型
the picture on + screen
adjust the picture
a clear or dark picture
用法筆記
Often appears with words such as `screen`, `TV`, `projector`, `signal`, or `settings`. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a photo or drawing you can keep.
3. an image you see in your head when you remember or imagine a person, place, or e
印象
腦中想起的畫面或記憶
an image you see in your head when you remember or imagine a person, place, or event
I still have a clear picture of the beach at sunset.
我心裡還留著海邊夕陽的清楚印象。
a clear picture of + place
When Mia said old red house, a picture formed in my mind.
Mia 一說到那棟老紅房子，我腦中就浮現一幅畫面。
picture formed in my mind
The song brought back a picture of our school bus.
那首歌讓我想起我們校車的畫面。
A picture of her face stayed in my head all day.
她的臉在我腦中的印象整天都沒有散去。
- image
a broad word for something seen in the mind or on a surface
- impression
focuses more on the feeling or idea left in your mind
- memory
used when the image comes from the past rather than pure imagination
文法句型
a picture of + memory
have a picture in your mind
a clear picture of + place
用法筆記
Often used with `of` or with phrases such as `in your mind` and `in your head`. Distinguish from sense 1: no real photo or drawing has to exist.
常見錯誤
4. the general state of things in a place, group, or area of life
局面
整體情況或大致狀況
the general state of things in a place, group, or area of life
The jobs picture has improved since the new bridge opened.
新橋開通後，就業局面已經改善了。
noun modifier + picture
The health picture in mountain villages is slowly getting better.
山區村落的健康局面正在慢慢變好。
the picture in + place
Those closed shops show only part of the picture downtown.
那些關著門的店面只反映出市中心局面的一部分。
After the storm, the farming picture changed across the county.
暴風雨過後，整個郡的農業局面都變了。
文法句型
the economic or health picture
part of the picture
the picture in + place
用法筆記
Usually singular and often modified by nouns such as `economic`, `health`, `jobs`, or `political`. Distinguish from sense 7, which is the description, not the actual state of affairs.
5. a movie, especially when people are speaking in an older style or in the film bu
影片
較老式說法的一部電影
a movie, especially when people are speaking in an older style or in the film business
We watched an old picture about jazz musicians in New York.
我們看了一部關於紐約爵士樂手的老影片。
older word for movie
The studio plans to release the picture next spring.
片商打算明年春天上映這部影片。
release a picture
Her first picture won two awards at the Seoul festival.
她的第一部影片在首爾影展拿了兩個獎。
After dinner, Grandpa still calls every movie a picture.
晚飯後，阿公還是會把每一部電影都叫作影片。
文法句型
watch a picture
release a picture
star in a picture
用法筆記
Common in older speech and in film-industry talk. Distinguish from sense 6, which refers to movies in general or to the movie world.
6. movies as entertainment or as a line of work, usually in the plural form `pictur
電影界；電影
看電影活動或電影業
movies as entertainment or as a line of work, usually in the plural form `pictures`
As a teenager, Nora dreamed of working in pictures.
Nora 年輕時一直夢想著進電影界工作。
work in pictures
That actor left pictures after the war and opened a hotel.
那位演員戰後離開了電影界，改去開旅館。
On rainy Saturdays, they went to the pictures downtown.
下雨的星期六，他們會到市中心去看電影。
Two brothers found steady work in pictures after the new studio opened.
新片廠開張後，兩兄弟在電影界找到穩定工作。
- cinema
the usual word for the art or world of films, especially in British English
- movies
the everyday plural term for films as entertainment
- film world
explicitly points to the business or cultural world of filmmaking
文法句型
go to the pictures
work in pictures
leave pictures
用法筆記
Usually appears in set plural phrases such as `go to the pictures` or `work in pictures`, not for one single film. Distinguish from sense 5, which means one movie.
常見錯誤
7. a spoken or written description that helps you see a scene or situation in your
描述
讓人腦中浮現情景的說法
a spoken or written description that helps you see a scene or situation in your mind
Her letter gave a vivid picture of camp life.
她的信對營地生活做了生動的描述。
give a picture of + life
The novel builds a sad picture of life near the port.
那本小說對港邊生活做了悲傷的描述。
One short sentence gave a picture of the empty house.
短短一句話就描出了那間空屋的樣子。
The report offers a picture of daily life on the island.
那份報告提供了島上日常生活的描述。
- description
the broad everyday word for telling what something is like
- portrayal
more formal and often used for the way a person or world is presented
- sketch
can mean a short, selective description rather than a full one
文法句型
give a picture of + life or event
offer a picture of + place
a vivid picture of + scene
用法筆記
Often follows verbs such as `give`, `offer`, or `build` and is usually followed by `of`. Distinguish from sense 4, where picture means the actual overall situation.
picture — 動詞
- picturepresent simple I / you / we / they
- pictures3rd person singular
- picturing-ing form
- picturedpast simple
1. to see someone, something, or an event in your mind
想像
在腦中想出畫面
to see someone, something, or an event in your mind
Picture the kitchen after ten children have baked cookies.
想像一下，十個孩子烤完餅乾後的廚房。
picture + noun phrase
Can you picture living on a boat all winter?
你能想像整個冬天都住在船上嗎？
picture + -ing form
Rosa pictured how the room would look with yellow walls.
Rosa 想像著那個房間刷成黃色牆面後會是什麼樣子。
At first, I could not picture his face without glasses.
一開始，我怎麼也想像不出他沒戴眼鏡的臉。
文法句型
picture + noun phrase
picture + -ing form
picture + how or what clause
用法筆記
Often takes a direct object for the image in your mind, an `-ing` form for an activity, or a `how` or `what` clause for details. Distinguish from verb sense 2, which is about presenting something to other people.
常見錯誤
2. to create a strong image of someone or something, either in words or in a visual
刻畫
用文字或圖像鮮明呈現
to create a strong image of someone or something, either in words or in a visual work
The stamp pictures a crane standing in shallow water.
那張郵票刻畫了一隻站在淺水中的鶴。
picture + scene or person
In the novel, the city is pictured as bright and cruel.
在那本小說裡，那座城市被刻畫得明亮又殘酷。
passive: be pictured as + adjective
Her diary pictured school life as noisy but warm.
她的日記把校園生活刻畫成吵鬧卻溫暖的樣子。
Newspapers pictured the town as a place of danger.
各家報紙把那個小鎮刻畫成一個危險的地方。
文法句型
picture + object + as + noun or adjective
be pictured as + complement
picture + scene or person
用法筆記
Often takes `object + as + noun or adjective`, and passive use is common in reviews, history, and reporting. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which stays inside one person's imagination.