picture

释义

1. 名词

   An image of a person or place made by drawing, painting or photography.

   例句

   • The artist finished the picture in just two hours.
   • She hung the picture above the fireplace.
2. 名词

   An image you see in your mind.

   例句

   • My eyes make pictures when they are shut.
   • She could form a vivid picture of the scene in her mind.
   ≈image
3. 名词

   A painting.

   例句

   • There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.
   • The pictures in the old house were soft in the afternoon light.
4. 名词

   A photograph.

   例句

   • I took a picture of the church.
   • She sent me a picture of her new puppy.
5. 名词

   A film, in old-fashioned use.

   例句

   • Casablanca is my favorite picture.
   • He is making a new picture in Spain.
6. 名词

   The cinema. Used as the pictures in British English.

   例句

   • Let's go to the pictures.
   • We spent Saturday afternoon at the pictures.
7. 名词

   A perfect example of something.

   例句

   • She's the very picture of health.
   • He looked the picture of happiness.
8. 名词

   A lovely thing to see.

   例句

   • The garden is a real picture at this time of year.
   • His face was a picture when he heard the children sing.
9. 名词

   The art of painting, in old-fashioned use.

   例句

   • He studied picture at the academy for three years.
   • She loves picture and sculpture.
10. 名词

    A figure or small model of something, in old-fashioned use.

    例句

    • The sculptor made a small picture of the statue before carving it.
    • They made a picture of the young king in wax.