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use a camera to do sth
表示用相机做某事的常见结构。
I use a camera to take photos of my family.
我用相机给家人拍照。
照相机；相机
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
照相机；相机
a device for taking photographs
I use a camera to take photos of my family.
我用相机给家人拍照。
拍摄静态或动态影像的设备
A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.
摄影设备(通常由一端带镜头、另一端有感光胶片的暗箱组成)
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
三维游戏或模拟中的视角
The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.
电视摄像设备(利用镜头系统将图像聚焦在感光嵌镶幕上,由电子束扫描)
television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam
I took a photo of the sunset with my new camera.
我用新照相机拍了一张日落的照片。
She forgot her camera at home, so she used her phone to take pictures.
她把照相机忘在家里了，所以用手机拍了照片。
The camera on this phone can record videos in high definition.
这部手机上的照相机可以拍摄高清视频。
表示用相机做某事的常见结构。
I use a camera to take photos of my family.
我用相机给家人拍照。
描述相机具备某功能或部件。
She bought a camera with a high-resolution sensor.
她买了一台高分辨率传感器的相机。
Not this
I have two camera.
Use this
I have two cameras.
camera是可数名词，复数形式为cameras，表示两个或以上时应使用复数。
Not this
He bought a cameras.
Use this
He bought a camera.
不定冠词a后应接单数名词，cameras是复数形式，应改为camera。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
数码相机
I bought a new digital camera for my trip.
我为旅行买了一台新的数码相机。
拍照手机
Most people now use a camera phone instead of a separate camera.
现在大多数人使用拍照手机而不是单独的相机。
相机镜头
The camera lens needs to be cleaned carefully.
相机镜头需要小心清洁。
监控摄像头
A security camera is installed at the entrance.
入口处安装了监控摄像头。
摄像机
He recorded the ceremony with a video camera.
他用摄像机记录了仪式。
相机胶卷
She checked her camera roll for the photos.
她检查了相机胶卷中的照片。
在镜头前
She felt nervous when she had to speak on camera.
她不得不在镜头前说话时感到很紧张。
镜头之外
The director gave instructions off camera.
导演在镜头外给出指示。
怕照相的
He's camera shy and always hides when someone pulls out a camera.
他怕照相，有人拿出相机时他总是躲开。
灯光，摄影，开拍！
The director yelled 'Lights, camera, action!' and the scene began.
导演大喊“灯光，摄影，开拍！”，场景开始了。
生活就像一架相机。聚焦重要的事，捕捉美好时光，从底片中显影，如果不行，就再拍一张。
He lives by the motto 'Life is like a camera'.
他信奉“生活就像一架相机”的格言。
Use camera naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆口诀：camera = came(来)+ra(啦)，拍照时喊'来啦'，记住camera就是相机。
camera 作为名词，指照相机或摄影机，通常为中性，广泛应用于日常生活、摄影、摄像及技术领域。典型使用场景包括家庭拍照、专业摄影、监控摄像等。
常与不定冠词a连用，复数形式为cameras；常用介词on构成短语on camera（被拍摄）。
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