Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3609
graphics
插图；图形
drawings and photographs in the layout of a book
- 1.
The making of architectural or design drawings.
建筑或设计图纸的绘制。
- 2.
The graphic arts.
平面艺术。
- 3.
The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.
数据的图形表示与处理；计算机显示数据的过程。
- 4.
The art or visual representations displayed by a computer.
计算机显示的艺术或视觉图像。
建筑或设计图纸的绘制。；平面艺术。；数据的图形表示与处理；计算机显示数据的过程。；计算机显示的艺术或视觉图像。；制图法
In use
The magazine's graphics made the article much easier to understand.
The report needs better graphics to show the data clearly.
She designs the graphics for a children's textbook.
graphics + verb (plural)
当graphics指图形或图像时，通常视为复数，动词用复数形式。
The graphics in this game are impressive.
这款游戏的图形令人印象深刻。
adjective + graphics
The company specializes in 3D graphics.
这家公司专门从事三维图形设计。
graphics + noun
He installed a new graphics card.
Connections
Collocations
- computer graphics
- 计算机图形学
- Computer graphics have revolutionized the film industry.计算机图形学彻底改变了电影行业。
- graphics card
- 显卡
- I need to upgrade my graphics card to play this game.我需要升级我的显卡才能玩这个游戏。
- graphics designer
- 图形设计师
- She works as a graphics designer for a marketing firm.她在一家营销公司担任图形设计师。
- graphics software
- 图形软件
- Adobe Photoshop is the most popular graphics software.Adobe Photoshop是最流行的图形软件。
- graphics tablet
- 绘图板
- Artists often use a graphics tablet for digital painting.艺术家通常使用绘图板进行数字绘画。
- graphics processing unit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
graph 是图，pics 是图片，graphics 就是图形图像。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，没有与“graphics”完全押韵的常见词（/ˈɡræf.ɪks/）。'graphic'发音相近但缺少末尾的/s/；'graph'押韵在第一个音节但结尾不同。其他以-ics结尾的词（如physics, tactics, phonics）虽然拼写相似，但重音元音不同，发音不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.