Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #626
picture
画；图画；图片；照片
a visual representation such as a drawing, painting, or photograph
- 1.
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
在画布、纸等表面上通过绘画、摄影等表现人物、风景、建筑等的图像。
- 2.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
在表面上制作的物体、场景、人物或抽象的视觉表现
- 3.
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
意象；想象中的形象。
- 4.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
通过在表面上涂颜料而成的艺术作品
- 5.
A painting.
画作；绘画作品。
- 6.
a clear and telling mental image
清晰而生动的心理图像
- 7.
A photograph.
照片。
- 8.
A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
典范；完美的典型。
- 9.
An attractive sight.
美景；迷人景象。
- 10.
The art of painting; representation by painting.
绘画艺术；绘画表现。
- 11.
A figure; a model.
形象；模型。
- 12.
Situation.
情况；局面。
- 13.
A format string in the COBOL programming language.
COBOL编程语言中的格式字符串。
印象；想象；脑海中的画面；绘画；绘画艺术；典范；典型；化身；美景；漂亮的人或物；状况；局面；形势
In use
I hung a beautiful picture of a mountain on my living room wall.
She took a picture of her friends at the park with her phone.
When I think of my grandmother, I have a clear picture of her face in my mind.
they showed us the pictures of their wedding
his pictures hang in the Louvre
he described his mental picture of his assailant
he had no clear picture of himself or his world
Connections
Collocations
- take a picture
- 拍照
- Can I take a picture of you?我能给你拍张照片吗？
- paint a picture
- 画一幅画
- She painted a beautiful picture of the sunset.她画了一幅美丽的日落画。
- picture book
- 图画书
- Children love reading picture books.孩子们喜欢读图画书。
- picture frame
- 相框
- He put the photo in a silver picture frame.他把照片放在一个银色相框里。
- get the picture
- 明白情况
- Once I saw the look on her face, I got the picture.一看到她的表情，我就明白了。
- picture perfect
- 完美的
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把picture拆成pic（拍）和ture（图），拍图即照片。
Context & Register
这个义项（心理图像）通常用于日常对话和非正式写作，作为抽象名词使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'picture' in their final syllable (-tʃər).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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