Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #626
picture
想象；设想
核心释义
To imagine or form a mental image of something.
- 1.
用图画表现；描绘。
To represent in or with a picture.
- 2.
想象或设想
To imagine or envision.
- 3.
生动地描绘或描述
To depict or describe vividly.
用图画表现；绘；生动地描述；形象地描绘；用图画表现；描绘。；想象或设想；生动地描绘或描述
用法In use
Can you picture yourself living in a small village by the sea?
用法提示：使用动词原形picture，表示‘想象’某场景。
She pictured her dream wedding while looking at the magazine.
用法提示：使用过去式pictured，描述过去的想象动作。
He is picturing the finished painting in his mind before starting.
用法提示：使用现在分词picturing，表示正在进行的想象。
picture sb doing sth
多用于 can 或 could 之后，表示“能／不能想象某人做某事”。
I can't picture him living in the countryside.
我无法想象他住在乡下。
picture sb/sth as sth
as 后面接想象中的人或物的身份、样子。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- picture someone doing something
- 想象某人做某事
- Can you picture him living in a small village?你能想象他住在一个小村庄里的情景吗？
- picture someone as something
- 把某人想象成某类人
- It's hard to picture her as a teacher.很难把她想象成老师。
- picture something in your mind
- 在脑海中想象某物
- Close your eyes and picture the beach in your mind.闭上眼睛，在脑海中想象那片海滩。
- picture the scene
- 想象那个场面
- Picture the scene: the street was full of dancers.想象一下那个场面：街上挤满了跳舞的人。
- vividly picture
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 picture 想成‘画’，动词就是把画面放进脑海（想象）或用语言画出来（描绘）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、一般写作 作“想象”解时，通常用于日常对话和一般书面语，口语中较常见；若需更正式的表达，可考虑用 imagine 或 envisage。实际采用哪种语气需根据上下文判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Stricture rhymes with picture: both end in /ɪktʃə/ under the stress. Lecture, culture, capture, fixture, and nature share the -ture spelling but have different stressed vowels (or an extra consonant), so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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