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picture的读音 : 🔊

picture 是英语中一个多义词,核心含义围绕“视觉呈现”与“概念构建”。其读音为 英 /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/美 /ˈpɪktʃər/,词态变化包括复数 pictures,过去式/分词 pictured,现在分词 picturing [7]。

一、核心释义与用法

1. 具体视觉载体(n.)

指绘画、照片或屏幕图像,涵盖手绘、数码或印刷形式。例如:

“Draw a picture of your house.”(画一张你家的图)

“We took pictures of the wedding.”(我们拍了婚礼照片)

“The TV picture is fuzzy.”(电视画面模糊)

2. 抽象概念与情景(n.)

表示脑海中的印象、整体局面或典型范例,通常用单数形式:

“I have a mental picture of what he looks like.”(我对他的长相有印象)

“The book gives a picture of life in a small village.”(这本书描绘了乡村生活)

“She is the picture of health.”(她是健康的典范)

3. 电影与影视行业(n.)

可指代电影、影片放映或影视行业:

Casablanca won Best Picture in 1943.”(《卡萨布兰卡》获1943年最佳影片)

“He wants to work in pictures.”(他想从事影视行业)

4. 动词用法

意为“想象”或“描绘”,与 imaginedepict 同义:

“I can’t picture the village without the old church.”(我无法想象没有老教堂的村子)

“The author pictures life in the camp vividly.”(作者生动描绘了营地生活)

二、常见搭配与习语

take pictures:拍照(= take photographs)

get the picture:口语中表示“明白情况”,如“You’ve said enough. I get the picture.”(不用说了,我懂了)[4]

in/out of the picture:“参与/不参与”,如“Her boyfriend is back in the picture.”(她前男友又复合了)

paint/draw a picture of:用语言描述,如“The statistics paint a clear picture of population changes.”(数据清晰展现了人口变化)

三、易混词辨析

 

单词 含义差异 例句
picture 泛指所有视觉作品(绘画、照片、图像等),范围最广 “a book with pictures”(带插图的书)
photo 仅指相机拍摄的照片,是 picture 的子集 “family photos”(家庭照片)
painting 特指油画或绘画作品,强调艺术创作 “his paintings hang in the Louvre”(他的画在卢浮宫展出)

 

四、实用例句

“The staff analyzed the financial picture of the company.”(员工分析了公司财务状况)

“He is the picture of his father.”(他酷似父亲)

“Can you picture yourself living abroad?”(你能想象自己在国外生活吗?)

提示:口语中可用缩写 pic 代替 picture,如“Send me a pic of your new puppy.”(发张你的新小狗照片)。掌握这些用法,就能灵活应对“picture”在不同场景中的应用,避免将“截图”误译为“cut picture”,正确表达应为 screenshot

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