- 词义辨析
picture, drawing, painting, photo, portrait
这组词共同的意思是“画”。它们的区别是:drawing指“素描”或“工程图纸”。例如:This is a drawing in pencil.这是一幅铅笔素描。We produced a working drawing.我们绘制了一幅施工图。painting多指油画。例如:There are many paintings in the room.这间屋子里有很多油画。在表示水彩画时,用drawing或painting都可。例如:This is a water-colour drawing〔painting〕.这是一幅水彩画。photo指“照片”。例如:I have some photos taken in my hometown.我有一些在家乡拍的照片。picture指各种“画,照片或影片”。例如:He has collected some famous pictures.他收集了一些名画。May I take your picture?我可以为你拍张照片吗?Let's go and see a good picture.我们去看一部好电影吧。portrait指“(人物)肖像”。例如:This portrait looks real.这幅肖像简直像真的。
下列各组中两个句子意思不同:
I like pictures.我喜欢画片。I like the pictures.我喜欢电影。This is a picture of the President.这是总统的画像。This is a picture of the President's.这是总统收藏的画。
picture oneself, picture to oneself
这两个短语的区别在于前者中oneself是picture的宾语,而后者中to oneself是picture的状语。另外,前者的意思是“想自己的情况”; 后者的意思是“想自己或别人的情况”。
- 速记技巧
词根词缀法
词根pict=paint,表示"描画";adj.picturesque风景如画的picture画,图片+esque像…的→picturesque像图画的;
- 知识拓展
常用短语
in the picture在图中;在画中
the picture of是…的化身;与…非常相像;十足…的样子
picture something to oneself设想(或想像)某事
take a picture照相;落井钻具顶部打模
- 双语例句 更多例句
I meet many businessmen, and I see they think in terms of the overall picture.
我认识许多商人,我发觉他们考虑问题都是从全局出发的。
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A picture of a cat on a log is a rebus for catalog.
谜画中有一只猫(cat) 站在一块木头(alog)上,谜底是catalog( 目录).
《现代汉英综合大词典》
I don't want to catch you pushing yourself into the picture to get some personal publicity.
我不希望看见你为了出风头而去抢镜头。
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A picture of his girlfriend Sheryl had been splashed in the previous weekend's tabloids.
他的女友谢里尔的一张照片被刊登在前一周末各家通俗小报的显眼位置上。
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- picture shown.画展,电影;
- moving picture电影;
- get the picture了解(形式、情况等);
- picture windown.大型落地窗;
- New Year picture年画;
- picture windowsn.大型落地窗( picture window的名词复数 );
- sound motion picture有声电影;
- picture frame画框,相框;图框;镜框;
- big picture<口>(电影放映节目单上的)正片,<美俚>特种宽银幕电影;
- out of the picture不知道详情, 不熟悉一切;
- picture bookn.图画书;
- photo picture照片和图片
- picture as图片显示为
- picture showsn.画展,电影( picture show的名词复数 );
- picture tuben.电视机之显像管;
- picture palacen.电影院;
- picture booksn.图画书( picture book的名词复数 );
- picture cardn.有图画的明信片,人头牌;
- picture hatn.(有羽毛等饰物的)女用阔边帽;阔边花式;
- motion picturen.电影;影片;
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