n (1)1)图画(片) (painting or drawing) [C]： a～of Athens/the view from the hotel window/a river一幅雅典/旅馆窗外景色/河流的图画;draw a～of sth 画一幅某物的图画;You can't paint a～without an inspiration. 没有灵感画不出画。～postcard 美术明信片;〖同〗 illustration，drawing，painting，sketch; 2)照片 (photograph) [C]： take a～(of sb/sth) (为某人/某物)照相;have a～taken (让别人给)照相;a～of sb/sth 某人/某物的照片;〖同〗photograph; 3)(某人的)肖像， 画像 (portrait (of sb)) [C]： paint sb's～画某人的肖像;〖同〗image，portrait;

(2)美景，好看的东西， 漂亮的人等 (beautiful sight， object or person， etc) [C， 通常 sing]：The garden is a～when the roses are in bloom. 玫瑰盛开时花园景致很美。She looked a～in her new dress. 她穿上新裙子看上去非常漂亮。

(3)1)描写， 写照 (skilful description of sth in words that enables one to form a mental impression of it) [C， 通常sing]： give a good/most interesting～of life in England 200 years ago 很好地/非常有趣地描述200年前英国的生活;give an accurate～of sth 准确地描述某物;〖同〗account，description; 2)印(形)象 (mental picture， esp an exact one produced by a skilful description) [C， 通常sing]： form/have a clear～in one's mind of what is described 在头脑中形成/有被描述的事情的清楚印象;He already had a～of how she looked. 对于她的模样， 他已经有了印象。〖同〗image;

(4)电视图象(质量) ((quality of) what is seen on a television screen) [C]： get a clear～on this TV set 使这台电视机的图象很清晰;The～is not very good tonight. 今晚电视图象质量不佳。〖同〗image;

(5) 1)电影(a cinema film) [C] (BrE)： go and see a good～去看一场好电影;a wide-screen/three-dimensional～宽银幕/立体电影;Have you seen his latest～? 你看过他最近拍的电影吗?motion/moving～电影;〖同〗film， movie; 2)电影院 (cinema) [pl， the～]： go to the～s 去(影院)看电影;

put sb/be in the picture (使某人)完全了解情况： be in the～about sb's illness 完全了解某人的病情;Let me put you in the～about the situation here. 让我来告诉你这里的形势。

be the picture of health， happiness， etc 看上去非常健康， 幸福等：She is the～of health/happiness/misery. 她看上去非常健康/幸福/痛苦。

get the picture 明白， 懂 (infml)： I get the～. He wants to keep the thing quiet. 我懂了，他不想把事情张扬出去。

→′picture-book n (供儿童看的)图画书;′picture-card n (纸牌中的)花牌(如J、Q、K等牌);′picture-gallery n 绘画展室， 画廊;͵pictur′esque adj (风景)如画的;(语言)生动的;(人、人的外表、风度)古怪的;

vt (1)想象 (imagine) [T+n， T+n+prep(to)]：～yourself in his situation/that suit 设身处地地想一下他的处境/想象一下你穿上那套衣服的样子;～the consequences of being caught 想象被捉住的后果;He～d to himself the family sitting out on the lawn. 他想象着全家人坐在外面草坪上的情景。〖同〗imagine， see;

(2)画(make a drawing， painting， etc of sb/sth) [T+n， 尤pass]： The general was～d sitting under a tree/on a horse. 画中的将军坐在一棵树下/骑在马上。～a scene 把一个景象画下来;〖同〗illustrate，paint，draw，sketch