单词	picture
释义	picture1 nounpicture2 verb picturepic‧ture1 /ˈpɪktʃə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu MENU FOR picturepicture1 painting/drawing2 photograph3 television4 description/idea5 situation6 mental image7 put/keep somebody in the picture8 get the picture9 out of the picture10 film11 be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc12 be/look a picture Word Origin WORD ORIGINpicture1 Origin: 1400-1500 Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere ‘to paint’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Pictures of her family covered the coffee table. an early picture by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet By the 1930s, Garbo was reportedly earning $250,000 a picture. Daisy did a lovely picture of a cat at school today. I didn't know the word in Japanese so I drew a little picture. I still have a vivid picture in my head of my first day in Paris. Leo's picture is in the paper today. The picture's all fuzzy. The house belonged to the Duke of Wellington, and his picture hangs in the hall. There was a picture of a windmill on the bedroom wall. To get a better picture of how the company is doing, look at sales. Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' is one of the most famous pictures in the world. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After all this rigmarole, they were to write a story to fit the words and pictures they had chosen. An alarming picture encapsulated a false belief. Lee must win best foreign-language picture Oscar this spring-or indeed best picture. My picture of Saja was correct only in the fact that he was a glutton. The media are merely the messengers, sometimes further sensationalizing and then passing along the false picture that has been painted. They posed for pictures with him in the tunnel outside the clubhouse. Thesaurus THESAURUS► picture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like: · a picture of a horse· He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died. ► drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc: · We had to do a drawing of a sunflower. ► sketch a picture that is drawn quickly: · I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted. ► painting a picture made using paint: · The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art.· Picasso did several paintings of her. ► portrait a picture of a person: · The portrait was painted by Rembrandt. ► landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains: · Constable painted mainly landscapes. ► cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: · A cartoon in the New York Times showed the president talking to Osama Bin Laden. ► comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story: · Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown. ► caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way: · He is famous for his caricatures of politicians. ► illustration a picture in a book: · The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour. ► poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration: · old movie posters· There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall. ► print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture: · a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennon ► image a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you: · He produced some memorable images.· a beautiful image· Some of the images are deeply disturbing. ► artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine: · We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers. Longman Language Activatora picture that you paint or draw► picture a painting or drawing: · Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' is one of the most famous pictures in the world.· an early picture by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monetpicture of: · There was a picture of a windmill on the bedroom wall.somebody's picture (=a painting or drawing of someone): · The house belonged to the Duke of Wellington, and his picture hangs in the hall.draw/paint a picture: · I didn't know the word in Japanese so I drew a little picture.do a picture spoken (=draw or paint a picture): · Daisy did a lovely picture of a cat at school today. ► painting a picture that someone has painted: · an exhibition of paintings by French artists· The museum has an impressive collection of early 20th century American paintings.painting of: · a painting of the Grand Canal in Venice by Canaletto· Gaugin is famous for his paintings of native women on the Pacific island of Tahiti.do a painting: · Dali did several paintings of his wife. ► drawing a picture that has been drawn using a pen or pencil: · The classroom was bright and cheerful, with childrens' drawings on the walls.drawing of: · On the wall was a drawing of a woman's head by Matisse.do a drawing: · Degas did a series of drawings of dancers at the ballet school in Paris. ► sketch a picture consisting of a few lines drawn quickly with a pen or pencil: sketch of: · I thought your sketches of the garden were very attractive.do/make a sketch: · The architect did a sketch of how the building will look when it's finished.quick/rough sketch (=a sketch done very quickly): · Gabriella did a quick sketch of her baby daughter. ► illustration a picture in a book, which shows people or events that have been mentioned in the book: · The new encyclopedia is full of color illustrations and photographs.· Who did the illustrations for the book? They're lovely. ► poster a very large picture or photograph printed on paper, which you put on a wall for decoration: poster of: · Anna's bedroom wall was covered in posters of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. ► portrait a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person: portrait of: · A full-length portrait of the Queen hung on the wall.paint a portrait: · The artist Hans Holbein was best known for painting portraits.self-portrait (=a picture of the artist done by the artist): · Rembrandt's "Self-portrait with feather in cap"· A series of 43 self-portraits by Greek-born American Lucas Samaras (b. 1936) have been donated to the Museum of Modern Art, New York. ► landscape a painting or photograph showing an area of countryside: · "What kind of photographs do you take?" "Mostly landscapes, and some portraits."landscape painter/artist/photographer: · Constable is probably England's most famous landscape artist. ► study a small detailed drawing, especially one which is done in order to prepare for a larger picture, or as part of a series of drawings of the same kind of subject: study of: · Renoir did several studies of small plants and flowers.study for: · The exhibition includes a series of studies by Picasso for his painting Guernica. ► nude a picture of someone without any clothes on: · To be honest, I prefer his flower pictures to his nudes.· a nude by Picasso a humorous drawing► cartoon a humorous drawing, especially in a newspaper or a magazine, often with a joke written under it: · The cartoon shows a group of elephants trying to get into a phone-box.· a satirical cartoon that appears in the Washington Post ► caricature a humorous drawing that makes certain parts of people's faces or bodies seem larger or stranger than they really are, in order to make them look funny: · We had our caricatures drawn by a street artist while we were on vacation in Turkey.caricature of: · Politicians are used to having caricatures of themselves printed in newspapers. a photograph► photograph a picture made using a camera: photograph of: · Ansel Adams' photographs of the American wilderness are now worth thousands of dollars.take a photograph: · Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the Museum.· My camera's fully automatic and takes really good photographs.somebody's photograph (=a photograph of someone): · I hate having my photograph taken.wedding/passport/ graduation etc photograph: · The photographer asked all the guests to stand still and pose for the wedding photograph. ► photo/picture a photograph - use this especially when you are talking about photographs of you, your friends, your family, places you have visited etc: · Karen showed me a picture of her new boyfriend -- he's very good-looking!take a photo/picture: · Did you take any good photos while you were in Paris?somebody's photo/picture (=a photo or picture of someone): · Do you want me to take your photo?· I saw her picture in the paper the other day. ► snap especially British /snapshot especially American informal a photograph which you take yourself, for example of your family or on holiday, not one that is taken by a professional photographer: · They're just snapshots, but some of them are really good.take a snap/snapshot: · Did you take any snaps in Greece?snap of: · She showed me a snapshot of her three children.holiday snaps British: · Patrick was showing his holiday snaps to everyone in the office. ► shot a photograph that you take for a specific purpose, often one that you have to go to a particular place in order to take: · I got some great shots of Mount Fuji with the sun setting behind it.take a shot: · The cars went past so quickly that she only had time to take a couple of shots. ► mug shot informal a photograph of a criminal's face, taken by the police: · The police showed me some mug shots, and I had to say if any of them looked like the man who attacked me. ► photography the art or profession of taking photographs: · Chris is studying photography at night school.· an exhibition of Irwin Penn's renowned fashion photography for Vogue magazine what you see in a mirror, on a screen, or on water► image a picture on the screen of a television, cinema, or computer: · The images on a computer screen are made up of thousands of tiny dots.· the flickering images of an old silent movie· The digitized images can be stored on a computer hard disk, or printed out on special photographic paper. ► reflection what you see when you look in a mirror or at the surface of water: · Anna stood looking at her reflection in the mirror.· the reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake the front or back of a picture► foreground the nearest part of a scene in a picture or photograph: in the foreground: · In the foreground of the picture is a man with a black beard, dressed in rough workingman's clothes and a hat. ► background the area behind something or someone in a picture or photograph: in the background: · It was a photo of everyone in my class, with the school building in the background. to describe someone or something in a way that shows your opinion► describe something/somebody as to describe someone or something in a particular way that shows your opinion of them: · I wouldn't describe the job as boring, just a little repetitive sometimes.· John describes himself as the intelligent but shy type.· De la Cruz is described as Mexico's greatest woman poet. ► characterize somebody/something as to describe the character of someone or something in a particular way, especially with the result that people believe it to be true when it may not be: · A reporter characterized Mrs. Clinton as the most controversial first lady in modern history.· She grew up in a small Wisconsin community which she characterizes as conservative. ► label to describe someone or something in a negative way, especially incorrectly or unfairly: · Children who are labelled "slow" usually get less attention from teachers.· Critics have unfairly labelled Young a racist.label somebody/something as: · Campbell has labelled the commission's recommendations as sheer nonsense. ► portray/represent formal to describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in a way that makes people have an untrue idea of what they are like: · The magazine has been criticized for the way it portrays women.portray/represent somebody/something as: · The treatment has been portrayed as a painless way of curing cancer, which is untrue.· Police have represented her as a willing participant in the crimes. ► depict to describe someone or something, especially in writing, by providing a lot of details which give a very true idea of what they are like: · His stories depict life in Trinidad as seen through the eyes of a young boy.depict somebody/something as: · In this new biography she is depicted as a lonely and unhappy woman. ► paint a picture : paint a bleak/grim/rosy etc picture to describe in a very pleasant or very unpleasant way, which may be very different from the truth: paint a picture of: · My uncle's letters generally painted a rosy picture of how things were.· He went on to paint a discouraging picture of the problems facing the state. to have a picture or idea of something in your mind► imagine to think about something and form a picture or idea in your mind about it: · Try to imagine a room as big as a football field.imagine (that): · For a while she imagined that she was a rich woman, living in a beautiful house.imagine what/who/where: · From the description Janet gave in her letter it was easy to imagine what her new apartment was like.imagine doing something: · Just imagine having to spend the rest of your life in jail.imagine somebody doing something: · I can quite easily imagine you running your own business.can't imagine somebody doing something: · I can't imagine anyone wearing clothes that colour. ► visualize also visualise British to form a very clear picture of something or someone in your mind, especially in order to help you prepare to do something or help you to remember something clearly: · An architect can look at a drawing and visualize a three-dimensional shape.· David could still visualize Polly, even though he had not seen her for ten years.visualize where/what/how: · He closed his eyes, trying to visualize where he had put his watch. ► picture to have a clear picture of something or someone in your mind, especially because you are trying to imagine what it is like to do something or what someone looks like: · Can you picture it? Lying in the sun, sipping cocktails -- it would be paradise!picture something/somebody as: · I had never met Graham but I pictured him as a pale, thin young man wearing glasses.picture somebody doing something: · Miguel could still picture the children laughing and joking, and chasing each other around the garden. ► can see to have a clear picture of something you are thinking about in your mind, especially something pleasant or funny, or something you think is likely to happen: · I'm going to Corfu next week. I can see it all now -- sun, sand and sea!can see somebody doing something: · Jimmy's gone skiing for the first time. I can just see him coming home with a broken leg. ► form a picture to form an idea of something in your mind, using the information you have about it: · The Hubble Space Telescope allows astronomers to form a more accurate picture of our solar system. ► conceive of formal to imagine something happening or what a particular situation is like - use this especially in questions and negative statements: · It is difficult to conceive of a society in which nobody has to work.cannot conceive of something: · I don't know about you, but I cannot conceive of a home without electricity or water. to understand a situation, idea, or what someone is telling you► understand · She spoke slowly and clearly so that everyone could understand.· I didn't understand the teacher's instructions.· When he's old enough to understand, we'll tell him he's adopted.understand what/why/how etc · Ben asked a few questions to make sure he understood what to do.· You don't need to understand how a computer works to use it.understand that · The witness said he understood that he was swearing to give true and correct information.easy/difficult to understand · Computer manuals should be written in a way that is easy to understand.understand perfectly (=understand completely) · Don't worry. I understand perfectly.fully understand (=understand completely) · Doctors still do not fully understand the process by which the disease is transmitted. ► know what somebody means to understand what someone is telling you, especially if they have not expressed it very clearly: · I don't think your audience is going to know what you mean by this.you know what I mean? (=say this to check that someone understands you): · He seems really sad, you know what I mean?I know what you mean (=say this to show that you understand): · "It's a thing you hold pieces of wood in when you're doing woodwork." "Oh, I know what you mean -- a vice." ► see especially spoken to understand the truth about a situation, or understand the reasons for something: see what somebody means: · Try it for yourself, and you'll see what I mean.see why/how/what etc: · I can see why people don't like him.I see (=say this when you understand what someone has told you): · "It goes in the red box, here." "Oh, I see."you see (=say this when you are explaining something): · Well, you see, he's not really ready to read a book this difficult.see (that): · Well, I can see that the logic is somehow wrong, but I don't know why exactly.see any reason: · Can you see any reason why it shouldn't work?see the point (=understand why something is important): · At fourteen, he couldn't see the point of staying in school.see somebody's point (=understand the main idea or importance of what someone is saying): · I didn't like his attitude, but I could see his point.see the joke British (=understand why something is funny): · He's just one of those people who never seem to see the joke. ► get spoken to understand what someone says, what is happening, or why or how something happens: get it: · "Do you understand?" "Yeah, we've got it," one of the drivers replied.· Barbara Howell and her husband, Kenneth (Barbie and Ken, get it?) run a bed-and-breakfast inn.I don't get it: · Why did you turn down such a fantastic job? I don't get it.get a/the joke (=understand why something is funny): · John told me one of his stupid jokes, and it took me about five minutes to get it.get the point (=understand the main idea or importance of something): · I don't think you get the point. Legally, you must give us this information.get the idea: · The students should get the idea that this is a complex issue, with no easy answers.get what/why/how etc: · I just couldn't get what he meant. ► comprehend formal to understand something that is complicated or difficult to understand: · Take the time to read, comprehend, and evaluate the report.· God cannot truly be seen or comprehended by the human mind.fully comprehend (=understand something completely): · The significance of the disappearance of the buffalo and the passenger pigeon was not fully comprehended until much later. ► grasp to fully understand a fact or an idea, especially one that it is important or difficult to understand: · Obviously, she had barely grasped the subject.· Science lessons should be taught in a way that makes the material easier to grasp.hard to grasp: · Fame has come suddenly, and Peyton is finding it hard to grasp.grasp that: · The army had failed to grasp that their mission was to protect the navy's ships, not vice versa. ► make sense of to understand something that is not clear or easy to understand, especially by spending time thinking about it: · Police are trying to make sense of a bizarre note left by the murderer.· There is so much information that it is difficult to make sense of it all. ► get the message informal to understand what someone is telling you or what they want you to do, especially after they have told you several times: · Even the Democrats got the message: voters are concerned about taxes.get the message that: · He doesn't seem to get the message that he's not welcome here. ► get the picture spoken to understand a situation or arrangement, especially one that someone is explaining to you: · I get the picture. You want me to say you were at my house last night.· We don't want any trouble tonight. Do you get the picture? ► get your head round British informal to understand something that is difficult or complicated: · I just couldn't get my head round geometry at school. WORD SETS► Visual abstract, adjectiveafter, prepositionArt Deco, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounArt Nouveau, nounbackground, nouncalligraphy, nouncaricature, nouncaricature, verbcaricaturist, nouncartoon, nouncarving, nounceramics, nounchalk, nouncharcoal, nounchase, verbclip art, nouncomposition, nounconceptual art, nouncontrast, nouncrayon, nouncrayon, verbcutout, noundecal, noundimension, noundoodle, verbdraughtsman, noundrawing, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounexhibit, nounfigurative, adjectivefigure, nounfreehand, adjectivegallery, noungilt, noungilt, adjectivegraphic, adjectivegraphic design, noungraphics, nouniconography, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounink, nounink, verbinset, verbintaglio, nounlacquer, nounlacquer, verblaser, nounlife-size, adjectivelight show, nounlinocut, nounmanikin, nounmezzotint, nounmobile, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodernism, nounmontage, nounmosaic, nounmount, verbmural, nounmuseum, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectiveneedlepoint, nounnude, nounobjet d'art, nounochre, nounold master, nounop art, nounormolu, nounornamentation, nounoutline, verbpanorama, nounpantograph, nounpastel, nounpastel, adjectiveperspective, nounpicture, nounpicture, verbplasticity, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpose, verbpose, nounprimary colour, nounprint, verbprint, nounrelief, nounrepresentational, adjectiverestrained, adjectiveretro, nounretrospective, nounrubbing, nounself-portrait, nounshade, nounshade, verbsilk screen, adjectivesilversmith, nounsitter, nounsketch, nounsketch, verbsketchpad, nounson et lumière, nounstudy, nounstylized, adjectivesuperimpose, verbsymbol, nountattoo, nountattoo, verbtessellated, adjectivetransfer, nounturpentine, nounvanishing point, nounvibrant, adjectiveview, nounvisual aid, nounvisual arts, nounwoodcarving, nounwoodcut, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs► draw/paint a picture · She drew a picture of a mushroom on the blackboard. ► do a picture of somebody/something (=draw or paint a picture)· He’s done a picture of a monster. ► a picture hangs somewhere · Three pictures hung on the wall over his bed. ► a picture shows something formal· The picture shows two women leaning down towards a third. ► a picture is of somebody/something (=used to talk about what a picture shows)· There's a picture of his wife above the fireplace. Meaning 4adjectives► a clear/good picture · He still didn’t have a clear picture of what had happened. ► a vivid picture (=very clear)· Their diaries give us a vivid picture of their lives at the time. ► an accurate/true picture · Our aim is to build an accurate picture of the needs of disabled people. ► a distorted/misleading picture (=one that is not accurate)· The media coverage left many people with a distorted picture.· These figures give a misleading picture of the company’s financial health. ► a detailed picture · We now have a detailed picture of the bird’s habits. ► a complete/full picture · By asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture. ► an overall/general picture · The study is intended to provide an overall picture of political activity in the nation. ► a bleak/gloomy/grim picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be bad)· The report paints a bleak picture of the economy. ► a rosy picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be good)· That figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture. verbs► have a picture · I've never been there, but I have a picture of it in my mind. ► a picture emerges (=becomes clear)· No clear picture emerges from the studies. ► get a picture · Scientists have been trying to get a better picture of how the drug works. ► build up/form a picture (=gradually get an idea of what something is like)· Detectives are still trying to build up a picture of what happened. ► give/provide a picture · Her book gives us an interesting picture of ordinary people’s homes at the time. ► present a picture · Newspapers tend to present a grim picture of what's going on in the world. ► paint a picture (=create a particular idea or impression, especially one that is not accurate)· The latest survey paints a grim picture. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► build (up) a picture of somebody/something (=form a clear idea about someone or something) We’re trying to build up a picture of what happened. ► a clear picture/idea (=a good understanding)· Some work experience should give you a clear idea of what the job involves. ► a comprehensive picture · The police still do not have a comprehensive picture of what happened. ► compromising letter/photograph/picture etc ► conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of something)  Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads. ► a picture dictionary (=containing a lot of pictures, especially for children or beginners in a language)· The advantage of a picture dictionary is that you don't have lengthy definitions. ► an exclusive report/interview/picture (=appearing in only one newspaper or magazine)· The newspaper featured exclusive pictures of the couple’s new baby. ► door/window/picture frame ► a picture/portrait gallery · The picture gallery is full of treasures. ► paints a gloomy picture  The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy. ► mental picture/image (=a picture that you form in your mind) I tried to get a mental picture of him from her description. ► paint a grim/rosy/gloomy picture of somebody/something  Dickens painted a grim picture of Victorian life. ► picture quality (also image quality)· Does this type of TV set have a better picture quality? ► painted a rosy picture  Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States. ► take a picture/photograph/photo  Would you mind taking a photo of us together? ► a wedding photograph/picture · my mother’s old wedding photographs COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► accurate · The artist was determined to present an accurate picture.· You can't get an accurate picture off television.· To assess whether this is an accurate picture it is necessary to address the question as to whether crime itself is predominantly working-class.· By doing so, he would more easily be able to form an accurate picture of his father as well.· This reduces the workload and helps in the production of a more comprehensive and accurate picture.· It hopes this will give it a more accurate picture of the actual casualty rate.· By simply questioning informants it is difficult to get an accurate picture of where and when Creole is actually used at home.· Rangers have been shot and no one has an accurate picture of what has happened to the wildlife there. ► big · On the wall there was a big picture of Sir Anthony at the piano.· No one in the boats has the luxury of seeing the big picture, of viewing Fuji majestic in the distance.· Stand back from time to time and take a look at the big picture.· This is no longer a team involved in the big picture.· It was part of their mystique: total command of the big picture combined with the ability to delegate technical details.· Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.· Tough it may be, but you have to rise above it and appreciate the bigger picture.· But Stack is a big idea, big picture kind of guy. ► clear · By applying a set of pragmatic guidelines to software choice a clearer picture of the more attractive options emerges.· The Guttmacher study does not paint a clear statistical picture.· I personally doubt whether any clear evolutionary picture would emerge if we were to base ourselves simply on Formen.· Attempts to gain a clearer picture of this boundary layer floundered for several decades.· A team at University College, London, produced the first clear pictures of interiors, using microchips as the specimens.· At last, a clear picture of music lovers and lovers.· Governors will have a clearer picture of what actually takes place in school.· I need you to paint me a clear picture of the changes you expect to see three months down the road. ► complete · Often, the media convey a fairly complete picture of the events in question.· Those who want a more complete picture of Kelly must consult the hefty, liberally illustrated catalog.· It helps management build a complete picture of various types of absence, and to identify potential abuses.· Time spent building a complete picture of your ideal position will be well spent.· Inventories, therefore, do not give a complete picture of a person's wealth.· I gave him a more complete picture of my risk profile.· But he talked so damn much, let slip a lot of details that added up to a fairly complete picture.· Every month the Shell Gold Card provides a series of reports which give you a complete picture of your fleet's performance. ► different · Your brain gets two slightly different pictures of the pencil - one from each eye.· Goodman presents quite a different picture.· The number of passives produced in response to the different pictures varied considerably.· However, if shown a new and different picture, they demonstrate renewed inter-est.· Your brain uses the slightly different pictures from each eye to judge distance accurately.· Powell's visit last month as secretary of state presented a vastly different picture.· I want to defend a radically different picture, which takes a much broader historical perspective.· Shift the frame ever so slightly, and you get a completely different picture. ► gloomy · No doubt that was too gloomy a picture.· He brings a book of verse with a few gloomy pictures.· It is not a particularly gloomy financial picture for you, just a rather unstable one.· Malthus' gloomy picture of human life seems to many contemporary commentators much too atomistic and adversarial.· All of this seems to have painted a rather gloomy picture.· There was one solitary corrective to this gloomy picture.· Domestic economic factors further complicated this gloomy picture.· They objected to being given an unnecessarily gloomy picture at first. ► good · Lee must win best foreign-language picture Oscar this spring-or indeed best picture.· In this eccentric Oscar year, will the simple virtues prevail when it comes to the best picture category?· It might have been a better picture.· Babe G A best picture Oscar nominee.· It was a good picture before it became a bad picture.· This single episode gave me a very good picture of Harold Wilson's qualities and defects.· And for once there is no lack of likely names for the final two best picture slots. ► main · Our main picture shows an Ancistrus described as a Chubby Bristlenose.· The male is to the front. Main picture: The female takes a breather. ► mental · Disappointment followed, the lurid projector of mental pictures shut down and I was left feeling I ought to have known better.· As they crossed Park Avenue, he had a mental picture of what an ideal pair they made.· This is in order to provide the reader with a mental picture of the house as the technical options are discussed.· They learn to let words create a mental picture and to then make a replica of their vision.· She had a mental picture of Samuel Roberts' fine, hard face.· Somewhere between the event and the sentence is a mental picture.· When she switched on the light her cosy mental picture was shattered by crude reality.· They make a funny mental picture because she is so short and he is so tall, just for starters. ► overall · The overall world picture shows: The basic modes of transmission have not changed.· Herodotos gives mainly an account of single ships' actions; he adds details, but gives no overall picture.· The overall picture today, however, is of a decreasing number of musically-skilled people.· Using distance, parsimony and maximum-likelihood methods the overall picture of eukaryote small-subunit rRNA phylogeny remains unchanged.· What is the overall picture of the process of addictive disease?· It is the overall picture that matters.· The graph provides an overall picture of the data which makes spotting trend or correlation of data in your spreadsheet.· The overall picture, however, is of a lack of systematic training in church music for ordinands. ► pretty · Individuals painted a pretty grim picture of the pressures within social security offices.· Not a pretty picture, is it?· All in all, it is a pretty unconvincing picture.· This is not going to be a pretty picture.· And the charter made a pretty picture.· She wanted more than the two dimensions of pretty pictures, more than the garbled pidgin of kitchen natives.· But the countryside is more than just a pretty picture.· Bright blue hyperlinks. Pretty pictures. ► vivid · There are extraordinarily vivid and exuberant pictures which are countered by others which have an almost penitential mood to them.· But from the log books of 100 years ago, there is a very vivid picture of school life in Bentley.· Nice vivid pictures, despite working on old computers.· He also describes vivid pictures with extreme detail and.· Her imagination conjured up an erotically vivid picture and she knew a hectic flush had risen to her cheeks.· Memories tumbled out, dancing past her closed eyes in a vivid string of pictures.· But he had a vivid picture of her in his mind, lean and hungry in her scarlet bathing suit.· Their attention to the minor details of everyday life paints a far more vivid picture of bygone days than any history book. ► whole · So the whole picture comes together.· However, although we can keep this association in mind, it does not give us the whole picture.· He may additionally, by dream mechanisms and current computation, try to fashion in a whole technicolor picture of the scenery.· Essentially, creativity, as Coleridge sees it, comes down to the ability to perceive the whole picture.· We never really get the whole picture.· But it is not the whole picture. NOUN► book · Bodiam is a picture book castle and a favourite with children of all ages.· They listen to stories, memorize nursery rhymes, look at picture books and gain other experiences that prepare them to read.· Roald Dahl's last picture book tells how Billy rescued the tiny Minpins from the smoke belching Gruncher.· A five-page picture book is needed to explain the steps required to release and lift the hood of army vehicles.· Apparently she often approached him with a picture book or toy to engage him in play with her.· One of the greatest historians for children is the author Jean Fritz who has written historical novels and picture books.· Colouring books help their writing skills ... picture books help their reading skills ... counting books help them with their numbers.· One-night picture books require parents to select and begin a new story every night. ► frame · She was appalled when he explained to her she would be required to pose in a picture frame.· He regilded picture frames, glued back together broken cups and plates.· Burst walls, the marks of picture frames, the shadow of a crucifix.· It was empty apart from a round wooden table, a large golden picture frame on one wall and a cupboard.· The tube is a flat glass panel like a thick picture frame.· It will all look so much nicer than bits of tied drying holly tucked into picture frames.· Each door had two handles on either side and on walls hung wooden and metal picture frames.· In distinguishing between these two, Gombrich uses the picture frame as an example of design. ► motion · It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge with the motion picture.· Those who invest with him get the motion picture -- meaning his ongoing judgment, including when to sell.· What had to be done was that motion pictures had to be made respectable.· As per above, but for motion pictures.· On a motion picture I have a team of anywhere from one hundred to two hundred people.· Creativity is required, then, for the banker as well as the motion picture director.· The revolution began with the invention of motion picture film early in the twentieth century.· She became adept at filming with a motion picture camera as well as still camera. ► postcard · Anyone who can help with old picture postcards or other memorabilia can contact Chris on Darlington.· She had not even sent me a picture postcard.· Since then it has been many times re-invented and used for 3D picture postcards.· It was too perfect; a picture postcard blown up to the scale of real life.· A few picture postcards casually sent could not be considered remembering in any serious sense.· It's a picture postcard brought to life.· For Katherine the landscape bore none of the familiarity of a picture postcard.· They could have been painted from picture postcards and probably were. ► window · Now, at the Mirage, Ali stands and walks stiffly towards the picture windows overlooking Las Vegas.· Some one looking through the picture window spotted Lois before she got more than half way up the front walk.· The picture windows shattered, and the bar cracked apart where the bullets went in.· Although it is July, the house has a Christmas wreath hung in its picture window.· Next door, where Ed Preston lived, somebody is watching me from the picture window.· All staterooms are outside with large picture windows and private bathroom facilities.· He was standing in the dark, in front of a picture window, fireworks exploding silently behind him.· He fixed the bedroom and picture windows, glazing the edges of the glass with care. VERB► build · How do you build up the picture in a regression session?· In Vera Cruz, a mob gathered in front of the government building and demanded a picture of Santa Anna.· These shapes are built into moving pictures which are inspired by those drawn by Blake to illustrate stories from the Bible.· Time spent building a complete picture of your ideal position will be well spent.· It helps management build a complete picture of various types of absence, and to identify potential abuses.· Often we have only fragments of bones to build up a mental picture of the final complete skeleton.· By using overlays, one can build up a picture stage by stage.· You might argue that such an investigation, though time-consuming, would enable you to build up the picture you want. ► draw · Repeated commissions and zemstvo investigations drew a grim picture of peasant destitution and growing frustration.· You might encourage them by drawing a picture of a playground slide.· I was drawing these pictures in my head of walking across a tightrope and falling into a chasm.· How does it look now? Draw a picture of what you actually see.· To help you complete this plan, try to draw a picture that you will associate with your goal.· As the students are drawing, walk around to be sure that they are drawing an exact picture of the hanging hammer.· Yet all of the children could draw a picture of themselves and their shadow.· He drew some pictures for me, holding the marker awkwardly. ► emerge · A similar picture emerges in relation to the distribution of gross earnings among female manual workers.· A similar tax preparation picture emerges at the California state level.· I personally doubt whether any clear evolutionary picture would emerge if we were to base ourselves simply on Formen.· It may be some time before a clear picture of economic activity emerges, analysts said.· Despite the limitations of the available data, the picture which emerges from this review is complex and interesting.· A contrasting picture emerged from Gen.· At the regional scale a much more varied picture of bus services emerges.· A similar picture emerges in the case of women except that women's earnings at all levels are only two-thirds of men's. ► give · The absolute size of population gains and losses gives a slightly different picture of regional change.· A longer view can give us a clearer picture.· Herodotos gives mainly an account of single ships' actions; he adds details, but gives no overall picture.· It gives a dynamic picture of science rather than the static account of the most naive falsificationists.· To give a full picture of this past is a daunting task, not within the scope of this book.· They used a thermal imaging camera which gives a picture like this of bodies on the ground.· However, although we can keep this association in mind, it does not give us the whole picture.· First, you must decide on the sort of atmosphere that you wish to give your picture. ► look · She looked a picture of health as she was cuddled by her relieved mum Michelle and dad David.· Find a page with a picture. Look at the picture.· But yesterday, she looked a picture of gloom.· Application With your students, read the paragraph and look at the labeled picture on the application sheet.· There was, however, nothing phony about his powers of connoisseurship, and looking at pictures with him was fascinating.· Application With the class, look at some pictures of different animals.· He was looking closely at the picture in his hand.· Rufus had not looked at the picture for years. ► paint · Mr Howard painted a picture of industrial unrest under Labour rivalling the worst days of the 1970s.· In recent weeks and months, the headlines have painted a picture of an industry in crisis.· The final story began when Jane painted a picture.· Their thinking may include negative self-talk that paints a picture of current and future failure.· All of this seems to have painted a rather gloomy picture.· Do all these dealings paint a picture of a couple who have maintained sole and separate property, as they have maintained?· I do not understand how the Government can paint the picture that they have.· You need to compose your career the way you would write a piece of music or paint a picture. ► present · The most up-to-date figures present a less black picture than was thought to be the case at the time.· Goodman presents quite a different picture.· The artist was determined to present an accurate picture.· To present such a picture of a typical abusive marriage is misleading.· Other counties present a similar picture.· Powell's visit last month as secretary of state presented a vastly different picture.· But in order to keep the argument as clear as possible we presented a fairly static picture of the class structure.· Alternatively, the students could draw pictures rather than write stories and present their pictures to the class. ► produce · These electrical pulses are then analysed and used to produce detailed pictures of a patient's internal organs.· But the magazine hit back by producing a picture of Mrs Barantes with one of their journalists.· Two photographers have produced pictures of Simpson wearing the shoes at a November 1993 Buffalo Bills football game.· Heat detection produces pictures at night.· Indeed, that is certainly true, but we must bear in mind the way that the computer actually produces these pictures.· Another use is to produce pictures of an unborn baby by reflecting ultrasonic waves off its body.· Class based analyses which exclude them therefore produce a misleading picture of inequalities in child health. ► provide · Environmental forecasting Scanning and monitoring provide a picture of what has already taken place and what is happening.· The spate of incidents may provide a clearer picture of changes that might be needed in those regulations.· The graph provides an overall picture of the data which makes spotting trend or correlation of data in your spreadsheet.· Today, the other fast-food chains provide the pictures too.· This is operating normally, providing pictures with the usual 80 m resolution.· They have a wide view to help them look out for the hunters. Provide the students with pictures of animals.· This provides a very clear picture of the total activity although the order of doing things may not be obvious.· Now, videotape provides instant pictures, which solves the problem of processing delays. ► see · These styles can be seen in the pictures of mod rallies at seaside towns.· On the Cover they saw the picture of a Negro author, and they commented on that.· There were two easels in the room and on one she saw an unfinished picture.· Strangely, I have never seen pictures of smiling persons with shopping carts standing over piles of steak.· Hindelang reviewed a series of such studies to see how different a picture they gave from arrest or court data.· I saw a picture of that boat last week. ► show · A tree is shown in the Niobid picture, trees and small plants in the vase illustrated in figs. 109 and 116.· Make contact. Show them pictures of your hometown.· This miracle shows a picture of the Church.· He did not attempt to show those pictures to the jury.· I showed them a picture of a sheep and they didn't believe that it existed.· For instance, why is showing an unflattering picture of Bob Dole in a television commercial such a terrible crime?· Journalists were shown reassuring pictures aimed at proving how technology helps control natural phenomena.· The flowers alone had cost five thousand, and the paper showed pictures of father and daughter. ► take · Younis told me that they'd taken my picture because I'd hidden it.· My father is taking a picture of us on this very important day.· She took her pictures down from the wall.· Now I understand, as I back away, claiming to need a better angle from which to take a picture.· But when the paparazzi responded by taking pictures of Buckingham Palace-based Mr Arbiter, he angrily demanded their names.· What do they take from these pictures?· Setting up the picture Briefing To take really good pictures photographers need to be properly briefed.· He took some still pictures of them with his Leica, and they immediately formed groups, asking him to take more. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► get the picture I get the picture. You want me to say you were at my house last night. Oh, I get the picture. You're in love with Muriel, aren't you? We don't want any trouble tonight. Do you get the picture? Designers get the picture John Bell Computer-aided design is a complex technology with complicated effects. Now, however, it seems even the dimwitted Amphi staff is beginning to get the picture. She'd only been married to Gerald for eight months before I started getting the picture. So the museum has gone to law to get the pictures back. Substitute Vince McMahon with Mel Brooks and you start to get the picture. You're probably getting the picture by now - Russan is a typical product of the 80s. ► out of the picture As Neta faded out of the picture, he faded in. Glen had told me she dropped out of the picture after the accident, but she might remember something from that period. If you live long enough on South Vermont, you begin to feel not just excluded but out of the picture entirely. Sharif is out of the picture, unable to return for 10 years under his exile agreement. She kept walking out of the picture and coming back. She walked out of the picture and then came back. Wedemeyer quickly proved that many of these troubles could be addressed with Stilwell out of the picture. With Oliver Ingraham out of the picture, things would be as they should have been. ► the pictures And well... the pictures have been sold and they're everywhere. But nothing could have prepared her for the intimacy of the pictures. I seen the pictures of it and they have the prettiest velvet. In their photo / text works, he takes the pictures and she writes the words. On the 36in. and 32in. screens the zoomed format made the pictures look very coarse. Sometimes the bravest rats ran out on to the floor or across the tops of the pictures. Today, the other fast-food chains provide the pictures too. When the pictures are put together and moved rapidly, the character appears to be moving. ► be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc► be/look a picture► put/keep somebody in the picture Besides, I wanted to put you in the picture. Call it: putting you in the picture. He put Maclean in the picture about his letter to Wilson. Perhaps he did not like to argue with Jean-Claude, suspecting that my lover may have been put fully in the picture. Then she remembered that she had promised to keep Sybil in the picture but decided that could wait as well. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cloud the issue/picture etc These comments should not be allowed to cloud the picture too much. ► the larger issues/question/problem/picture But the larger picture is systematically distorted by the military and political calculations concerning the strategic uses of information and disinformation. Here we are concerned with the larger problem of the relationship between men as a class and other animals as a class. It has come to have a bearing on the larger questions of civilized survival. Mission-driven budgets relieve legislators of micromanagement decisions, freeing them to focus on the larger problems they were elected to solve. She was blind to the larger picture that involves building and maintaining good relationships with both fellow-workers and superiors. That ignorance is at the root of geophysicists' struggle with the larger problem of how the whole earth works. Too much, and the larger picture might become apparent. You failed to connect the various elements together or to move through the detail to the larger issues of the painting. ► library pictures/footage► pretty as a picture Francesca was as pretty as a picture and apparently glowing with health. Property: Not quite as pretty as a picture A house committed to canvas is a house that's easy to sell. Rachel looked as pretty as a picture, her lovely body warmly covered by a grey riding cloak lined with miniver fur. She looked surprised, and threw up her hands, pretty as a picture, then began to set the chessmen afresh. ► the wider context/issues/picture etc As ever, context is important, particularly the wider context of New Testament teaching. Both require standing back from the day-to-day running of the organisation and examining the wider picture. It is now necessary to situate these in the wider context of the social formation and in particular class structure. More broadly, it was placed in the wider context of the continuing ambitions of central government to control local independence. That fact must be put in the wider context. The change depended upon changes in the wider context of controversy, which provoked the development of formerly implicit attitudinal aspects. We would expect leaders at all levels to be aware of the wider context of their work. What interpretations of the wider issues should it consider? Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivepictorialpicturesquenounpictureverbpicture 1painting/drawing [countable] shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, showing what someone or something looks like:  The room had several pictures on the walls. a book with pictures in itpicture of I like that picture of the two horses.draw/paint a/somebody’s picture Draw a picture of your house. He asked her permission to paint her picture (=paint a picture of her).2photograph [countable] a photographpicture of That’s a great picture of you, Dad!take somebody’s picture/take a picture of somebody I asked the waiter if he’d mind taking our picture.wedding/holiday etc pictures Would you like to see the wedding pictures?3television [countable] an image that appears on a television or cinema screenpicture of upsetting pictures of the famine in Africa satellite pictures from space4description/idea [countable usually singular] a description or idea of what something is likepicture of The book gives you a good picture of what life was like in Japan in the early 19th century. The article paints a rather bleak picture of the future of our planet. Detectives are trying to build up a picture of the kidnapper. The description in the guidebook showed rather a rosy picture (=one that makes you think that something is better than it really is). I now have a vivid picture (=very clear picture) in my mind.5situation [singular] the general situation in a place, organization etc:  The worldwide picture for tribal people remains grim. the wider political picture Checks throughout the region revealed a similar picture everywhere.big/bigger/wider picture We were so caught up with the details, we lost sight of the big picture (=the situation considered as a whole).6mental image [countable usually singular] an image or memory that you have in your mind:  Sarah had a mental picture of Lisbon. He had a vivid picture in his mind.7put/keep somebody in the picture to give someone all the information they need to understand a situation, especially one that is changing quickly:  I’m just going now, but Keith will put you in the picture.8get the picture informal to understand a situation:  You’ve said enough. I get the picture.9out of the picture if someone is out of the picture, they are no longer involved in a situation:  Injury has effectively put Woods out of the picture as far as international matches are concerned.10film a)[countable] a film:  It was voted the year’s best picture. b)the pictures [plural] British English the cinema:  Would you like to go to the pictures?11be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc to look very healthy etc:  Head bowed and sobbing, she was the picture of misery.12be/look a picture to look beautiful → pretty as a picture at pretty2(7)COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbsdraw/paint a picture· She drew a picture of a mushroom on the blackboard.do a picture of somebody/something (=draw or paint a picture)· He’s done a picture of a monster.a picture hangs somewhere· Three pictures hung on the wall over his bed.a picture shows something formal· The picture shows two women leaning down towards a third.a picture is of somebody/something (=used to talk about what a picture shows)· There's a picture of his wife above the fireplace.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 4adjectivesa clear/good picture· He still didn’t have a clear picture of what had happened.a vivid picture (=very clear)· Their diaries give us a vivid picture of their lives at the time.an accurate/true picture· Our aim is to build an accurate picture of the needs of disabled people.a distorted/misleading picture (=one that is not accurate)· The media coverage left many people with a distorted picture.· These figures give a misleading picture of the company’s financial health.a detailed picture· We now have a detailed picture of the bird’s habits.a complete/full picture· By asking these questions, I was able to get a more complete picture.an overall/general picture· The study is intended to provide an overall picture of political activity in the nation.a bleak/gloomy/grim picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be bad)· The report paints a bleak picture of the economy.a rosy picture (=giving the impression that something is or will be good)· That figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.verbshave a picture· I've never been there, but I have a picture of it in my mind.a picture emerges (=becomes clear)· No clear picture emerges from the studies.get a picture· Scientists have been trying to get a better picture of how the drug works.build up/form a picture (=gradually get an idea of what something is like)· Detectives are still trying to build up a picture of what happened.give/provide a picture· Her book gives us an interesting picture of ordinary people’s homes at the time.present a picture· Newspapers tend to present a grim picture of what's going on in the world.paint a picture (=create a particular idea or impression, especially one that is not accurate)· The latest survey paints a grim picture.THESAURUSpicture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like: · a picture of a horse· He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc: · We had to do a drawing of a sunflower.sketch a picture that is drawn quickly: · I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted.painting a picture made using paint: · The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art.· Picasso did several paintings of her.portrait a picture of a person: · The portrait was painted by Rembrandt.landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains: · Constable painted mainly landscapes.cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: · A cartoon in the New York Times showed the president talking to Osama Bin Laden.comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story: · Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way: · He is famous for his caricatures of politicians.illustration a picture in a book: · The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration: · old movie posters· There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture: · a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennonimage a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you: · He produced some memorable images.· a beautiful image· Some of the images are deeply disturbing.artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine: · We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers. picture1 nounpicture2 verb picturepicture2 ●●○ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE picture Simple Form Present I, you, we, they picture he, she, it pictures Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they pictured Present perfect I, you, we, they have pictured he, she, it has pictured Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had pictured Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will picture Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have pictured Continuous Form Present I am picturing he, she, it is picturing you, we, they are picturing Past I, he, she, it was picturing you, we, they were picturing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been picturing he, she, it has been picturing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been picturing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be picturing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been picturing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Can you picture it? Lying in the sun, sipping cocktails -- it would be paradise! I can still picture her lovely brown eyes. I had never met Graham but I pictured him as a pale, thin young man wearing glasses. Miguel could still picture the children laughing and joking, and chasing each other around the garden. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Both pictured a glamorous brunette, at least a dozen years older than herself. He wrote that it was not as he had pictured it as the weather was bitterly cold and wet with some snow. I pictured her trying to eke out her money - for I was sure there was not much. I pictured myself picking at least three hundred pounds a day and took the job. It is frighteningly easy to picture our children bald-gummed, big-headed as the babies they sprang out of. They have been pictured as the ultimate wealth of the community. When a child learns to picture and verbalize his feelings, he has the opportunity to reason and make intelligent choices. Whichever, it seems that Arsenio isn't quite the sort of cultural diplomat I had optimistically pictured. Thesaurus THESAURUS► imagine to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something might be like: · When I think of Honolulu, I imagine long white beaches and palm trees.· I can’t really imagine being a millionaire. ► visualize to form a picture of someone or something in your mind, especially something that is definitely going to happen or exist in the future: · Anna visualized meeting Greg again at the airport.· The finished house may be hard to visualize. ► picture to form a clear picture of something or someone in your mind: · I can still picture my father, even though he died a long time ago.· The town was just how she had pictured it from his description. ► envisage especially British English, envision to imagine something as possible or likely to happen in the future: · How do you envisage your career developing over the next ten years?· They had envisioned the creation of a single armed force, small but efficient. ► conceive of something formal to imagine a situation, especially one that is difficult to imagine: · For many people, music is so important that they cannot conceive of life without it. ► fantasize to imagine something exciting that you would like to happen, but that is very unlikely to happen: · I used to fantasize about becoming a film star. ► daydream to imagine pleasant things, so that you forget where you are and what you should be doing: · Mark began to daydream, and didn’t even hear the teacher’s question. ► hallucinate to imagine that you are seeing things that are not really there, especially because you are ill or have taken drugs: · The drug can cause some people to hallucinate.· When I saw the walls moving, I thought I must be hallucinating. Longman Language Activatora picture that you paint or draw► picture a painting or drawing: · Van Gogh's "Sunflowers' is one of the most famous pictures in the world.· an early picture by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monetpicture of: · There was a picture of a windmill on the bedroom wall.somebody's picture (=a painting or drawing of someone): · The house belonged to the Duke of Wellington, and his picture hangs in the hall.draw/paint a picture: · I didn't know the word in Japanese so I drew a little picture.do a picture spoken (=draw or paint a picture): · Daisy did a lovely picture of a cat at school today. ► painting a picture that someone has painted: · an exhibition of paintings by French artists· The museum has an impressive collection of early 20th century American paintings.painting of: · a painting of the Grand Canal in Venice by Canaletto· Gaugin is famous for his paintings of native women on the Pacific island of Tahiti.do a painting: · Dali did several paintings of his wife. ► drawing a picture that has been drawn using a pen or pencil: · The classroom was bright and cheerful, with childrens' drawings on the walls.drawing of: · On the wall was a drawing of a woman's head by Matisse.do a drawing: · Degas did a series of drawings of dancers at the ballet school in Paris. ► sketch a picture consisting of a few lines drawn quickly with a pen or pencil: sketch of: · I thought your sketches of the garden were very attractive.do/make a sketch: · The architect did a sketch of how the building will look when it's finished.quick/rough sketch (=a sketch done very quickly): · Gabriella did a quick sketch of her baby daughter. ► illustration a picture in a book, which shows people or events that have been mentioned in the book: · The new encyclopedia is full of color illustrations and photographs.· Who did the illustrations for the book? They're lovely. ► poster a very large picture or photograph printed on paper, which you put on a wall for decoration: poster of: · Anna's bedroom wall was covered in posters of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. ► portrait a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person: portrait of: · A full-length portrait of the Queen hung on the wall.paint a portrait: · The artist Hans Holbein was best known for painting portraits.self-portrait (=a picture of the artist done by the artist): · Rembrandt's "Self-portrait with feather in cap"· A series of 43 self-portraits by Greek-born American Lucas Samaras (b. 1936) have been donated to the Museum of Modern Art, New York. ► landscape a painting or photograph showing an area of countryside: · "What kind of photographs do you take?" "Mostly landscapes, and some portraits."landscape painter/artist/photographer: · Constable is probably England's most famous landscape artist. ► study a small detailed drawing, especially one which is done in order to prepare for a larger picture, or as part of a series of drawings of the same kind of subject: study of: · Renoir did several studies of small plants and flowers.study for: · The exhibition includes a series of studies by Picasso for his painting Guernica. ► nude a picture of someone without any clothes on: · To be honest, I prefer his flower pictures to his nudes.· a nude by Picasso a humorous drawing► cartoon a humorous drawing, especially in a newspaper or a magazine, often with a joke written under it: · The cartoon shows a group of elephants trying to get into a phone-box.· a satirical cartoon that appears in the Washington Post ► caricature a humorous drawing that makes certain parts of people's faces or bodies seem larger or stranger than they really are, in order to make them look funny: · We had our caricatures drawn by a street artist while we were on vacation in Turkey.caricature of: · Politicians are used to having caricatures of themselves printed in newspapers. a photograph► photograph a picture made using a camera: photograph of: · Ansel Adams' photographs of the American wilderness are now worth thousands of dollars.take a photograph: · Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the Museum.· My camera's fully automatic and takes really good photographs.somebody's photograph (=a photograph of someone): · I hate having my photograph taken.wedding/passport/ graduation etc photograph: · The photographer asked all the guests to stand still and pose for the wedding photograph. ► photo/picture a photograph - use this especially when you are talking about photographs of you, your friends, your family, places you have visited etc: · Karen showed me a picture of her new boyfriend -- he's very good-looking!take a photo/picture: · Did you take any good photos while you were in Paris?somebody's photo/picture (=a photo or picture of someone): · Do you want me to take your photo?· I saw her picture in the paper the other day. ► snap especially British /snapshot especially American informal a photograph which you take yourself, for example of your family or on holiday, not one that is taken by a professional photographer: · They're just snapshots, but some of them are really good.take a snap/snapshot: · Did you take any snaps in Greece?snap of: · She showed me a snapshot of her three children.holiday snaps British: · Patrick was showing his holiday snaps to everyone in the office. ► shot a photograph that you take for a specific purpose, often one that you have to go to a particular place in order to take: · I got some great shots of Mount Fuji with the sun setting behind it.take a shot: · The cars went past so quickly that she only had time to take a couple of shots. ► mug shot informal a photograph of a criminal's face, taken by the police: · The police showed me some mug shots, and I had to say if any of them looked like the man who attacked me. ► photography the art or profession of taking photographs: · Chris is studying photography at night school.· an exhibition of Irwin Penn's renowned fashion photography for Vogue magazine what you see in a mirror, on a screen, or on water► image a picture on the screen of a television, cinema, or computer: · The images on a computer screen are made up of thousands of tiny dots.· the flickering images of an old silent movie· The digitized images can be stored on a computer hard disk, or printed out on special photographic paper. ► reflection what you see when you look in a mirror or at the surface of water: · Anna stood looking at her reflection in the mirror.· the reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake the front or back of a picture► foreground the nearest part of a scene in a picture or photograph: in the foreground: · In the foreground of the picture is a man with a black beard, dressed in rough workingman's clothes and a hat. ► background the area behind something or someone in a picture or photograph: in the background: · It was a photo of everyone in my class, with the school building in the background. to have a picture or idea of something in your mind► imagine to think about something and form a picture or idea in your mind about it: · Try to imagine a room as big as a football field.imagine (that): · For a while she imagined that she was a rich woman, living in a beautiful house.imagine what/who/where: · From the description Janet gave in her letter it was easy to imagine what her new apartment was like.imagine doing something: · Just imagine having to spend the rest of your life in jail.imagine somebody doing something: · I can quite easily imagine you running your own business.can't imagine somebody doing something: · I can't imagine anyone wearing clothes that colour. ► visualize also visualise British to form a very clear picture of something or someone in your mind, especially in order to help you prepare to do something or help you to remember something clearly: · An architect can look at a drawing and visualize a three-dimensional shape.· David could still visualize Polly, even though he had not seen her for ten years.visualize where/what/how: · He closed his eyes, trying to visualize where he had put his watch. ► picture to have a clear picture of something or someone in your mind, especially because you are trying to imagine what it is like to do something or what someone looks like: · Can you picture it? Lying in the sun, sipping cocktails -- it would be paradise!picture something/somebody as: · I had never met Graham but I pictured him as a pale, thin young man wearing glasses.picture somebody doing something: · Miguel could still picture the children laughing and joking, and chasing each other around the garden. ► can see to have a clear picture of something you are thinking about in your mind, especially something pleasant or funny, or something you think is likely to happen: · I'm going to Corfu next week. I can see it all now -- sun, sand and sea!can see somebody doing something: · Jimmy's gone skiing for the first time. I can just see him coming home with a broken leg. ► form a picture to form an idea of something in your mind, using the information you have about it: · The Hubble Space Telescope allows astronomers to form a more accurate picture of our solar system. ► conceive of formal to imagine something happening or what a particular situation is like - use this especially in questions and negative statements: · It is difficult to conceive of a society in which nobody has to work.cannot conceive of something: · I don't know about you, but I cannot conceive of a home without electricity or water. WORD SETS► Visual abstract, adjectiveafter, prepositionArt Deco, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounArt Nouveau, nounbackground, nouncalligraphy, nouncaricature, nouncaricature, verbcaricaturist, nouncartoon, nouncarving, nounceramics, nounchalk, nouncharcoal, nounchase, verbclip art, nouncomposition, nounconceptual art, nouncontrast, nouncrayon, nouncrayon, verbcutout, noundecal, noundimension, noundoodle, verbdraughtsman, noundrawing, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounexhibit, nounfigurative, adjectivefigure, nounfreehand, adjectivegallery, noungilt, noungilt, adjectivegraphic, adjectivegraphic design, noungraphics, nouniconography, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounink, nounink, verbinset, verbintaglio, nounlacquer, nounlacquer, verblaser, nounlife-size, adjectivelight show, nounlinocut, nounmanikin, nounmezzotint, nounmobile, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodernism, nounmontage, nounmosaic, nounmount, verbmural, nounmuseum, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectiveneedlepoint, nounnude, nounobjet d'art, nounochre, nounold master, nounop art, nounormolu, nounornamentation, nounoutline, verbpanorama, nounpantograph, nounpastel, nounpastel, adjectiveperspective, nounpicture, nounpicture, verbplasticity, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpose, verbpose, nounprimary colour, nounprint, verbprint, nounrelief, nounrepresentational, adjectiverestrained, adjectiveretro, nounretrospective, nounrubbing, nounself-portrait, nounshade, nounshade, verbsilk screen, adjectivesilversmith, nounsitter, nounsketch, nounsketch, verbsketchpad, nounson et lumière, nounstudy, nounstylized, adjectivesuperimpose, verbsymbol, nountattoo, nountattoo, verbtessellated, adjectivetransfer, nounturpentine, nounvanishing point, nounvibrant, adjectiveview, nounvisual aid, nounvisual arts, nounwoodcarving, nounwoodcut, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► build (up) a picture of somebody/something (=form a clear idea about someone or something) We’re trying to build up a picture of what happened. ► a clear picture/idea (=a good understanding)· Some work experience should give you a clear idea of what the job involves. ► a comprehensive picture · The police still do not have a comprehensive picture of what happened. ► compromising letter/photograph/picture etc ► conjure up images/pictures/thoughts etc (of something)  Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads. ► a picture dictionary (=containing a lot of pictures, especially for children or beginners in a language)· The advantage of a picture dictionary is that you don't have lengthy definitions. ► an exclusive report/interview/picture (=appearing in only one newspaper or magazine)· The newspaper featured exclusive pictures of the couple’s new baby. ► door/window/picture frame ► a picture/portrait gallery · The picture gallery is full of treasures. ► paints a gloomy picture  The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy. ► mental picture/image (=a picture that you form in your mind) I tried to get a mental picture of him from her description. ► paint a grim/rosy/gloomy picture of somebody/something  Dickens painted a grim picture of Victorian life. ► picture quality (also image quality)· Does this type of TV set have a better picture quality? ► painted a rosy picture  Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States. ► take a picture/photograph/photo  Would you mind taking a photo of us together? ► a wedding photograph/picture · my mother’s old wedding photographs COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► above · A liver version of their personalised pennant is pictured above.· She's pictured above, relaxing in a simple but effective room with beams and bare brickwork.· Mrs Scott, pictured above, first took the plunge in 1993 when she converted a house into two flats.· The young boy pictured above is 13 years old and works a minimum of 12 hours a day.· They are pictured above with Albert Lee.· Some of the principal speakers who took part in the Council's 21st International Forum are pictured above.· Jasper Carrott and Phil pictured above are the comedians in question. ► here · They're pictured here in their brand new packs.· A mild whitefish fillet can be substituted for the tuna pictured here.· The Manzi brothers, pictured here, are unafraid of clothes that suggest they need ironing.· Lady fern, pictured here, has an elegant appearance with graceful fronds up to three feet in length.· You can add a touch of floral style to your correspondence with the attractive Lady Margaret stationery pictured here.· Mr Beechey, pictured here a few days after the body of his neighbour was discovered, said nothing during the hearing.· Robert's grandfather, Thomas, created the marvellous cake pictured here to celebrate George V's coronation in 1911. ► right · Her eyes lit up as she spotted Spartacus hunk Kirk-at 83 just a year her junior and pictured right. NOUN► man · I pictured a man taking leave of his motor; wobbling from the fast lane towards the hard shoulder.· He kept picturing an old man with a hoe, how the poor guy went skidding through the powdery red dust.· She pictured the man stamping down through his pub, irate and duty-bound.· For a moment he pictured the man in his civilian life. ► mind · If a story was written skillfully enough to include vivid descriptions, Louisa pictured them in her mind.· He pictured them in his mind, and recoiled from the thought.· Nutty, picturing in her mind the agility required of the cross-country performer, ground her teeth with frustration. ► scene · He could picture the scene as if it were yesterday.· I can picture the romantic scene now.· She smiled involuntarily as she pictured the scene. ► woman · He'd pictured her as a woman willing to trade physical favours in exchange for her goals.· We, on the other hand, picture a serenely content woman with a baby in her arms.· They pictured Soviet women as hammer-throwers, brawny six-footers who work in brick factories.· They picture women gathered together to dance or perform some apparently ritualistic act of worship. VERB► try · When I wake up, at almost half past eight, I try to picture Agnes.· She tried to picture Benedict thus, but the image would not form.· Close your eyes and try to picture them.· She bowed her head in pain as she tried to picture the face of her husband.· I try to picture the basilica and the beautiful little medieval town of Assisi, tucked into the side of Mount Subasio.· She must not try to picture Ruth in that house.· I tried picturing Detroit, Michigan. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cloud the issue/picture etc These comments should not be allowed to cloud the picture too much. ► the larger issues/question/problem/picture But the larger picture is systematically distorted by the military and political calculations concerning the strategic uses of information and disinformation. Here we are concerned with the larger problem of the relationship between men as a class and other animals as a class. It has come to have a bearing on the larger questions of civilized survival. Mission-driven budgets relieve legislators of micromanagement decisions, freeing them to focus on the larger problems they were elected to solve. She was blind to the larger picture that involves building and maintaining good relationships with both fellow-workers and superiors. That ignorance is at the root of geophysicists' struggle with the larger problem of how the whole earth works. Too much, and the larger picture might become apparent. You failed to connect the various elements together or to move through the detail to the larger issues of the painting. ► library pictures/footage► pretty as a picture Francesca was as pretty as a picture and apparently glowing with health. Property: Not quite as pretty as a picture A house committed to canvas is a house that's easy to sell. Rachel looked as pretty as a picture, her lovely body warmly covered by a grey riding cloak lined with miniver fur. She looked surprised, and threw up her hands, pretty as a picture, then began to set the chessmen afresh. ► the wider context/issues/picture etc As ever, context is important, particularly the wider context of New Testament teaching. Both require standing back from the day-to-day running of the organisation and examining the wider picture. It is now necessary to situate these in the wider context of the social formation and in particular class structure. More broadly, it was placed in the wider context of the continuing ambitions of central government to control local independence. That fact must be put in the wider context. The change depended upon changes in the wider context of controversy, which provoked the development of formerly implicit attitudinal aspects. We would expect leaders at all levels to be aware of the wider context of their work. What interpretations of the wider issues should it consider? Word family WORD FAMILYadjectivepictorialpicturesquenounpictureverbpicture 1to imagine something by making an image in your mind:  Tom, picturing the scene, smiled.picture somebody/something as something Rob had pictured her as serious, but she wasn’t like that.picture somebody doing something I can’t picture him skiing. He’s so clumsy!picture what/how Picture what it would be like after a nuclear attack.► see thesaurus at imagine2to show someone or something in a photograph, painting, or drawing:  She is pictured with her mum Christine and sister Kelly.GRAMMAR Picture is usually passive in this meaning.3to describe something in a particular waybe pictured as something She’s been pictured as a difficult, demanding woman.GRAMMAR Picture is usually passive in this meaning.
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