单词 | framed |
释义 | framed (once / 615 pages) adj Something that's framed is surrounded by or held inside a frame. A framed photograph has a border around it, and is often behind a protective piece of glass. You might hang all your framed paintings on one wall in your apartment, or cluster your favorite framed photos on your piano. One reason to have framed art, rather than unframed pictures, is to provide them some support — similarly, when a house, piece of furniture, or building is framed, it's supported by some material. Your uncle might build a log-framed cabin in the woods, for example. If someone says that you've been framed, that means someone has put the blame on you for something you didn't do. WORD FAMILYframed: unframed+/frame: framed, framer, frames, framing, underframe/framer: framers/framing: framings/underframe: underframes USAGE EXAMPLESAt first it was pretty standard fare: She posed, framed by feathers, as a glittering pop princess through a pristine, apparently lip-synced “Auld Lang Syne.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s completely framed,” she was quoted as saying by local media, without elaborating. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Guests mingled over drinks by the pool, which was framed by banquette tables lit from above by strings of bulbs. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) adj provided with a frame there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk Ant unframed not provided with a frame |
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