第704期:Go to picture≠去看圖片, Picture的用法大揭祕
說起picture這個單詞,很多人的第一反應是“圖片”的意思。但在口語日常的對話中,經常會聽到類似於“put me in the picture”,這個短語又是什麼意思呢?可見,我們真是低估了picture的用法,今天我們就來細細學習下這個單詞的用法。
take picture拍照; picture照片,圖片
The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other.
遊客無事可做,只能互相拍照。
The picture was printed back to front.
圖片印反了。
put someone in the picture: 告知某人情況
If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.
Just make sure you put the boss in the picture about the status of the project.
請確保你告訴老闆目前項目的狀況。
picture還有電影的意思:
We're going to the pictures tonight.
我們今晚要去看電影。
picture可以理解爲事情的概況:
Luke never tells you the whole story, but you always get the picture.
盧克從不告訴你事情的來龍去脈,但你總會弄明白是怎麼回事。
picture有想象的意思:
He pictured Claire sitting out in the car, waiting for him.
他想象克萊爾坐在外面車裏等他的情景。
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