说起picture这个单词,很多人的第一反应是“图片”的意思。但在口语日常的对话中,经常会听到类似于“put me in the picture”,这个短语又是什么意思呢?可见,我们真是低估了picture的用法,今天我们就来细细学习下这个单词的用法。
take picture拍照; picture照片,图片
The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other.
游客无事可做,只能互相拍照。
The picture was printed back to front.
图片印反了。
put someone in the picture: 告知某人情况
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.
请确保你告诉老板目前项目的状况。
picture还有电影的意思:
We're going to the pictures tonight.
我们今晚要去看电影。
picture可以理解为事情的概况:
Luke never tells you the whole story, but you always get the picture.
卢克从不告诉你事情的来龙去脉,但你总会弄明白是怎么回事。
picture有想象的意思:
He pictured Claire sitting out in the car, waiting for him.
他想象克莱尔坐在外面车里等他的情景。
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