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picture

US /ˈpɪktʃɚ/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

She hung a large picture of the city above her desk.

Word Family

NounNoun
picture gốc picturing
VerbVerb
picture gốc
AdjectiveAdj
pictural
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • imagean iconic mental representation
  • photoa representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
  • illustrationartwork that helps make something clear or attractive

Collocations

  • Easy draw a beautiful picture
    to compose, extract, or formulate regarding a beautiful picture
  • Medium see the big picture clearly
    to see the big picture clearly, meaning to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
  • Hard paint a grim economic picture
    to paint a grim economic picture, meaning to make a painting
  • Very Hard a picture is worth a thousand words
    referring to a picture is worth a thousand words

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