English-Thai Dictionary
picture
N คำบรรยาย ที่ ทำให้ เห็นภาพ ถ้อยคำ พรรณ นา ทำให้ เห็นภาพ ภาพพจน์ account description kam-ban-yai-ti-tam-hai-hen-pab
picture
N จอภาพ (โทรทัศน์ jor-pab
picture
N ตัวอย่าง แบบอย่าง example tua-yang
picture
N ภาพ ความทรงจำ pab-kwam-song-jam
picture
N ภาพยนตร์ หนัง cinema film motion picture movie pab-pa-yon
picture
N ภาพวาด รูปวาด รูปภาพ drawing painting photograph pab-wad
picture
N สถานการณ์ sa-ta-na-kan
picture
VT ถ่าย เป็น ภาพยนตร์ pab-pen-pab-p-yon
picture
VT นึก ภาพ จินตนาการ นึก หลับตา conceive of imagine nuek-pab
picture
VT บรรยาย พรรณ นา depict describe ban-yai
picture
VT วาดภาพ ระบาย draw paint wad-pab
picture frame
N กรอบรูป frame krob-rub
picture house
N โรงภาพยนตร์ rong-pab-pa-yon
picture puzzle
N จิ๊ก ซอ ภาพ ต่อ ภาพ ที่ นำมา ตัด เป็น ชิ้น เล็กๆ เพื่อนำ มา เป็น เกม ภาพ ต่อ jigsaw puzzle jik-sor
picture to
PHRV วาดภาพ จินตนาการ wad-pab
pictures
N ภาพยนตร์ movies pab-pa-yon
pictures of the Queen
SL แบงก์ ธนบัตร bang
picturesque
ADJ สวย งดงาม ,มีเสน่ห์ pictorial scenic graphic suai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PICTURE
n.[L. pictura, from pingo, to paint. ] 1. A painting exhibiting the resemblance of any thing; a likeness drawn in colors.
Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.
2. The words of painters; painting.
Quintilian, when he saw any well expressed image of grief, either in picture or sculpture, would usually weep.
3. Any resemblance or representation, either to the eye or to the understanding. Thus we say, a child is the picture of his father; the poet has drawn an exquisite picture of grief.
PICTURE
v.t.To paint a resemblance. Love is like a painter, who, in drawing the picture of a friend having a blemish in one eye, would picture only the other side of the face.
1. To represent; to form or present an ideal likeness.
I do picture it in my mind.
PICTURED
pp. Painted in resemblance; drawn in colors; represented.
PICTURESQUE, PICTURESK
a.[L. pictura, or pictor. In English, this would be picturish.] Expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; striking the mind with great power or pleasure in representing objects of vision, and in painting to the imagination any circumstance or event as clearly as if delineated in a picture.
PICTURESQUELY, PICTURESKLY
adv. In a picturesque manner.
PICTURESQUENESS, PICTURESKNESS
n.The state of being picturesque.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PICTURE
Pic "ture, n. Etym: [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to paint: cf. F.peinture. See Paint. ]
1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs. ] Any well-expressed image. .. either in picture or sculpture. Sir H. Wotton.
2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building ) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography, etc. ; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure; a model. Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects. Bacon. The young king's picture. .. in virgin wax. Howell.
3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief. My eyes make pictures when they are shut. Coleridge.
Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming self- explaining compounds; as, picture book or picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture seller or picture-seller, etc. Picture gallery, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to the exhibition of pictures. -- Picture red, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a room, from which pictures are hung. -- Picture writing. (a ) The art of recording events, or of expressing messages, by means of pictures representing the actions or circumstances in question. Tylor. (b ) The record or message so represented; as, the picture writing of the American Indians.
Syn. -- Picture, Painting. Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors, pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is a picture made by means of colored paints, usually applied moist with a brush.
PICTURE
Pic "ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pictured; p. pr. & vb. n. Picturing.]
Defn: To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring before the mind. "I... do picture it in my mind. " Spenser. I have not seen him so pictured. Shak.
PICTURED
PICTURED Pic "tured, a.
Defn: Furnished with pictures; represented by a picture or pictures; as, a pictured scene.
PICTURER
PICTURER Pic "tur *er, n.
Defn: One who makes pictures; a painter. [R.] Fuller.
PICTURESQUE
Pic `tur *esque ", a. Etym: [It. pittoresco: cf. F. pittoresque. See Pictorial. ]
Defn: Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture; representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; graphic; vivid; as, a picturesque scene or attitude; picturesque language. What is picturesque as placed in relation to the beautiful and the sublime It is. .. the characteristic pushed into a sensible excess. De Quincey. -- Pic `tur *esque "ly, adv. -- Pic `tur *esque "ness, n.
PICTURESQUISH
PICTURESQUISH Pic `tur *esqu "ish, a.
Defn: Somewhat picturesque. [R.]
New American Oxford Dictionary
picture
pic ture |ˈpikCHər ˈpɪk (t )ʃər | ▶noun a painting or drawing: draw a picture of a tree. • a photograph: we were warned not to take pictures . • a portrait: have her picture painted. • archaic a person or thing resembling another closely: she is the very picture of her mother. • an impression of something formed from an account or description: a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged. • an image on a television screen. • a movie: it took five honors, including best picture. • (the pictures ) the movies: I'm going to the pictures with my buddies. ▶verb [ with obj. ] represent (someone or something ) in a photograph or picture: he is pictured with party guests. • describe (someone or something ) in a certain way: the markets in London and New York are usually pictured in contrasting terms. • form a mental image of: she pictured Benjamin waiting. PHRASES be in pictures act in movies or work in the motion-picture industry. be (or look ) a picture be very pleasing to look at. the big (or bigger or larger ) picture informal the situation as a whole: he's so involved in the minutiae that he often overlooks the big picture. get the picture informal understand a situation. in the picture fully informed about something. out of the picture no longer involved; irrelevant: hostages were better left out of the picture. the (or a ) picture of —— the embodiment of a specified state or emotion: she looked the picture of forbearance. ( as ) pretty as a picture very pretty. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin pictura, from pict- ‘painted ’ (from the verb pingere ).
picture book
pic ture book |ˈpɪk (t )ʃər ˌbʊk | ▶noun a book containing many illustrations, esp. one for children.
picture card
pic ture card ▶noun an illustrated card, used esp. in games. • another term for face card.
picture element
pic ture el e ment ▶noun see pixel.
picture frame
pic |ture frame ▶noun a frame made to hold a picture.
picture gallery
pic |ture gal |lery ▶noun a place containing an exhibition or collection of paintings or pictures.
picture hat
pic ture hat ▶noun a woman's highly decorated hat with a wide brim, as shown in pictures by 18th -century English painters such as Reynolds and Gainsborough.
picture messaging
pic |ture mes |sa ¦ging ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system that enables digital photos and animated graphics to be sent and received by mobile phone.
picture palace
pic ture pal ace ▶noun dated a movie theater.
picture-perfect
pic ture-per fect ▶adjective lacking in defects or flaws; ideal: a picture-perfect summer day.
picture plane
pic ture plane ▶noun in perspective, the imaginary plane corresponding to the surface of a picture, perpendicular to the viewer's line of sight.
picture postcard
pic ture post card |ˌpɪk (t )ʃər ˈpoʊs (t )ˌkɑrd | ▶noun a postcard with a picture on one side. ▶adjective prettily picturesque, like the scenes typically shown on such postcards: a picture-postcard thatched cottage.
picture rail
pic |ture rail ▶noun a horizontal strip of wood on a wall from which pictures can be hung.
picture space
pic ture space ▶noun the apparent space behind the picture plane of a painting, created by perspective and other techniques.
picturesque
pic tur esque |ˌpikCHəˈresk ˈˌpɪk (t )ʃəˈrɛsk | ▶adjective visually attractive, esp. in a quaint or pretty style: the picturesque covered bridges of New England. • (of language ) unusual and vivid: his picturesque speech contrasted with his rough appearance. DERIVATIVES pic tur esque ly adverb, pic tur esque ness noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore ‘painter ’ (from Latin pictor ). The change from -tt- to -ct- was due to association with picture .
picture tube
pic ture tube ▶noun Electronics the cathode ray tube of a television set designed for the reproduction of television pictures.
picture window
pic ture win dow |ˈpɪk (t )ʃər ˌwɪndoʊ | ▶noun a large window consisting of one pane of glass, typically in a living room.
picture writing
pic ture writ ing ▶noun a mode of recording events by pictorial symbols; pictography.
Oxford Dictionary
picture
pic |ture |ˈpɪktʃə | ▶noun 1 a painting or drawing: draw a picture of a tree. • a photograph: we were warned not to take pictures . • a portrait: she had her picture painted. • an image on a television screen. • a cinema film: the movie took five honours including best picture. • (the pictures ) the cinema: I'm going to the pictures with my mates. 2 an impression of something formed from a description: a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged. 3 archaic a person or thing resembling another closely. ▶verb [ with obj. ] represent in a photograph or picture: he is pictured with party guests. • describe in a certain way: biographers have pictured him as a St Francis. • form a mental image of: she pictured Benjamin waiting. PHRASES be in pictures chiefly N. Amer. act in films or work for the film industry. be (or look ) a picture be very pleasing to look at. the big (or bigger or larger ) picture informal the situation as a whole: he's so involved in the minutiae that he often overlooks the big picture. get the picture informal understand a situation. in the picture fully informed about something. out of the picture so as to be no longer involved in a situation: hostages were better left out of the picture. a (or the ) picture of —— the embodiment of a specified state or emotion: she looked a picture of health. ( as ) pretty as a picture very pretty. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin pictura, from pict- ‘painted ’ (from the verb pingere ).
picture book
pic |ture book ▶noun a book containing many illustrations, especially one for children.
picture card
pic |ture card ▶noun an illustrated card used in games or as a teaching aid. • another term for court card.
picture frame
pic |ture frame ▶noun a frame made to hold a picture.
picture gallery
pic |ture gal |lery ▶noun a place containing an exhibition or collection of paintings or pictures.
picture hat
pic |ture hat ▶noun a woman's highly decorated hat with a wide brim, as shown in pictures by 18th -century English painters such as Reynolds and Gainsborough.
picture messaging
pic |ture mes |sa ¦ging ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system that enables digital photos and animated graphics to be sent and received by mobile phone.
picture palace
pic |ture pal ¦ace ▶noun Brit. dated a cinema.
picture-perfect
picture-perfect ▶adjective N. Amer. completely lacking in defects or flaws; ideal: a picture-perfect summer day.
picture plane
pic |ture plane ▶noun (in perspective painting or drawing ) the imaginary plane corresponding to the surface of a picture, perpendicular to the viewer's line of sight.
picture postcard
pic |ture post |card ▶noun a postcard with a picture on one side. • [ as modifier ] prettily picturesque, like the scenes typically shown on picture postcards.
picture rail
pic |ture rail ▶noun a horizontal strip of wood on a wall from which pictures can be hung.
picture space
pic |ture space ▶noun [ mass noun ] the apparent space behind the picture plane of a painting, created by perspective and other techniques.
picturesque
pic ¦tur |esque |ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk | ▶adjective (of a place or building ) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way: ruined abbeys and picturesque villages. • (of language ) unusual and vivid: the salad has no regional or picturesque name. DERIVATIVES picturesquely adverb, picturesqueness noun ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from French pittoresque, from Italian pittoresco, from pittore ‘painter ’ (from Latin pictor ). The change from -tt- to -ct- was due to association with picture .
picture tube
pic |ture tube ▶noun Electronics the cathode ray tube of a television set designed for the reproduction of television pictures.
picture window
pic |ture win ¦dow ▶noun a large window consisting of one pane of glass, typically facing an attractive view.
picture writing
picture-writing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mode of recording events by pictorial symbols; pictography.
American Oxford Thesaurus
picture
picture noun 1 pictures in an art gallery: painting, drawing, sketch, oil painting, watercolor, print, canvas, portrait, portrayal, illustration, artwork, depiction, likeness, representation, image, icon, miniature, landscape; fresco, mural, wall painting; informal oil. 2 we were told not to take pictures: photograph, photo, snap, snapshot, shot, print, slide, transparency, exposure, still, enlargement. 3 do you have a picture of what your ideal home might look like? concept, idea, impression, view, (mental ) image, vision, visualization, notion. 4 the picture of health: personification, embodiment, epitome, essence, quintessence, perfect example, soul, model. 5 a picture starring Robert de Niro: movie, film, motion picture, feature film; informal flick; dated moving picture. ▶verb 1 he was pictured with his guests: photograph, take a photograph /photo of, snap, shoot, film. 2 in the drawing they were pictured against a snowy background: paint, draw, sketch, depict, delineate, portray, show, illustrate. 3 Anne still pictured Richard as he had been: visualize, see in one's mind's eye, conjure up a picture /image of, imagine, see, evoke. PHRASES put in the picture please come in and sit down, and we'll put you in the picture: inform, fill in, explain the situation /circumstances to, bring up to date, update, brief, keep posted, clue in, bring up to speed.
picturesque
picturesque adjective 1 a picturesque village: attractive, pretty, beautiful, lovely, scenic, charming, quaint, pleasing, delightful, picture-perfect. ANTONYMS ugly, drab. 2 a picturesque description: vivid, graphic, colorful, impressive, striking. ANTONYMS dull. WORD TOOLKIT See graphic . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
picture
picture noun 1 one of his pictures stood on an easel in the centre of the room: painting, drawing, sketch, print, canvas, delineation, cartoon, portrait, portrayal, illustration, artwork, depiction, likeness, representation, image, icon. 2 I would not let the photographer take the picture: photograph, photo, shot, snap, snapshot, image, portrait, study; print, slide, transparency, negative, positive, plate, film, bromide, frame, exposure, still, proof, enlargement; Brit. enprint. 3 they have a picture of the sort of person the child should be: concept, idea, impression, mental picture, view, (mental ) image, vision, visualization, notion, theory, abstraction. 4 the picture of health: personification, embodiment, epitome, essence, perfect example, soul, model; rare exemplar, archetype, quintessence. 5 a picture starring Robert De Niro: film, movie, feature film; Brit. cinema film; N. Amer. motion picture; informal flick; dated moving picture. 6 (the pictures ) Julie took me to the pictures on Saturday: the cinema, the movies, the silver screen, the big screen; N. Amer. a motion picture house; informal the flicks. PHRASES get the picture she got the picture and rubbed her hands in anticipation: understand the situation, work out what's going on, see the light, see daylight, get the point; fathom, grasp, understand, follow, see, take in, realize, perceive, apprehend; informal understand /see what's what, catch on, latch on, get the drift, get the message, get it. put someone in the picture the museums all help to put the visitor in the picture: inform, fill in, give details to, explain the situation to, give information to, explain the circumstances to, describe the state of affairs to, bring up to date, update, brief, keep posted; informal clue in, bring up to speed. ▶verb 1 this child was pictured at a feeding centre: photograph, take /get a photograph /photo of, take someone's picture /photo, take /get a picture of, take /get a snapshot /snap of, take, snap, shoot, take /get a shot of; record, film, capture /record on film /celluloid. 2 in the drawing they were pictured against a snowy background: paint, draw, paint a picture of, sketch, depict, delineate, portray, catch (a likeness of ), show, illustrate, reproduce, render, represent. 3 Anne still pictured Richard as he had been: visualize, see in one's mind, see in one's mind's eye, conjure up a picture of, conjure up an image of, imagine, conceive, call to mind, image, see, evoke; fantasize about, dream about; rare envision.
picturesque
picturesque adjective 1 a picturesque maze of narrow streets: attractive, pretty, beautiful, lovely, scenic, charming, quaint, pleasing, delightful, romantic. ANTONYMS ugly, drab. 2 a picturesque description: vivid, graphic, colourful, impressive, striking. ANTONYMS dull. WORD TOOLKIT picturesque See graphic . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
picture
pic ture /pɪ́ktʃə r /〖語源は 「paintの過去分詞; 描かれたもの 」〗(形 )picturesque 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 絵, 絵画 , 図 ▸ a framed picture on the wall 壁にかけられている額絵 ▸ paint [draw ] a picture of a flower 花の絵を描く (!通例paintは絵の具で, drawは鉛筆 ペンなどで描くこと ) 2 C 写真 (｟よりかたく ｠photograph )▸ take a picture of a castle 城の写真を撮る ▸ a picture of him ≒his picture 彼を写した写真 (!後者は 「彼の撮った [持っている ]写真 」の意味にもなる ) ▸ I had [got ] my picture taken .私は写真を撮ってもらった ▸ pose for a picture 写真を撮ってもらうためにポーズをとる ▸ This picture came out very well .この写真はとてもよく撮れている (!人を主語にする場合はYou look so good in this picture .という表現が可能 ) 3 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(生き生きとした )描写 ▸ paint [give ] a picture of the real world 社会の現実の姿を描く 4 C (テレビなどの )映像 , 画面 , 画像 ▸ the high-quality pictures of the new TV set 新型テレビの高品位な画像 5 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(心に残っている )鮮明な情景 , 光景 ; イメージ ▸ I can paint a picture of you in my mind .君のことが僕の心にはっきりと浮かんでくる 6 C 映画 (!特に映画業界で用いる ) ; ｟主に米 ｠〖～s 〗映画業界 ; ｟英 くだけて やや古 ｠〖the ～s 〗(上映中の )映画 ▸ be in pictures 映画に出ている ; 映画製作にかかわっている 7 〖the ～〗典型 , 見本 , …そのもの ; そっくりの人 [物 ]▸ Amy was the picture of innocence .エイミーはまさに無邪気そのものであった 8 〖the ～〗状況 , 全体像 ▸ He started to get the picture .｟くだけて ｠彼はだんだんと事情がわかってきた ▸ (You ) get the picture ?わかったかい 9 ｟主に英 ｠〖a ～〗見所 ▸ It was a picture .それは見ものだった be in the p í cture ｟くだけて ｠関係している, かかわっている ; 参加している ; よく事情に通じている .be out of the p í cture ｟くだけて ｠(もはや )関係はない .c ò me [è nter ] into the p í cture (ある事態 局面に )かかわってくる ; (ある場面に )躍り出る, (ある局面で )重要性を増す .p ù t A in the p í cture A 〈人 〉に実情 [状況 ]を説明する ; Aに必要な情報を与える .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -turing /-tʃ (ə )rɪŋ /他動詞 1 〖通例be ～d 〗 «新聞 雑誌などに /…として » 写真 [絵 ]が掲載される , 写真で示されている «in, as » ▸ Alex was pictured in the magazine .アレックスはその雑誌に写真を掲載された 2 〈人 物 〉をありありと思い浮かべる (imagine ); 〖～ A doing 〗A 〈人 〉が … しているのを思い描く ▸ In her mind's eye, Lisa pictured her mother .心の中でリサは母の姿を思い描いた ▸ I never pictured myself living in Tokyo .自分が東京に住むなんて思ってもみなかった 3 «…として » …を言葉で表現する , 描写する (describe ) «as » ▸ He was pictured as a young outsider .彼は若きアウトサイダーとして描かれた .～́ b ò ok 絵本 .～́ c à rd (ゲーム 教具用の )絵入りカード ; (トランプの )絵札 .～́ fr à me 額縁 .～́ h à t つばの広い婦人帽 .～́ m è ssaging (携帯電話間の )写真付きメール (の送受信 ).～̀ p ó stcard 絵はがき .～́ r à il (壁に絵をかけるための )横木 .～́ sh ò w ｟やや古 ｠映画 (館 ).～̀ w í ndow (格子のない )1枚ガラスの窓 .～́ wr ì ting 絵文字による記録法 .
picture-perfect
p ì cture-p é rfect 形容詞 絵に描いたように完璧 （かんぺき ）な .
picturesque
pic tur esque /pɪ̀ktʃərésk / (! 強勢は第3音節; 名詞 の前ではp í ctur è sque ) 〖＜フランス; picture (絵 ) esque (の様式の )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 (場所が主に古風で )絵のように美しい , 風景のよい , 風光明媚 （めいび ）な , 画趣に富んだ ▸ a picturesque country scene 絵のような田園風景 2 〈言葉 表現などが 〉真にせまった ; おもしろい , 詩的な .3 〈人の容姿やふるまいが 〉風変わりな , 珍奇な .名詞 C 〖the ～〗絵のように美しい物 .～ly 副詞 生き生きと .～ness 名詞
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