picture
gb/pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/ us/pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
A drawing, painting, or photograph
A drawing, painting, or photo that shows what something looks like.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a picture of [something/someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'picture' with 'photo'; all photos are pictures, but not all pictures are photos.
คำพ้องความหมาย
image (More general; can refer to visual representations in any medium, including digital.)
คำตรงข้าม
object (Refers to the actual thing instead of its representation.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
take a picture
|look at a picture
|hang a picture
|draw a picture
หัวข้อ
art
|media
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She hung a beautiful picture of the mountains in her living room.
- I took a picture of the sunset with my phone.
- The museum displayed pictures by famous artists.
- He drew a picture of his dog for art class.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a picture of my family.
- She is looking at the picture on the wall.
- He took a picture of the cat.
- We like to look at old pictures.
คำนาม
B1
entity
2
An idea or description in the mind
An image or idea you have in your mind about something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a picture of [something] in [someone's] mind
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'picture' here with an actual photograph; this meaning is abstract.
คำพ้องความหมาย
image (Can also refer to mental representations; often interchangeable.)
คำตรงข้าม
reality (Refers to the actual state of things rather than an imagined or described one.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
clear picture
|mental picture
|get the picture
|paint a picture
หัวข้อ
thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I have a clear picture in my head of the house I want to buy.
- The book paints a vivid picture of life in the 18th century.
- She gave me a better picture of what the job involves.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I have a picture in my head of my old school.
- The teacher gave us a picture of life in another country.
- He told a story to give us a clear picture.
คำนาม
B2
entity
3
The general situation or state of affairs
The situation as a whole, not just one part.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the (big) picture of [situation]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may take 'big picture' literally instead of understanding it as an idiom for overall situation.
คำพ้องความหมาย
overview (A general summary rather than detailed parts.)
คำตรงข้าม
detail (Focus on specific elements rather than the whole.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
big picture
|complete picture
|overall picture
หัวข้อ
communication
|planning
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to consider the big picture before making decisions.
- These statistics give us a complete picture of the problem.
- Try to see the whole picture, not just your part.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- We must look at the big picture.
- The report gives the full picture of the project.
- She sees the big picture and makes good plans.
คำกริยา
B1
action
4
To form an image in the mind
To imagine what something looks like in your mind.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to picture [something/someone] [doing something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'picture' here with taking an actual photograph; here it means 'imagine'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
imagine (Broader use beyond visualizing appearance; 'picture' emphasizes visual aspects.)
คำตรงข้าม
forget (Lose the mental image entirely.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
picture yourself
|picture this
|can’t picture
หัวข้อ
thinking
|core_vocabulary
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- Picture yourself on a sunny beach with no worries.
- I can't picture him living in the countryside.
- Can you picture what life will be like in 50 years?
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Picture yourself in a warm place.
- I can picture my friend smiling.
- Can you picture our new home?
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
picture
IPA
GB/pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
US/pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
pic - ture (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (pic)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: picture
- Plural: pictures
Verb
- Base: picture
- 3rd Person Singular: pictures
- Present Participle: picturing
- Past: pictured
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
pictures
noun
picturing
verb
pictured
verb
Advanced or less common
pictorial
adjective
picturesque
adjective B2
วลีและสำนวน
get the picture
1/ɡˈɛt ðə pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
idiom
informal
Understand the situation clearly
To understand what is happening or being explained.
ตัวอย่าง
- After I explained it twice, he finally got the picture.
- You get the picture—it's not going to be easy.
paint a (adj.) picture (of)
1/pˈeɪnt ə ˈɑ ‖ pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ əv/
fixed phrase
Describe vividly with words or images
To describe something so clearly that people can imagine it well.
ตัวอย่าง
- The author painted a vivid picture of life during wartime.
- Her speech painted a bleak picture of the economy.
big picture
1/bˈɪɡ pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
idiom
Overall perspective of situation
The whole situation, not just small parts of it.
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to look at the big picture before deciding.
- Don’t get lost in details—remember the big picture.
big picture
2/bˈɪɡ pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
idiom
Overall view of a situation
The most important and general facts about something, not the small details.
ตัวอย่าง
- We need to focus on the big picture if we want to succeed.
- Don't get lost in the details; remember the big picture.
picture-perfect
1/pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ pˈɚfɛkt/
fixed phrase
Flawless in appearance or style
Looking exactly right or beautiful, like in a perfect photo.
ตัวอย่าง
- They had a picture-perfect wedding by the lake.
- The garden was picture-perfect in spring.
- The sunset was picture-perfect.