pho‧to‧graph 1 S2 W2 / fəʊtəɡrɑf $ foʊtəɡræf / ( also photo informal ) 名词 [可数名词]
a picture obtained by using a camera and film that is sensitive to light :
a colour photograph
a black and white photograph
photograph of
I wish I had a photograph of Thomas.
He took a photograph of the hotel.
Tim was looking through an old photograph album (= book in which you put photographs ) .
Did you see Leo’s photograph (= a photograph of Leo ) in the newspaper?
THESAURUS
photograph a picture taken using a camera : Visitors are not allowed to take photographs inside the museum. | our wedding photographs
photo informal a photograph : a way of displaying your digital photos | Do you want me to take your photo ?
picture a photograph of someone or something : I saw her picture in the paper the other day. | This is a really good picture of Sarah. | Can I take your picture ?
snap British English informal , snapshot especially American English a photograph that you take quickly and without thinking carefully about how it will look, for example when you are on holiday : Patrick showed me his holiday snaps. | She showed me a snapshot of her three children.
shot informal a photograph – used especially by people who often take photographs : I got some great shots of Mount Fuji. | It’s a lovely shot.
print a photograph that has been printed on photographic paper : a set of 4 by 6 inch prints
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In everyday English, people usually say photo or picture rather than photograph :
This is my dad in this photo .
Who took the picture ?
COLLOCATIONS
动词
take a photograph He wanted to take a photograph of me.
get a photograph (= take one successfully ) I got some brilliant photographs of the desert.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + photograph
a colour photograph The book is fully illustrated with colour photographs.
a black-and-white photograph
a digital photograph
a framed photograph On the desk was a framed photograph of a woman.
a signed photograph He keeps a signed photograph of Bill Clinton in his office.
a wedding photograph Your wedding photographs will keep the memories of the big day alive for you.
an aerial photograph (= one taken from a plane ) Aerial photographs can be used to locate archaeological sites.
faded All her life she kept a faded photograph of him in his army uniform.
blurred He was shown a blurred photograph, taken from a moving car.
grainy (= with a rough, not sharp, appearance ) I stared at the grainy newspaper photograph, searching for my mother.
sepia (= used about a black and white photograph that has shades of brown, in a way that is typical of old photographs ) an 1854 sepia photograph of Jonathan Pickering, the company founder
photograph + NOUN
a photograph album (= a book in which you put photographs ) Mama kept a photograph album full of pictures of her family.