kodak
kodak — 動詞
1. to use a Kodak camera to make photographic images of scenes, events, or everyday
拍照
使用柯達相機拍攝照片
to use a Kodak camera to make photographic images of scenes, events, or everyday life
Grandmother Chiara liked to kodak in the garden when the flowers bloomed.
奶奶 Chiara 喜歡在花園裡拍照，尤其是花朵盛開的時候。
intransitive — no direct object after the verb
Visitors to the national park would kodak for hours, waiting for the perfect light.
到國家公園的遊客常常一拍就是好幾個小時，等待最完美的光線。
When they travelled to Kyoto, Jiwoo and her aunt kodaked all through the old streets.
他們到京都旅行時，Jiwoo 和阿姨在老街上拍個不停。
In the 1950s, tourists kodaked along the Seine with their new Kodak Brownies.
1950 年代，觀光客拿著新的 Kodak Brownie 相機在塞納河畔拍照。
Kevin kodaked at every family event, filling album after album with pictures.
Kevin 在每個家庭聚會上都拍照，一本又一本的相簿就這樣塞滿了。
- take pictures
modern equivalent; widely used and neutral in register
- photograph
more formal and standard; works across all contexts
- snap
informal, suggests quick or casual shots
文法句型
kodak + adverbial (place/time/manner)
用法筆記
Originally a trademarked brand name (Eastman Kodak Company). The verb use emerged in the early 1900s and is now dated — modern speakers prefer 'take pictures' or 'photograph.' Always written in lowercase as a verb.
常見錯誤
2. to aim a Kodak camera at a particular person, place, or object and produce a pho
拍攝
以柯達相機拍攝特定人物或景象
to aim a Kodak camera at a particular person, place, or object and produce a photographic image of them
Minh kodaked the sunset over the harbour before dinner that evening.
Minh 在晚餐前拍下了港口的日落美景。
transitive — takes a direct object (the scene)
The school photographer kodaked each child in front of a pale blue screen.
學校攝影師在淡藍色背景前為每個孩子拍了照。
Lucía kodaked her grandmother sitting quietly on the old wooden bench.
Lucía 拍下了祖母靜靜坐在老木椅上的模樣。
Astrid carefully kodaked the rare flowers in the botanical garden's greenhouse.
Astrid 小心翼翼地拍下植物園溫室裡的稀有花朵。
On their last morning in Paris, they kodaked the view from the Montmartre steps.
在巴黎的最後一個早晨，他們從蒙馬特階梯上拍下了那片風景。
- photograph
the standard modern transitive verb; neutral register
- capture
slightly metaphorical; emphasises preserving a moment or scene
- shoot
informal; common in both still photography and film
文法句型
kodak + noun phrase (person/place/thing)
用法筆記
Like the intransitive sense, this derives from the Kodak trademark and is now dated. The transitive use ('kodak someone/something') was less common than absolute (intransitive) use even at the peak of its popularity.