photograph
photograph — 名詞
1. a still image made with a camera, kept on paper or on a screen.
照片；相片
用相機拍下的靜止影像
a still image made with a camera, kept on paper or on a screen.
Emma framed the wedding photograph above the piano in the living room.
Emma 把那張婚禮照片裱起來，掛在客廳鋼琴上方。
collocation: wedding photograph
A black-and-white photograph of the harbor hung in Grandpa Chen's shop.
Chen 爺爺的店裡掛著一張港口的黑白相片。
pattern: a photograph of [place]
The police found one old photograph inside the missing boy's school bag.
警方在那名失蹤男孩的書包裡找到一張舊照片。
On the train home, Maya showed her friends a baby photograph of her brother.
在回家的火車上，Maya 拿弟弟的嬰兒相片給朋友看。
This photograph shows snow falling outside Taipei Main Station at dawn.
這張照片拍到清晨台北車站外飄雪的景象。
文法句型
a photograph of somebody/something
show somebody a photograph
用法筆記
Often replaced by the shorter word 'photo' in everyday speech. 'Photograph' sounds slightly more formal and is common in writing, captions, and careful description.
常見錯誤
photograph — 動詞
1. to use a camera to make an image of a person, thing, or scene.
拍攝；拍照
用相機把人或景物拍下來
to use a camera to make an image of a person, thing, or scene.
Ken photographed the school play from the back row.
Ken 從後排拍攝了學校的舞台劇。
pattern: photograph somebody/something
A local newspaper photographed the flooded street after the storm.
一家地方報紙在暴風雨後拍了那條淹水的街道。
During lunch, Nora photographed her father cutting the birthday cake.
午餐時，Nora 拍下父親切生日蛋糕的樣子。
Tourists stopped to photograph the cherry trees beside the temple gate.
遊客停下腳步，拍下寺門旁的櫻花樹。
At sunrise, Mei photographed from the bridge as fishing boats returned.
日出時，Mei 站在橋上拍攝返航的漁船。
- take a picture
neutral everyday phrase
- shoot
informal, especially in photography and media work
- capture
focuses on successfully getting the image or moment
- record
broader and less specifically about still images
文法句型
photograph somebody/something
photograph somebody doing something
photograph from [place]
用法筆記
More formal than 'take a photo'. The object is usually the person or thing in front of the camera, and this is the only sense here that allows patterns like 'photograph the children running'.
常見錯誤
2. to look good, bad, or different when seen in a camera picture.
上相；不上相
在照片裡看起來好看或不好看
to look good, bad, or different when seen in a camera picture.
Lina photographs well in natural light by the window.
Lina 在窗邊的自然光下很上相。
pattern: photograph well
That bright green jacket photographs badly under the restaurant's yellow lamps.
那件亮綠色外套在餐廳的黃燈下很不上相。
pattern: photograph badly
The cake photographed beautifully once Rosa added fresh strawberries on top.
Rosa 在上面放了新鮮草莓後，那個蛋糕拍起來非常上相。
Pale blue walls photograph softly in morning light.
淡藍色的牆面在晨光裡拍起來很柔和。
Carlos rarely photographs well after a long night shift.
Carlos 熬完夜班後，通常就沒那麼上相。
- look good in photos
plain everyday phrase, usually only positive
- be photogenic
describes someone or something that usually looks attractive in pictures
- come out well
informal phrase for getting a pleasing result in a picture
文法句型
photograph well
photograph badly
photograph beautifully
用法筆記
Usually used with words like 'well', 'badly', or 'beautifully'. Unlike verb sense 1, the subject is the person or thing being pictured, not the person holding the camera.