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2022-08-04 Paint a picture 构想,描绘

今日短语 

表达 “paint a picture” 用 “画画” 来比喻 “以特定的方式刻画、构想或描述某事” 或 “暗示某种结果”。比如,信息或数据可以 “paint a picture (暗示了某种结果)”。你也可以用 “paint someone a picture” 表示 “向某人描述某事”。

例句

The results of the survey paint a positive picture as to the number of expected sales.
调查结果为预期销售额刻画了一幅积极的图景。

Let me paint you a picture as to what life will be like if we move to the countryside.
让我来给你构想一下,如果我们搬到乡下生活会是什么样子。

The biography paints a picture of the actor’s difficult upbringing.
这本传记描述了这名演员艰难的成长历程。

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