1 a painting, drawing or photograph 画；图画；图片；照片: Who painted the picture in the hall? 大厅里那幅画是谁画的？The teacher asked us to draw a picture of our families. 老师叫我们画一幅表现我们家庭的画。

2 an image on a television screen （电视的）画面，图像: They showed pictures of the crash on the news. 新闻节目里播放了那起坠机事故的画面。

3 a description of sth that gives you a good idea of what it is like 描述，描绘（以便使人了解真实的情景）: The police are trying to build up a picture of exactly what happened. 警方想要建构事情发生的实际场面。