drawing、illustration、cartoon、diagram、picture、sketch、painting与portrait都含有“画、图”之意。
drawing : 指用线条或色彩绘成的图画。
- Rosie loves drawing.
罗西喜欢画画。 - She gave me a beautiful drawing of a horse.
她送了我一幅很漂亮的画，上面画着一匹马。
illustration : 指插入书页之间帮助说明的任何插图或图解。
- a full-page illustration
一幅整页的插图 - colour/black and white illustrations
彩色／黑白插图
cartoon : 指幽默或讽刺性漫画。
- Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and other Disney cartoon characters gave endless delight to millions of children.
米老鼠、唐老鸭及其他迪斯尼卡通形象给数百万的儿童带来了无尽的欢乐。
diagram : 多指科技书籍或文献中具有概括解说作用的图表、图样或略图。
- The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.
老师画了一张示意图来说明血液如何进出心脏。
picture : 指广义的“图画”，现多用来指相片、画像。
- We can't get a clear picture.
我们看不到清晰的画面。 - Freddy drew/painted a picture of my dog.
弗雷迪给我的狗画了一张像。 - 这张模糊的照片是孩子们玩耍时抓拍的照片。
This blurred picture is a candid picture of children playing.
sketch : 通常指只画出物体主要特征的图画。
- The artist is making sketches for his next painting.
画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。 - She drew a sketch map of the area to show us the way.
她画了一幅这个地区的略图，用来给我们指路。
painting : 指着色的画。
- The walls are covered in oil paintings.
墙上挂满了油画。 - an exhibition of 19th-century French painting
19世纪法国绘画作品展
portrait : 指肖像，只用于指人。
- a full-length portrait
全身画像 - He had his portrait painted in uniform.
他让人画了一幅身着制服的画像。
