表达 “put someone in the picture” 的意思是 “告知某人有关情况,让某人了解最新消息和信息”,这么做通常是因为这个人错过了重大事件。“Put someone in the picture” 在工作场合中很常用。
- Someone needs to put the manager in the picture about the fire after she returns from holiday.
经理度假回来后,得有人告诉她那次发生火灾的情况。 - You don’t know what happened in the film? Let me put you in the picture!
你不知道电影里讲的是什么?那我给你讲讲! - Our boss put us in the picture over the move to the new building.
我们上司把要搬到新大楼的进展情况告诉了我们。