frame

noun

边框 border

1. （图画、门、玻璃等的）框架
   a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position
   1. a picture frame
      画框
   2. aluminium window frames
      铝窗框

结构 structure

2. （家具、建筑物、车辆等的）构架，支架，骨架
   the supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a building, a vehicle, etc. that gives it its shape
   1. the frame of an aircraft/a car/a bicycle
      飞行器 / 汽车 / 自行车构架

眼镜 of glasses

3. 眼镜框
   a structure of plastic or metal that holds the lenses in a pair of glasses
   1. gold-rimmed frames
      金边眼镜框

人 / 动物的身体 person/animal's body

4. 体形；身材；骨架
   the form or structure of a person or animal's body
   1. to have a small/slender/large frame
      体形小 / 苗条 / 大

总的思想 general ideas

5. （构成某事物背景的）总的思想，体系，体制，模式
   the general ideas or structure that form the background to sth
   1. In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context.
      在本课程中，我们希望从社会和历史背景的整体结构来看文学。

电影 of film/movie

6. 帧；画格；画面
   one of the single photographs that a film or video is made of

连环画 of picture story

7. （连环漫画中的）一幅画
   a single picture in a comic strip

计算机技术 computing

8. 帧；页帧（框）；图文框
   one of the separate areas on an Internet page that you can scroll through (= read by using the mouse to move the text up or down)

花园 in garden

花园 in garden

斯诺克；保龄球 in snooker/bowling

9. 一轮；一回；一局
   a single section of play in the game of snooker , etc., or in bowling

verb

做边框 make border

1. 给…做框；给…镶边
   to put or make a frame or border around sth
   1. The photograph had been framed.
      照片已镶了框。
   2. Her blonde hair framed her face.
      她的金发衬着面庞。
   3. He stood there, head back, framed against the blue sky.
      他站在那里，头向后仰，衬托在蓝天下。

作伪证 produce false evidence

2. 作伪证陷害
   to produce false evidence against an innocent person so that people think he or she is guilty
   1. He says he was framed.
      他说他是被诬陷的。

拟订计划 / 体系 develop plan/system

3. 制订；拟订
   to create and develop sth such as a plan, a system or a set of rules

表达 express sth

4. （以某种方式）表达
   to express sth in a particular way
   1. You'll have to be careful how you frame the question.
      如何提出这个问题，你得慎重。

1. N-COUNT (尤指挂在墙上展示的)画框，镜框
   The frame of a picture or mirror is the wood, metal, or plastic that is fitted around it, especially when it is displayed or hung on a wall.
   1. Estelle kept a photograph of her mother in a silver frame on the kitchen mantelpiece.
      埃丝特尔把母亲的一张镶银框的照片挂在厨房壁炉台上。
   2. ...a pair of picture frames.
      一对画框
2. N-COUNT 框;架;骨架;框架
   The frame of an object such as a building, chair, or window is the arrangement of wooden, metal, or plastic bars between which other material is fitted, and which give the object its strength and shape.
   1. He supplied housebuilders with modern timber frames...
      他给房屋建筑商提供了现代的木构架。
   2. With difficulty he released the mattress from the metal frame, and groped beneath it...
      他费了很大力气才把床垫从金属架上移开，然后在下面摸索。
   3. We painted our table to match the window frame in the bedroom.
      我们把桌子刷成与卧室窗框一致的颜色。
3. N-COUNT 眼镜框;眼镜架
   The frames of a pair of glasses are all the metal or plastic parts of it, but not the lenses.
   1. He was wearing new spectacles with gold wire frames.
      他戴了一副新的金边眼镜。
4. N-COUNT (人体的)骨架;(尤指)体形，体态
   You can refer to someone's body as their frame, especially when you are describing the general shape of their body.
   1. Their belts are pulled tight against their bony frames.
      他们的腰带紧紧裹着瘦骨嶙峋的身体。
5. N-COUNT (电影的)画面，镜头
   A frame of cinema film is one of the many separate photographs that it consists of.
   1. Standard 8mm projects at 16 frames per second.
      标准的 8 毫米的胶片每秒放映16 组镜头。
6. ADJ (建筑)木制的，木结构的
   A frame building is one in which pieces of wood form the most important part of the structure, rather than bricks or stone.
   1. He lives in a white-painted frame house behind a picket fence up in Connecticut.
      他住在康涅狄格州北部一个漆成白色的木制房子里，屋子前面竖着尖桩篱栅。
7. VERB 给…加框
   When a picture or photograph is framed, it is put in a frame.
   1. The picture is now ready to be mounted and framed...
      这幅画现在可以装裱加框了。
   2. On the wall is a large framed photograph.
      墙上挂着一张大幅的镶框照片。
8. VERB 给…镶边;给…做框
   If an object is framed by a particular thing, it is surrounded by that thing in a way that makes the object more striking or attractive to look at.
   1. The swimming pool is framed by tropical gardens...
      泳池周围都是栽种热带花卉的花园。
   2. An elegant occasional table is framed in the window.
      一张雅致的供重大活动使用的餐桌被摆放在橱窗里。
9. VERB 创设，拟定，制定(规则、计划或体系)
   If someone frames something such as a set of rules, a plan, or a system, they create and develop it.
   1. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution.
      战后，为制定宪法组织了一次会议。
10. VERB 表达;表示
    If someone frames something in a particular style or kind of language, they express it in that way.
    1. The story is framed in a format that is part thriller, part love story...
       情节的展开模式既像惊险小说，又像爱情故事。
    2. He framed this question three different ways in search of an answer.
       为了寻求答案，他以 3 种不同方式提出了这个问题。
11. VERB 作伪证;陷害;诬陷
    If someone frames an innocent person, they make other people think that that person is guilty of a crime, by lying or inventing evidence.
    1. I need to find out who tried to frame me...
       我得找出是谁企图诬陷我。
    2. He claimed that he had been framed by the police.
       他声称自己被警察设计陷害了。
12. See also: We need a win to keep us in the frame for the title. cold frame

1. Estelle kept a photograph of her mother in a silver frame on the kitchen mantelpiece.
   埃丝特尔把母亲的一张镶银框的照片挂在厨房壁炉台上。
2. He supplied housebuilders with modern timber frames
   他给房屋建筑商提供了现代的木构架。
3. With difficulty he released the mattress from the metal frame, and groped beneath it
   他费了很大力气才把床垫从金属架上移开，然后在下面摸索。
4. We painted our table to match the window frame in the bedroom.
   我们把桌子刷成与卧室窗框一致的颜色。
5. He was wearing new spectacles with gold wire frames.
   他戴了一副新的金边眼镜。
6. Their belts are pulled tight against their bony frames.
   他们的腰带紧紧裹着瘦骨嶙峋的身体。
7. Standard 8mm projects at 16 frames per second.
   标准的8毫米的胶片每秒放映16组镜头。
8. He lives in a white-painted frame house behind a picket fence up in Connecticut.
   他住在康涅狄格州北部一个漆成白色的木制房子里，屋子前面竖着尖桩篱栅。
9. The picture is now ready to be mounted and framed
   这幅画现在可以装裱加框了。
10. On the wall is a large framed photograph.
    墙上挂着一张大幅的镶框照片。
11. The swimming pool is framed by tropical gardens
    泳池周围都是栽种热带花卉的花园。
12. An elegant occasional table is framed in the window.
    一张雅致的供重大活动使用的餐桌被摆放在橱窗里。
13. After the war, a convention was set up to frame a constitution.
    战后，为制定宪法组织了一次会议。
14. The story is framed in a format that is part thriller, part love story
    情节的展开模式既像惊险小说，又像爱情故事。
15. He framed this question three different ways in search of an answer.
    为了寻求答案，他以3种不同方式提出了这个问题。
16. I need to find out who tried to frame me
    我得找出是谁企图诬陷我。
17. He claimed that he had been framed by the police.
    他声称自己被警察设计陷害了。
18. We need a win to keep us in the frame for the title.
    要想保住夺冠希望，我们还需要再赢一场比赛。
19. We know we're dealing with someone with a different frame of reference.
    我们知道和我们打交道的人持有不同的观念。
20. The jury watched the tape dozens of times in slow motion and in freeze frame.
    陪审团通过慢放和定格把录像带反复看了许多遍。
21. The mirror was hinged to a surrounding frame
    用铰链把镜子和外框连接在一起。
22. Mark the frame with your postcode
    在这一格里写上你的邮政编码。
23. Her husband mounts the work on velour paper and makes the frame
    她丈夫把作品装裱在绒纸上，并制作了画框。
24. The reflector is held onto the sides of the spacecraft with a frame
    反射器通过支架牢牢地固定在航天器的侧面。
25. Neither the timber frame nor metal chassis were protected against rot.
    木构架和金属底盘都没有采取防腐措施。
26. Discussions at the UN could include a time frame for action.
    联合国进行的讨论可能包括采取行动的时间安排。
27. In a silver frame on the table there is a photograph of her son.
    桌上的银框中有一张她儿子的相片。
28. The frame of an airship is made of light but strong metal.
    飞船的框架是用轻而坚固的金属制成的。
29. We frame up that picture.
    我们把那幅画装入框架。

n.

be in/out of the frame

• 参加；不参加
  be taking part/not taking part in sth
  1. We won our match, so we're still in the frame for the championship.
     我们赢了比赛，所以仍可参加锦标赛。

noun

1. one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

2. a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
   1. the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention
   2. the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held

   Synonym:    framing

3. the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

4. a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

5. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
   1. the building has a steel skeleton

   Synonym:    skeletonskeletal frameunderframe

6. alternative names for the body of a human being
   1. Leonardo studied the human body
   2. he has a strong physique
   3. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

   Synonym:    human bodyphysical bodymaterial bodysomabuildfigurephysiqueanatomyshapebodchassisformflesh

7. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

   Synonym:    skeletal systemskeletonsystema skeletale

8. a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

   Synonym:    frame of reference

9. an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

10. a single drawing in a comic_strip

11. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

    Synonym:    inning

verb

1. make up plans or basic details for
   1. frame a policy

   Synonym:    composedraw up

2. formulate in a particular style or language
   1. I wouldn't put it that way
   2. She cast her request in very polite language

   Synonym:    redactcastputcouch

3. enclose in or as if in a frame
   1. frame a picture

   Synonym:    frame inborder

4. construct by fitting or uniting parts together

   Synonym:    frame up

5. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
   1. I was set up!
   2. The innocent man was framed by the police

   Synonym:    ensnareentrapset up

6. enclose in a frame, as of a picture