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snapshot

noun
🔊/ˈsnæpʃɒt/
🔊/ˈsnæpʃɑːt/
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  1. (also snap)
     a photograph, especially one taken quickly（尤指抢拍的）照片
    • snapshots of the children孩子们的照片
    Synonyms photographphotograph
    • picture
    • photo
    • shot
    • snapshot/​snap
    • print
    These are all words for a picture that has been made using a camera.
    • photograph a picture that has been made using a camera:
      • a photograph of the house这座房子的照片
      • Can I take a photograph?我可以拍个照吗？
    • picture a photograph:
      • We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.我们在旅馆前照了相。
    • photo a photograph:
      • a passport photo护照照片
    photograph, picture or photo?用 photograph、picture 还是 photo？Photograph is slightly more formal and photo is slightly less formal. Picture is used especially in the context of photographs in newspapers, magazines and books.
    • shot a photograph:
      • I tried to get a shot of him in the water.我试着给他拍一张在水中的照片。
      Shot often places more emphasis on the process of taking the photograph, rather than the finished picture.
    • snapshot/​snap an informal photograph that is taken quickly, and not by a professional photographer:
      • holiday snaps度假时随手拍的照片
    • print a copy of a photograph that is produced from film or from a digital camera:
      • a set of prints一套照片
    Patterns
    • a colour photograph/​picture/​photo/​snap/​print
    • to take a photograph/​picture/​photo/​shot/​snapshot
  2. [usually singular] a short description or a small amount of information that gives you an idea of what something is like简介；简要说明
    • The play offers a snapshot of life in Britain under the Romans.该剧提供了罗马人统治下英国生活的快照。