frame
noun [ C ] uk/freɪm/ us/freɪm/
(BORDER)
B1 （图画、门、窗的）框，框架
a border that surrounds and supports a picture, door, or window
a picture frame 画框
frames 眼镜框架
the plastic or metal structure that holds together a pair of glasses
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- A picture frame often has bevelled edges.
- This door won't shut properly. I think the frame must be out of true.
- The painting was presented in a gilt picture frame.
- She painted the window frames with great care so that no paint got onto the glass.
- She wears glasses with tortoiseshell frames.
(STRUCTURE)
B2 （建筑物、车辆或家具的）构架，支架，骨架
the basic structure of a building, vehicle, or piece of furniture that other parts are added onto
a bicycle frame 自行车车架
UK (US rack)（台球、斯诺克等运动中开球时使用的）三角框
a wooden or plastic triangle used to put the balls into position at the start of a game such as snooker
体格;骨架
the size and shape of someone's body
My sister has a much bigger frame than me. 我姐姐的骨架比我大很多。
frame of mindC2 心态，心境
the way someone thinks or feels about something at a particular time
The most important thing is to go into the exam in a positive frame of mind. 最重要的是要以积极的心态参加考试。
frame of reference （某人的行为、看法或决定所依据的）参照准则，观念体系
a set of ideas or facts accepted by a person that explains their behaviour, opinions, or decisions
How can Christians and atheists ever come to understand each other when their frames of reference are so different? 基督徒和无神论者的思想观念差异如此之大，他们又怎么能相互理解呢？
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- The opera singer's 104-kilo frame has earned him the epithet of 'Man Mountain' in the press.
- The frame needs to be strong enough to support the engine assembly .
- He has a runner's wiry frame.
- It's a frame rucksack with a belt and padded shoulder straps.
- Although it was old, the frame of the bed was in good condition.
(GAME)
（斯诺克等游戏的）一局
a period of play in some games, such as snooker
She lost the next two frames. 她输掉了接下来的两局。
(PHOTOGRAPH)
art specialized（摄影胶片的）画格;（电视或电影的）画面，镜头
one of the pictures on a strip of photographic film, or one of the single pictures that together form a television or cinema film
frame
verb uk/freɪm/ us/freɪm/
(EXPRESS)
[ T ]（措词谨慎地）表达，说出
to express something choosing your words carefully
The interview would have been more productive if the questions had been framed more precisely. 如果当时问题提得更确切些，采访就会更有成效。
(MAKE GUILTY)
[ T often passive ] informal陷害，诬陷
to make a person seem to be guilty of a crime when they are not, by producing facts or information that are not true
He claimed he'd been framed by the police. 他声称自己被警方陷害了。
(BORDER)
[ T ]给（图画等）装（镜）框
to fix a border around a picture, etc. and often glass in front of it
I keep meaning to get that photo framed. 我一直打算给那张照片镶上框。
[ T ]修饰…的边缘
to form an edge to something in an attractive way
Her new hairstyle frames her face in a much more flattering way. 她的新发型把脸衬托得漂亮多了。