picture
单词辨析：
普通用词，指电影院中或电视上播放的电影。
I have seen two good films this week.
本周我已经看了两部好电影。
I watched a late-night film yesterday at home.
我昨天在家看了一场午夜电影。
普通用词，指具体的电影作品时与 film 同义，可换用；而 the movies 可指电影院、电影业或电影的总称。
a career in the movies
从影生涯
Do you want to see a movie/film with me tomorrow?
你明天想和我一起去看场电影吗？
She is his favourite movie/film star.
她是他最喜欢的电影明星。
We took the kids to the movies every week.
我们每周都带孩子们去看电影。
It only happens in the movies.
这事只有在电影里才会发生。
作“电影”解时与 film 和 movie 同义，但不常用；而 the pictures 仅指电影院，且多用于英国英语。
There are many good pictures being shown.
有多部优秀影片正在上映。
指用示例、图片等将某事物的意思阐释清楚。
He illustrated the phenomenon with examples.
他举例说明了这种现象。
The teacher gave three examples to illustrate the point.
老师举了3个例子来说明这一点。
指用言语、文字、图画等来描写某人或某事。
The writer depicted country life before the industrial revolution.
作家描写了工业革命前的乡村生活。
The artist depicted a group of children playing games in the garden.
艺术家描绘了一群在花园里玩游戏的小朋友。
指以某种方式描述某人或某事物，通常用被动语态。
Before their marriage he had been pictured as a perfect boyfriend.
结婚之前，他被描绘成完美的男朋友。
She was pictured as a woman difficult to deal with.
她被描绘成一个难对付的女人。
相关例句：
Her book paints a bleak picture of the problems women now face
她的书是女性当下所面临问题的凄凉写照。
This picture is in the manner of Raphael.
这幅画模仿了拉斐尔的风格。
How did you get him to pose for this picture?
你想了什么办法让他摆姿势照了这张照片？
But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture
但和其他慈善机构一样，这些数字掩盖了实情。
The tourists have nothing to do but take pictures of each other
游客无事可做，只能互相拍照。
It's a similar picture across the border in Ethiopia.
在边界那边的埃塞俄比亚，情况也大致相似。