frame
n
1 border of wood, metal, etc in which a picture, door, pane of glass, etc is enclosed or set (木材、 金屬等做的)框架
a picture frame 畫框 * a window frame 窗框.
2 rigid structure of a piece of furniture, building, vehicle, etc which makes its shape and forms a support for its parts (家具、 建筑物、 車輛等的)框架, 支架, 骨架
the frame of a cupboard, bed, rucksack 柜廚的框架、 床的框架、 帆布包的支架
the frame of an aircraft, a car, etc 飛機、 汽車等的框架. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page xiii, =>illus 見插圖.
3 (usu pl 通常作復數) structure of plastic, metal, etc that holds the lenses of a pair of glasses in place 眼鏡框
glasses with heavy black frames 黑色粗框眼鏡. =>illus at glass 見glass插圖.
4 (usu sing 通常作單數) human or animal body; its form or structure (人或動物的)身體; 體形; 身體結構
Sobs shook her slender frame. 她抽泣著, 苗條的身體都在顫動.
5 general order or system that forms the background to sth (構成某事物背景的)規律或制度; 體制; 模式
the frame of contemporary society 現代社會的模式.
6
(a) any of the single photographs that make up a cinema film (影片的)一個鏡頭, 一個畫面.
(b) single picture in a comic strip (連環漫畫中的)一幅畫.
7 = cold frame (cold1).
8
(a) (in snooker, etc) triangular structure for positioning balls (落袋臺球戲等)(擺放球的)三角框.
(b) (in snooker, bowling, etc) single round of play (落袋臺球 戲、 地滾球戲等)一輪, 一局, 一回.
9 (idm 習語) a frame of `mind particular state of one's mind or feelings; mood 心境; 心情; 情緒; 思想狀態
I'm not in the right frame of mind to start discussing money. 我現在沒心思來商量錢的問題. a frame of `reference set of principles, standards or observations used as a basis for one's judgement, behaviour, etc (作為個人的判斷、 行為等的依據的)原則, 標準, 觀點
sociological studies conducted within a Marxist frame of reference 以馬克思主義觀點指導的社會學研究.
frame v
1
(a) [Tn] put or build aframe1(1) round (sth) (給某物)鑲框; (給某物)做框
frame a photograph, painting, etc 給照片、 畫等鑲框.
(b) [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
serve or act as a frame1(1) for (sb/sth) 形成(某人[某事])的框子
He stood framed in the doorway to the hall. 他站在門口, 堵住通向大廳的路.
A dense mass of black hair framed his face. 濃密的黑發襯托著他的面龐.
2 [Tn] express (sth) in words; compose or formulate (用文字)表達(某事); 創作; 擬定; 制定
frame a question, argument, response, etc 擬定問題、 論點、 回應等
frame a theory, plan, set of rules, etc 創立理論、 擬定計畫、 制定一套規章.
3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(infml 口) produce false evidence against (an innocent person) so that he appears guilty 誣陷; 陷害
The accused man said he had been framed. 被告說他受人陷害了.