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picturesque

/pik-chuh-resk/US // ˌpɪk tʃəˈrɛsk //UK // (ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk) //

如诗如画,美丽如画,美丽的图片,美丽如画的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
    • : strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images: a picturesque description of the Brazilian jungle.
    • : having pleasing or interesting qualities; strikingly effective in appearance: a picturesque hat.

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Examples

  • Such picturesque qualities showed where we were, but not where we were headed.

  • Together they hike trails that pass through ancient ruins, overlooking picturesque bays where cruise ships drop their guests for lunch.

  • They’re rustic but come stocked with real beds, stoves, and picturesque cocktail porches.

  • This part of the state also happens to offer some of its most picturesque cycling—and a hearty dose of intriguing Texas history.

  • The goal, Marasco said, is that picturesque Hillsboro, a one-time mill town, would become a destination — not only a stop for tourists visiting breweries and wineries nearby.

  • Chefchaouen, shut off from the world for centuries, is almost absurdly picturesque.

  • One Street Museum is dedicated to the picturesque old Kiev street called Andriyivskyy Descent, on which it is situated.

  • Later, we hiked up a picturesque trail to the Dovbush rocks, which are a sort of local Stonehenge.

  • But the area is also an unexplored region of picturesque villages and surprising flavors.

  • His social snapshots reveal the unhappy repercussions of tyranny and poverty in a picturesque Africa.

  • Many adults assume that a child can look at a landscape as they look at it, taking in the whole picturesque effect.

  • It was a large, beautiful room, rich and picturesque in the soft, dim light which the maid had turned low.

  • It is true that they wanted the picturesque splendour of ancient warfare.

  • There is nothing picturesque in those old towns, for they were dead before they were civilized.

  • It lies in a large and picturesque hollow, surrounded by mountains at an elevation of 3,200 feet above the level of the sea.