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  • Derivative : n  pictorialization ; v  pictorialize ; adv  pictorially
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pictorial [pɪk 'torɪəl] [pɪk 'tɔːrɪəl]
  1. 1. adjective [rarely used] 画家的;绘画
  2. 2. adjective 图片的;用图片表示的;由图片组成的
  3. 3. adjective 图画似的形象化
  4. 4. noun [American English] 画报

Collins English-English Dictionary

pictorial [pɪk'tɔːrɪəl]
  1. 1. adj relating to, consisting of, or expressed by pictures
  2. 2. adj (of books, newspapers, etc) containing pictures
  3. 3. adj of or relating to painting or drawing
  4. 4. adj (of language, style, etc) suggesting a picture; vivid; graphic
  5. 5. n
  6. 6. n a magazine, newspaper, etc, containing many pictures
  7. 7. n (capital when part of a name)
    the Sunday Pictorial
  8. 8. n [Etymology] C17: from Late Latin pictorius, from Latin pictor painter, from pingere to paint

Examples

the Sunday Pictorial pictorial
最近一期的《中国画报》
the current issue of China Pictorial
《中草药图鉴》
Pictorial Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Herbs 图鉴
画报选刊了4幅人物彩色照片。
The pictorial has published four color photo portraits. 选刊
画报
illustrated magazine or newspaper; pictorial
学生们画了很多招贴画。
The students have drawn lots of pictorial posters. 招贴画

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