1 a border of wood or metal that goes around the outside of a door, picture, window, etc (门、画、窗等的)框:
a window frame窗框
2 the basic strong structure of a piece of furniture, building, vehicle, etc which gives it its shape (家具、建筑物、车辆等的)骨架,支架:
the frame of a bicycle/an aircraft自行车╱飞机的骨架☞picture at bicycle 见bicycle插图
3 [usu.pl] a structure made of plastic or metal that holds the two pieces of glass (lenses) in a pair of glasses 眼镜框
☞picture at glasses 见glasses插图
4 [usu.sing] the basic shape of a human or animal body (人或动物的)体格,骨架:
He has a large frame but he's not fat.他个子大,可不算胖。
frame of mind a particular state or condition of your feelings; the mood 心情;心境;情绪:
I'm not in the right frame of mind for a party. I'd prefer to be on my own.我心情不好,不想去酒会,宁可一个人清静点。
frame²
/freɪm ||; frem/verb[T]
1 to put a border around sth (especially a picture or photograph) (给图画、照片等)装框:
Let's have this photograph framed.我们给这张相片配个框吧。
2 (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to give false evidence against sb in order to make him/her seem guilty of a crime 罗织罪名;提供伪证;诬陷:
The man claimed that he had been framed by the police.这个男人说他被警方诬陷了。
3 (formal 正式) to express sth in a particular way 以某种方式表达:
The question was very carefully framed.这个问题问得很谨慎。