camera

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A camera is a piece of equipment that is used for taking photographs, making films, or producing television pictures. 照相机; 摄影机
Her grandmother lent her a camera for a school trip to Venice and Egypt. 她的祖母借给她一部相机，让她在学校组织的到威尼斯和埃及的旅行中使用。
2. PHRASE If someone or something is on camera, they are being filmed. 在拍摄中; 上镜头
Fay was so impressive on camera that a special part was written in for her. 镜头中的费伊太令人印象深刻了，因此有一个专门写给她的角色。
3. PHRASE If you do something or if something happens off camera, you do it or it happens when not being filmed. 不在拍摄中
They were anything but friendly off camera, refusing even to take the same lift. 不拍摄时他们根本称不上友好，甚至拒绝乘同一部电梯。
4. PHRASE If a trial is held in camera, the public and the press are not allowed to attend. 不对外公开的[正式]
This morning's appeal was held in camera. 今天上午的上诉是不对外公开的。

I must look like the typical tourist with my shorts and my camera.
She's very pleased with her new camera and was snapping away the whole time we were abroad .
He's just bought a new digital camera.
More banks are now installing surveillance cameras.
The camera focused on a group of women whose faces were tormented by/with grief .