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词汇 paint
释义 paint
noun[ C or U ]
uk /peɪnt/ us /peɪnt/
A1
a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to decorate it: 油漆,涂料
UKa tin of paint一罐漆
USa can of paint一罐漆
coat of paintThis wall needs another coat of paint.这面墙需要再刷一层漆。
The sign said "Caution! Wet paint."牌子上写着:“小心,油漆未干!”
gloss paint亮光漆
UKmatt paint亚光漆
USmatte paint亚光漆
There were so many paints (= types of paint) to choose from that I couldn't decide which to buy.有这么多种油漆可供选择,我很难决定买哪一种。
 
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 paints[ plural ]
tubes of paint or blocks of dried paint used for making pictures: 绘画颜料
oil paints油画颜料
 the paint[ singular ]informal
another word forfree-throw lane:
in the paintHe is a dominating presence in the paint.
I liked his quickness going coast to coast and his ability to get in the paint.
Can't you just put a dab of paint over the mark and cover it up?你就不能在那块污迹上抹点油漆把它盖住吗?
emulsion paint乳胶漆
I got a few flecks of paint on the window.我的窗户沾上了几点油漆。
The living room could do with a lick of paint.起居室薄薄地刷一层油漆就行了。
The new paint is already starting to crack and peel.新漆已经开始出现裂纹并脱落。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Paints, dyes & pigments
annatto
brazilwood
colourant
coverage
dip dye
enamel
henna
lacquer
linseed oil
logwood
marbling
non-drip
paint thinner
pigmentation
sienna
spray gun
thinner
topcoat
turpentine
varnish

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paint
verb
uk /peɪnt/ us /peɪnt/
A2[ I or T ]
to cover a surface with paint: 油漆(表面),(在…上)刷油漆
[ + obj + adj ]We've painted the bedroom blue.我们把卧室漆成了蓝色。
I've been painting all morning.我整个早上都在刷油漆。
paint overI'll need to paint over (= cover with another layer of paint) these dirty marks on the wall.我得用油漆遮盖一下墙上这些污迹。
A1[ I or T ]
to make a picture using paints: (用颜料)画,绘
All these pictures were painted by local artists.所有这些画都是当地画家画的。
[ T ]
If you paint your nails or face, you put make-up on that part of your body: 涂(指甲);在(脸上)搽脂粉
She painted her nails bright red.她把指甲涂成鲜红色。
The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.房间被刷成了淡粉色。
We used four tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.
Put several thicknesses of newspaper on the table before you start painting.在你开始画画之前,先在桌上铺几层报纸。
She was painting her toenails.
She usually paints in watercolour.她通常用水彩画画。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Covering and adding layers
additive
asphalt
bestrew
bind
blanket
blindfold
fall over
film
film over
gum
gum something up
inlaid
retread
seasoned
slap
slap something on
smother something in/with something
spackle
tent
wax

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Building: interior decoration
Painting, drawing & printing
Make-up & skin care

Idioms


paint a picture (of something)
paint the town red

paint | American Dictionary


paint
noun[ C/U ]
us/peɪnt/
a colored liquid that is put on a surface to protect or decorate it:
[ C ]acrylic/oil paints
[ U ]We need some white paint for the kitchen.

Idiom


paint a picture (of something)
paint
verb[ I/T ]
us/peɪnt/
Someone who paints may make a picture by using paints:
[ I ]She always loved to paint.

Examples of paint


paint
Reynolds had painted child models before the 1770s, although notations in the sitter-books are sporadic.
There were, however, some soundly painted, albeit" old-fashioned", works.
She always had an interest in the arts, but in painting she is self-taught.
The clock face is painted white and so stands out clearly from quite a distance, allowing the time to be easily read.
Others were painted on to a dry plaster surface.
A journalist's wife with one child paints a different picture altogether.
They might even be stiffened with starch and painted over to leave a pattern.
Scientists, are finding other uses for it, in paints, drugs and fertilisers.
A total of 31" of rails (painted) with 28 turned ballasters may have been for the perimeter of the stage.
Perhaps it is from painting that we have learned to treasure views.
However, after painting comes drawing and then the usual sequence of models and cad.
One can detect concrete as old and repaired, painted, smooth and new, rough and weathered or polished.
The opening chapter paints the background against which the book is to be read.
Take-all is a complex disease and, not surprisingly, the information presented paints a complex picture.
The transition from zompantle wood to copal wood, and from water-based aniline paints to house paints, was accompanied by rising production levels.
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Collocations withpaint


paint

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acrylic paint
Workers were marked on the thorax with a dot of red acrylicpaint, and males with green.
automotive paint
An automotive paint search of apple shows that historically the name was associated with a green color going back to the early 1930s.
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black paint
Note the band inside the mask, and black paint on the metal mesh to help reduce glare.
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