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词汇 example_english_coat-of-paint
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coat of paint

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meanings of coatand paint


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coat
noun[C]
uk /kəʊt/ us /koʊt/
an outer piece of clothing with sleeves that is worn over other clothes, usually ...
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paint
noun[C or U]
uk /peɪnt/ us /peɪnt/
a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to ...
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Examples of coat of paint


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Not a thing he paid us for and two years ago he had one coatofpaint put on the outside and that was an undercoat.
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They said that when it was denationalised, all it got was a new coatofpaint and money was not invested as it should have been.
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Every house which does not need repairs will have another coatofpaint put on it and will thus qualify for the increase.
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People now recognise that they are simply trying to put a new coatofpaint on old initiatives.
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It became a closed borstal, and now it has been given a coatofpaint and is to be given a new name.
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Is there a kitchen which does not now lack a pot or pan or dishcloth; is there a window-sill that could not do with a coatofpaint?
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However, possessors and thus recipients can be inanimate in certain instances of inalienable possession, as in give the house a coatofpaint or give the page a number.
It is like the last coatofpaint on many a female face: it hides a multitude of blemishes underneath.
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They will put on an extra coatofpaint.
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That money will not give the council's houses a coatofpaint.
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It is like going to a house that needs underpinning but has a new coatofpaint to cover the cracks.
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A coatofpaint in close proximity to one of them is eaten off in a week or two.
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Some of these houses have been built for 50 years and have never had a coatofpaint put on their doors.
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I do not think that it has had a coatofpaint since it was first built.
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Some of them have been built for 40, 50 and 60 years and have never had a coatofpaint put on them.
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They have not even had a coatofpaint for 50 years.
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We are not talking about a new coatofpaint.
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They need a coatofpaint and some windows opening on to the real world.
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As a precautionary measure, it recommends that a further coatofpaint should be applied, during further steelwork painting, in order to seal the cracks.
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Some of these old places are in need of a coatofpaint.
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Many schools have not had a proper coatofpaint for 12 years.
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