Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
— Ambrose Bierce
· Art
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n. 繪畫;油畫;上色，著色;顏料，油漆;
v. 繪畫（ paint的現(xiàn)在分詞）;涂色于;
?? paint畫畫 + ing 表名詞 → 油畫；繪畫；著色
"I don't know if the painting is authentic."
我不知道這幅畫是不是真跡。
近義：paintwork, picture, canvas
n. 批評家;評論員;批評者;挑剔的人;
?? crit批評+ic人 →批評家
"The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile."
那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發(fā)泄怒氣。
近義：judge, reviewer, commentator, hypercritic, aristarch, momus
反義：slimy, sycophant, truckler, bootlicker, brownnose, brownnoser
adj. 平的;單調(diào)的;不景氣的;干脆的;
adv. （尤指貼著另一表面）平直地;斷然地;水平地;直接地，完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使變平;[音樂]使（音調(diào)）下降，尤指降半音;
vi. 逐漸變平;[音樂]以降調(diào)唱（或奏）;
?? l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子對你 對氣你就變胖了- 吹氣
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他們抱怨樓上發(fā)出的噪音太大。
近義：blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth
反義：irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough
n. 天氣， 氣象;暴風(fēng)雨;
vt.& vi. 曬干， 風(fēng)化;
vt. 平安渡過， 挨過;[地]使風(fēng)化;
?? 我們(we)在(at)聽她(her)預(yù)報(bào) 天氣
"The travellers looked weather - beaten , there was little spit and polish."
旅客們滿面風(fēng)塵, 儀容不整.
近義：ride, bear, endure, season, acclimatize, adapt
v. 保護(hù)( protect的現(xiàn)在分詞 ); 防護(hù); 投保; 關(guān)稅保護(hù)
近義：protective, tutelar, tutelary, custodian, defending, guardian
反義：hostile, inimical, attacking, pernicious, rough, truculent