paint
n
1
(a) [U] substance applied to a surface in liquid form to give it colour 涂料
red, green, yellow, etc paint 紅的、 綠的、 黃的等涂料
give the door two coats of paint, ie put two layers of paint on it 給門油兩層漆
wet paint, eg written on a notice to warn people not to touch it 油漆未乾
[attrib 作定語]
paint marks 帶顏色的記號.
(b) [U] layer of dried paint on a surface (已乾燥的)涂層, 漆層.
2 paints [pl]
(set of) tubes or blocks of paint (一套)管裝或塊狀的顏料
The artist brought his paints with him. 那畫家自帶顏料.
a set of oil-paints 一套油畫顏料.
3 [U] (usu derog 通常作貶義) cosmetics for applying to the face 化妝品
She wears far too much paint. 她化妝太濃.
paint v
1 [Tn, Cn.a] put paint onto (sth) 在(某物)上涂顏料或油漆
paint a door, wall, room 給門、 墻、 房間上漆
paint a house blue 把房子刷成藍色.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn]
make (a picture) using paints; portray or represent (sb/sth) in paint 用顏料繪畫; 畫像; 畫(某人[某事物])
She paints well. 她善於繪畫.
paint in oils/water-colours 畫油畫[水彩畫]
paint a picture, a portrait, a still life, etc 畫圖畫、 肖像畫、 靜物畫等
paint flowers, a girl, a landscape 畫花卉、 女孩、 風景
(fig 比喻) In her latest novel she paints a vivid picture of life in Victorian England. 她在最新的一部小說里生動描繪了維多利亞時代的英國生活.
3 [Tn, Cn.a] (often derog 常作貶義) put powder, lipstick, etc onto (the face, etc) 涂或搽(脂粉、 口紅等)
She spends hours painting her face. 她一化妝就是幾個小時.
paint one's nails red 把指甲涂成紅的.
4 (idm 習語) not as black as it/one is painted => black1. paint the `town red (infml 口) go out and enjoy a lively, boisterous time in bars, night-clubs, etc 到酒吧、 夜總會等處尋歡作樂.
5 (phrv) paint sth in add sth to a picture using paint 在畫上添畫某物. paint sth out cover (a part of a painting) by putting paint on top of it 用涂料覆蓋或涂掉(部分畫面). paint over sth cover sth with paint 用涂料覆蓋某物
We'll have to paint over the dirty marks on the wall. 我們得用涂料把墻壁上的污斑遮蓋住.
?? 考研助記
油漆難保存存,最怕(pa)放在(in)桶(t)里
?? 擴展釋義
*[peint]n. 油漆, 顏料, 繪畫作品, 涂漆vt. 油漆, 繪, 畫, 描繪, 裝飾, 點綴vi. 繪畫, 涂漆【化】 油漆【醫】 涂劑, 油漆相關詞組: paint sb black paint sth in paint sth out paint the town red