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The word "paint" has multiple meanings. As a noun, it can be a liquid colorant for surfaces or art, or a dry coating. As a verb, it means to cover with paint, create art, apply color, or use cosmetics. It can also be used figuratively for description. Examples and related terms are included.

The flashcard defines "paint" with multiple meanings. As a noun, it refers to a colored liquid used for protection or art, or the dried layer of this on a surface. As a verb, it means to cover something with paint, to create a picture using paint, to apply paint to a surface for decoration or writing, or to apply cosmetic color to lips or nails. It can also be used figuratively to describe or depict something. The flashcard also provides examples and related terms.

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[N-MASS 物质名词]油漆;涂料 Paint is a coloured liquid that you put onto a surface with a brush in order to protect the surface or to make it look nice, or that you use to produce a picture.
  • ...a pot of red paint...

    一罐红漆

  • They saw some large letters in white paint.

    他们看见了用白漆写的几个大大的字母。

  • ...water-based artist's paints.

    水性美术颜料

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[N-SING 单数名词](已干的)油漆层,涂层 On a wall or object, the paint is the covering of dried paint on it.
  [the N]
  • The paint was peeling on the window frames...

    窗框上的油漆在剥落。

  • They'll probably scrape the paint off and make it look like a regular patrol car.

    他们可能会将油漆刮掉,使它看起来像一部普通的巡逻警车。

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[VERB 动词]给…上油漆(或涂料) If you paint a wall or an object, you cover it with paint.
  [V n]
  [V n colour]
  [V-ed]
  [Also V]
  • They started to mend the woodwork and paint the walls...

    他们开始修补木建部分,粉刷墙壁。

  • I made a guitar and painted it red.

    我做了一把吉他,并把它漆成了红色。

  • ...painted furniture.

    上漆的家具

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[VERB 动词](用颜料)绘,画 If you paint something or paint a picture of it, you produce a picture of it using paint.
  [V n]
  [V]
  • He is painting a huge volcano...

    他正在画一座巨大的火山。

  • Why do people paint pictures?...

    人们为什么画画?

  • I had come here to paint.

    我来这里作画。

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[VERB 动词]用漆写(或画) When you paint a design or message on a surface, you put it on the surface using paint.
  [V n prep]
  [V-ed]
  • ...a machine for painting white lines down roads...

    用漆在马路上划白线的机器

  • They went around painting rude slogans on cars...

    他们到处在汽车上涂写粗鲁的标语。

  • The recesses are decorated with gold stars, with smaller stars painted along the edges.

    那些壁龛用金色的星星作装饰,边缘则用漆绘着小一些的星星。

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[VERB 动词]涂,抹(嘴唇、指甲等) If a woman paints her lips or nails, she puts a coloured cosmetic on them.
  [V n]
  [V n colour]
  • She propped the mirror against her handbag and began to paint her lips...

    她把镜子靠在手包上支好,开始涂口红。

  • She painted her fingernails bright red.

    她把指甲涂成了亮红色。

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[VERB 动词]描绘;描述 If you paint a grim or vivid picture of something, you give a description of it that is grim or vivid.
  [V n]
  • The report paints a grim picture of life there...

    那则报道把那里的生活描绘得很凄惨。

  • He went on to paint a rosy picture about how much has already been accomplished.

    他继续描绘着已经取得多大成就的美好画卷。

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See also:
painting
gloss paint
oil paint
poster paint
war paint

    Oxford paint / peɪnt ; NAmE peɪnt /
    noun
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    verb
    paint paints painted painting
    noun 1 [uncountable ] a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface 油漆;油漆涂层 white paint 白漆 gloss/matt/acrylic paint 亮光╱亚光╱树脂漆 The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint. 木建部份最近新刷了一层漆。 Wet paint! (= used as a sign) 油漆未干! The paint is starting to peel off. 油漆开始起皮剥落了。 see also
    greasepaint
    ,
    oil paint
    ,
    warpaint
    2 paints [plural ] tubes or blocks of paintused for painting pictures 绘画颜料 oil paints 油画颜料
    verb 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] paintsth (with sth) to cover a surface or object with paint 在…上刷油漆 paint(sth) We've had the house painted. 我们已经把房子油漆过了。 Paint the shed with weather-resistant paint. 用抗风雨的油漆把棚子漆一漆。 a brightly painted barge 涂得很鲜艳的画舫 paintsth + adj./noun The walls were painted yellow. 墙壁漆成了黄色。 collocationsat
    decorate
    2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to make a picture or design using paints 用颜料画 paintsth/sb to paint portraits 画肖像 A friend painted the children for me (= painted a picture of the children). 一位朋友给我画了这张孩子们的画像。 paintsth on sth Slogans had been painted on the walls. 标语涂在墙上。 paint(in sth) She paints in oils. 她画油画。 My mother paints well. 我母亲很会画画。 collocationsat
    art
    3 [transitive ] to give a particular impression of sb/sth 把…描绘成 SYN
    portray
    paintsb/sth as sth The article paints them as a bunch of petty criminals. 文章把他们描绘成一伙小犯罪分子。 paintsb/sth in… The documentary painted her in a bad light. 纪录片的描绘对她很不利。
    4 [transitive ] paintsth to put coloured make-up on your nails, lips, etc. 往(指甲、嘴唇等上)施化妆品;染(指甲);涂(唇膏) IDIOMS paint a (grim, gloomy, rosy, etc.) ˈpicture of sb/sth to describe sb/sth in a particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth 给人以…印象;把…描绘成 The report paints a vivid picture of life in the city. 报告生动地描绘了都市生活。 Journalists paint a grim picture of conditions in the camps. 记者描绘了营里的恶劣状况。 paint the town ˈred ( informal) to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself 花天酒地地玩乐;出没于各娱乐场所 paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrush to describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details 大致地描述 more at
    black
    adj.
    PHRASAL VERBS ˌpaint sth↔ˈout to cover part of a picture, sign, etc. with another layer of paint 用油漆等涂掉 ˌpaint ˈover sth to cover sth with a layer of paint 刷油漆覆盖 We painted over the dirty marks on the wall. 我们把墙上的脏印子用油漆盖上了。
    paint / peɪnt ; NAmE peɪnt /
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    paint1 noun
    paint2 verb
    paintpaint1 /peɪnt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable]
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    1paint (1)paint (2)a liquid that you put on a surface, using a brush to make the surface a particular colour:  a can of blue paint Wet paint (=used as a warning on signs when something has just been painted) The whole house could do with a fresh coat of paint.peeling/flaking paint (=old paint that is starting to come off the surface) All this room needs is a lick of paint (=paint used to make a place more attractive).2paints tubes or dry blocks of a coloured substance, used for painting pictures:  acrylic and oil paintsCOLLOCATIONSphrasesa can/tin/pot of paint· He had spilt a can of paint on the floor.a tube of paint· There was a painting on one of the easels and a table with his brushes and tubes of paint.a layer of paint· They removed the old layers of paint.a coat of paint (=a layer of paint that is put on something)· Walls usually need at least two coats of paint.a lick of paint informal (=a layer of paint used to make something more attractive)· All she needed to do to the kitchen was give it a lick of paint.adjectiveswhite/red/blue etc· I decided to use white paint throughout the house.wet· Careful – the paint is still wet.dry· Remove the tape when the paint is dry.fresh (=new – used especially about the smell of new paint)· The place smelled of fresh paint and new carpets.peeling/flaking paint (=starting to come off a surface because it is old)· She lived in a gloomy old building with peeling paint on the walls.verbsput paint on something· Don’t put the paint on too thick.apply paint formal· Clean the surface before applying the paint with a brush or roller.spray paint (=send paint out from a container in a stream of very small drops)· Vandals had sprayed paint all over the walls.strip paint (=remove all the paint from a surface)· We decided to strip the paint off the doors.scrape off/away paint (=take most of the paint off a surface using a tool)· Scrape off any loose or flaking paint and rub the surface with sandpaper.paint dries· Wait for the paint to dry.paint peels/flakes· The paint was starting to peel off the window frame.
    paint1 noun
    paint2 verb
    paintpaint2 ●●● S2 W3 verb
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    1[intransitive, transitive] to put paint on a surface:  The ceiling needs painting. brightly painted housespaint something (in) blue/red/green etc We painted the door blue. Paint the walls in a contrasting colour. The living room was painted in pastel shades of pink and blue.2[intransitive, transitive] to make a picture, design etc using paint:  A white cross was painted on the door. Turner is famous for painting landscapes.paint in oils/watercolours etc (=paint using a particular type of paint) He paints mainly in acrylics.3[transitive] to put a coloured substance on part of your face or body to make it different or more attractive:  The children’s faces were painted to look like animals. She’d painted her toenails with red nail polish.4[transitive] to describe someone or something in a particular waypaint somebody/something as something She’s often been painted as a tough businesswoman.paint a grim/rosy/gloomy picture of somebody/something Dickens painted a grim picture of Victorian life. The article painted him in a bad light (=described him in a way that made him seem bad).5paint the town (red) informal to go out to bars, clubs etc to enjoy yourself not be as black as you are painted
    at black1(10)
    paint something ↔ out phrasal verb to cover part of a picture or sign with paint so that it can no longer be seen:  The name of the firm had been partially painted out.paint over something phrasal verb to cover a picture or surface with new paint:  Much of the original decoration was painted over.
    WDF

    paint

    [peɪnt]painted, painting, paints

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    painted[12620] painting[30200] paints[2097]
    油漆(71%),颜料(15%),绘画(12%),绘画作品(2%)
    vt.油漆;绘画;装饰;涂色于;描绘;(用语言,文字等)描写;擦脂粉等
    vi.油漆;描绘;绘画;化妆
    n.油漆;颜料,涂料;绘画作品;胭脂等化妆品;色彩,装饰
    n.潘(人名)

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