| [/peɪnt; pent/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] substance applied to a surface in liquid form to give it colour 涂料:
red, green, yellow, etc paint 红的、 绿的、 黄的等涂料 *
give the door two coats of paint, ie put two layers of paint on it 给门油两层漆 *
wet paint, eg written on a notice to warn people not to touch it 油漆未乾 *
[attrib 作定语] paint marks 带颜色的记号.
(b) [U] layer of dried paint on a surface （已乾燥的）涂层, 漆层. 用法:
2 paints [pl] (set of) tubes or blocks of paint （一套）管装或块状的颜料:
The artist brought his paints with him. 那画家自带颜料. *
a set of oil-paints 一套油画颜料. 用法:
3 [U] (usu derog 通常作贬义) cosmetics for applying to the face 化妆品:
She wears far too much paint. 她化妆太浓. paint 2
[/peɪnt; pent/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Cn.a] put paint onto (sth) 在（某物）上涂颜料或油漆:
paint a door, wall, room 给门、 墙、 房间上漆 *
paint a house blue 把房子刷成蓝色. 用法:
2 [I, Ipr, Tn] make (a picture) using paints; portray or represent (sb/sth) in paint 用颜料绘画; 画像; 画（某人[某事物]）:
She paints well. 她善於绘画. *
paint in oils/water-colours 画油画[水彩画] *
paint a picture, a portrait, a still life, etc 画图画、 肖像画、 静物画等 *
paint flowers, a girl, a landscape 画花卉、 女孩、 风景 *
(fig 比喻) In her latest novel she paints a vivid picture of life in Victorian England. 她在最新的一部小说里生动描绘了维多利亚时代的英国生活. 用法:
3 [Tn, Cn.a] (often derog 常作贬义) put powder, lipstick, etc onto (the face, etc) 涂或搽（脂粉、 口红等）:
She spends hours painting her face. 她一化妆就是几个小时. *
paint one's nails red 把指甲涂成红的. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) not as black as it/one is painted => black1. paint the `town red (infml) go out and enjoy a lively, boisterous time in bars, night-clubs, etc 到酒吧、 夜总会等处寻欢作乐. 用法:
5 (phrv) paint sth in add sth to a picture using paint 在画上添画某物. paint sth out cover (a part of a painting) by putting paint on top of it 用涂料覆盖或涂掉（部分画面）. paint over sth cover sth with paint 用涂料覆盖某物:
We'll have to paint over the dirty marks on the wall. 我们得用涂料把墙壁上的污斑遮盖住. |