paint
noun
verb
peɪnt
noun
1
a
liquid
that
you
put
on
a
surface,
using
a
brush
to
make
the
surface
a
particular
colour
油漆; 涂料
a
can
of
blue
paint
一罐蓝色油漆
Wet
Paint
(=used
as
a
warning
on
signs
when
something
has
just
been
painted)
油漆未干
The
whole
house
could
do
with
a
fresh
coat
of
paint
.
整座房子该重新粉刷一次了。
peeling/flaking
paint
All
this
room
needs
is
a
lick
of
paint
(=paint
used
to
make
a
place
more
attractive)
.
这个房间只要刷上点涂料就行。
2
paints
tubes
or
dry
blocks
of
a
coloured
substance,
used
for
painting
pictures
〔绘画〕颜料
acrylic
and
oil
paints
丙烯酸颜料和油画颜料
verb
3
to
put
paint
on
a
surface
（给…）上油漆; （给…）涂颜料
I,T
The
ceiling
needs
painting.
天花板需要粉刷了。
brightly
painted
houses
粉刷得很鲜艳的房屋
paint
sth
(in)
blue/red/green
etc
We
painted
the
door
blue.
我们把门漆成了蓝色。
Paint
the
walls
in
a
contrasting
colour.
用对比色粉刷墙壁。
The
living
room
was
painted
in
pastel
shades
of
pink
and
blue.
起居室被漆成淡雅的粉色和蓝色。
4
to
make
a
picture,
design
etc
using
paint
（用颜料）画，绘，作画
I,T
A
white
cross
was
painted
on
the
door.
门上画了个白十字架。
Turner
is
famous
for
painting
landscapes.
特纳以画风景画闻名。
paint
in
oils/watercolours
etc
(paint
using
a
particular
type
of
paint)
画油画/水彩画等
He
paints
mainly
in
acrylics.
他主要用丙烯酸颜料作画。
5
to
put
a
coloured
substance
on
part
of
your
face
or
body
to
make
it
different
or
more
attractive
〔用有颜色的东西〕涂，搽，擦
T
The
children’s
faces
were
painted
to
look
like
animals.
孩子们的脸被涂成动物的模样。
She’d
painted
her
toenails
with
red
nail
polish.
她用红色指甲油染了自己的脚趾甲。
6
to
describe
someone
or
something
in
a
particular
way
〔以某种方式〕描绘，描写
T
paint
sb/sth
as
sth
She’s
often
been
painted
as
a
tough
businesswoman.
她经常被描述成商场上的女强人。
paint
a
grim/rosy/gloomy
picture
of
sb/sth
Dickens
painted
a
grim
picture
of
Victorian
life.
狄更斯描绘了一幅阴暗的维多利亚时代生活图。
The
article
painted
him
in
a
bad
light
(=described
him
in
a
way
that
made
him
seem
bad)
.
文章的描写对他很不利。
7
paint the town (red)
to
go
out
to
bars,
clubs
etc
to
enjoy
yourself
[非正式] 〔到酒吧、夜总会等处〕痛饮 （狂欢 ）作乐，寻欢作乐
informal
8
to
cover
part
of
a
picture
or
sign
with
paint
so
that
it
can
no
longer
be
seen
用漆 （颜料 ）涂掉 （遮盖 ）
The
name
of
the
firm
had
been
partially
painted
out.
公司的名字有一部分被油漆盖住了。
9
to
cover
a
picture
or
surface
with
new
paint
用新的颜料 （涂料 ）覆盖…的画面 （表面 ）
Much
of
the
original
decoration
was
painted
over.
大部分原来的装饰图案被新的涂料覆盖了。