canvas
noun
ˈkænvəs
noun
1
strong
cloth
used
to
make
bags,
tents,
shoes
etc
帆布
U
a
canvas
bag
帆布包
2
a
painting
done
with
oil
paints,
or
the
piece
of
cloth
it
is
painted
on
油画; 油画布
C
The
gallery
has
a
canvas
by
Paul
Cézanne.
这个美术馆有一幅保罗．塞尚的油画作品。
‘Four
Women
on
a
Bench’,
oil
on
canvas,
1991
《长凳上的四个女人》，油画，作于 1991 年
3
a broader/wider/larger canvas
the
whole
of
a
situation,
and
not
just
a
part
of
it
全局，总体形势
These
questions
must
be
considered
on
a
broader
canvas.
这些问题必须从全局来考虑。
4
under canvas
in
a
tent
[英] 在帐篷内
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