| 释义 |
paint/peint/ n. & v.●n. 1a colouring matter, esp. in liquid form for imparting colour to a surface (尤指液体的)颜料,油漆,涂料 b this as a dried film or coating (已干燥的)漆层,涂层 the paint peeled off 油漆剥落 2 joc. or archaic cosmetic make-up, esp. rouge or nail varnish [诙] [古义]化妆品(尤指胭脂或指甲油) ●v. tr. 1a cover the surface of (a wall, object, etc.) with paint 用油漆涂饰(墙、物品等) b apply paint of a specified colour to 漆成…色 paint the door green 把门漆成绿色 2 depict (an object, scene, etc.) with paint; produce (a picture) by painting 用颜料画;描绘(物、风景等) 3 describe vividly as if by painting (生动地)描述,描写 painted the scene in vivid terms 用生动的词语描述景色 4 apply a liquid or (joc. or archaic) cosmetics to (the face, skin, etc.) [诙] [古义] (往脸、皮肤等上)涂液态物品(或化妆品) 5 apply (a liquid) to a surface with a brush etc. (用刷子等)在表面涂抹(液体颜料) □ paint out efface with paint 涂掉;用漆(或颜料)覆盖 □ paint the town red colloq. enjoy oneself flamboyantly [口]痛饮作乐 □ paintable adj.[Middle English, via peint, past part. of Old French peindre, from Latin pingere pict- ‘paint’] |