paint·ing
noun/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
- [countable] a picture that has been painted
油画;画作 - a watercolour/an acrylic painting
水彩画/丙烯画 - painting of somebody/something Canaletto's paintings of Venice
卡纳莱托绘的威尼斯 - painting by somebody an exhibition of paintings by American artists
美国艺术家画展 - She has also done abstract paintings and made experimental films.
她还创作了抽象画并制作了实验电影。 - Kahlo's paintings often depict her suffering.
卡罗的画作经常描绘她的痛苦。
Synonyms picturepicturepainting ▪ drawing ▪ portrait ▪ print ▪ sketchThese are all words for a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper by drawing, painting, etc.picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint:- The children were drawing pictures of their pets.
孩子们在画他们的宠物。
- a collection of paintings by American artists
美国艺术家的绘画作品集
- a pencil/charcoal drawing
铅笔画;炭笔画
- Vermeer’s ‘Portrait of the artist in his studio’
弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像” - a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself)
自画像
- a Renoir print
一张雷诺阿画作的影印件
- I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting.
我开始作画之前通常会画几幅草图。
- to draw a picture/portrait/sketch
- to paint a picture/portrait
- to make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketch
- to do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch
Collocations Fine artsFine artsCreating art- make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints
- do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch
- create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures
- produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints
- paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(US English) in watercolors/on canvas
- draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink
- sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape
- carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood
- sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure
- etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass
- mix colours/(US English) colors/pigments/paints
- add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(US English) color/pigment
- use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint
- work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media
- paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior
- depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme
- create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective
- paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones
- use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms
- develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style
- commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of somebody/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint something
- frame a painting/portrait
- hang art/a picture/a painting
- display/exhibit modern art/somebody’s work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece/a painting
- be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum
- install/place a sculpture in/at/on something
- erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue
- hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially British English)/(North American English usually) an exhibit
- be/go on (British English) exhibition/(North American English) exhibit
- feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works
- collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints
- restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art
Wordfinder- art
- background
- canvas
- exhibition
- foreground
- frame
- fresco
- painting
- portrait
- watercolour
Extra ExamplesTopics Arta1- Degas did several paintings of ballet dancers.
德加画过几张芭蕾舞演员的画。 - He was commissioned to paint four large paintings.
他受委托画四幅大型画作。 - an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by local artists
当地艺术家的绘画和雕塑展 - Her early paintings were light, expressive compositions.
她早期的画作风格轻盈、富有表现力。 - The classroom walls are covered with children's paintings.
教室的墙上挂满了孩子们的画作。 - His most famous paintings hang in the Louvre.
他最著名的画作在卢浮宫展出。 - Paintings by contemporary Aboriginal artists are displayed in the gallery.
画廊里陈列着当代原住民艺术家的画作。 - Vanderlyn's painting represents Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos.
范德林的画作描绘了被遗弃在纳克索斯岛上的阿里阿德涅。 - Rauch's paintings evoke memories of a bygone era.
劳赫的绘画唤起了人们对过去时代的回忆。 - The design is based on an original painting by Matisse.
这个设计以马蒂斯的一幅原作为基础。 - The woman in the painting is the artist's mistress.
画中的那个女人是画家的情人。 - a fine painting in oils
精美的油画 - The photograph looks almost like an Impressionist painting.
这张照片看起来几乎就像一幅印象派画作。 - A Dutch landscape painting hung on the wall.
墙上挂着一幅荷兰风景画。 - In 1912 Marc saw an exhibition of Futurist paintings in Berlin.
1912 年,马克在柏林观看了一场未来主义绘画展。 - He commissioned history paintings from the leading painters of the day.
他委托当时的顶尖画家创作历史画。 - The little chapel is decorated with medieval wall paintings.
小教堂装饰着中世纪的壁画。 - He began preparations for a large mural painting of the Battle of Anghiari.
他开始准备一幅有关安吉亚里战役的大型壁画。 - The house is full of paintings and sculpture.
房子里充满了绘画和雕塑。 - Recently, she sold two paintings.
最近,她卖出了两幅画。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- fine
- good
- …
- series
- collection
- exhibition
- …
- create
- do
- execute
- …
- depict somebody/something
- feature somebody/something
- portray somebody/something
- …
- in a/the painting
- painting by
- painting in
- …
- a watercolour/an acrylic painting

enlarge image[uncountable] the act or art of using paint to produce pictures作画;绘画 - Her hobbies include music and painting.
她的爱好包括音乐和绘画。 - the great British tradition of landscape painting
英国风景画的伟大传统 - abstract/figurative painting
抽象/具象绘画
Extra ExamplesTopics Hobbiesa1, Arta1- He was appointed to teach painting and drawing at the Glasgow School of Art.
他被任命在格拉斯哥艺术学院教授绘画。 - He studied traditional Japanese painting at the Kano school.
他曾在鹿野学校学过日本传统绘画。 - He went to Europe to study painting.
他去欧洲学习绘画。 - When she retired she took up painting.
退休后,她开始学画画。 - They dreamed of creating a uniquely Canadian type of landscape painting.
他们梦想创造一种加拿大独特的山水画风格。 - the development of 20th century abstract painting
20世纪抽象绘画的发展 - In the 1970s he returned to figurative painting.
20世纪70年代,他重返具象绘画。 - He gave up a career in law for portrait painting.
他为了肖像画放弃了法律职业。 - She discussed the relationship between painting and photography.
她讨论了绘画和摄影之间的关系。 - Tobey developed a distinctive style of painting that he called 'white writing'.
托比发展了一种独特的绘画风格,他称之为“白色写作”。 - There is no recognizable Amsterdam school of painting.
没有公认的阿姆斯特丹绘画流派。 - 18th-century treatises on the art of painting
18 世纪绘画艺术论文 - His work became wholly abstract and he changed his painting technique.
他的作品变得完全抽象,他改变了绘画技巧。 - Throughout her life, she maintained a painting style of light figures against a dark background.
她一生都保持着深色背景下浅色人物的绘画风格。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acrylic
- oil
- watercolour/watercolor
- …
- do
- take up
- study
- …
- style
- technique
- painting and decorating
- Her hobbies include music and painting.
- [uncountable] the act of putting paint onto the surface of objects, walls, etc.
涂漆;刷油漆 - painting and decorating
油漆和装潢 - We can do the painting ourselves.
我们能自己粉刷。
Extra Examples- He's finished the painting, and the house looks amazing.
他画完了,房子看起来棒极了。 - Find all your building, painting, carpentry, and plumbing needs on our website.
在我们的网站上找到您所有的建筑、油漆、木工和管道需求。 - Frequent painting of infested areas will kill the beetles and prevent further damage.
经常在受感染的区域涂漆可以杀死甲虫并防止进一步的损害。 - I hate painting so we hired painters.
我讨厌画画,所以我们雇了画家。 - We can help with weeding, fence painting, and hedge trimming.
我们可以帮助除草、粉刷栅栏和修剪树篱。 - She does interior painting and minor household repairs.
她从事室内油漆和小型家庭维修工作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acrylic
- oil
- watercolour/watercolor
- …
- do
- take up
- study
- …
- style
- technique
- painting and decorating
- painting and decorating