paint

1. N-MASS Paint is a coloured liquid that you put onto a surface with a brush in order to protect the surface or to make it look nice, or that you use to produce a picture. 油漆; 涂料

...a can of red paint. …一罐红色油漆。

They saw some large letters in white paint. 他们看见了几个用白漆写的大大的字母。

2. N-SING On a wall or object, the paint is the covering of dried paint on it. 油漆层; 涂层

The paint was peeling on the window frames. 窗框上的油漆正在剥落。

3. V-T/V-I If you paint a wall or an object, you cover it with paint. 给…刷油漆; 给…刷涂料

They started to mend the woodwork and paint the walls. 他们开始修理木建部分并粉刷墙壁。

I had come here to paint. 我到这儿来是刷漆的。

4. V-T If you paint something or paint a picture of it, you produce a picture of it using paint. 画

He is painting a huge volcano. 他正在画一座巨型火山。

Why do people paint pictures?

为什么人们要画画？

5. V-T When you paint a design or message on a surface, you put it on the surface using paint. 用颜料画; 用颜料写

...a machine for painting white lines on roads. …一台用来在马路上画白线的机器。

They went around painting rude slogans on cars. 他们到处用颜料在轿车上写粗鲁的标语。

6. V-T If you paint a grim or vivid picture of something, you give a description of it that is grim or vivid. 把…描绘成

The report paints a grim picture of life there. 该报道把那里的生活描绘成一副阴森的画面。

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