paint
noun [ C or U ] uk/peɪnt/ us/peɪnt/
A1 油漆，涂料
a coloured liquid that is put on a surface such as a wall to decorate it
UK a tin of paint 一罐漆
US a can of paint 一罐漆
This wall needs another coat of paint. 这面墙需要再刷一层漆。
The sign said "Caution! Wet paint." 牌子上写着：“小心，油漆未干！”
gloss paint 亮光漆
UK matt paint 亚光漆
US matte paint 亚光漆
There were so many paints (= types of paint) to choose from that I couldn't decide which to buy. 有这么多种油漆可供选择，我很难决定买哪一种。
paints [ plural ] 绘画颜料
tubes of paint or blocks of dried paint used for making pictures
oil paints 油画颜料
She usually uses acrylic paints.
Later she switched from oils to acrylic paints.
She taught herself to paint after her partner bought her a set of watercolour paints for Christmas one year.
These paints are made by hand in a small shop in New York.
She keeps her paints in the cupboard.
Charlotte gave me a beautiful set of paints.
There are paints, brushes, and a mixing palette in the kit.
- More examples
- Can't you just put a dab of paint over the mark and cover it up?
- emulsion paint
- I got a few flecks of paint on the window.
- The living room could do with a lick of paint.
- The new paint is already starting to crack and peel.
paint
verb uk/peɪnt/ us/peɪnt/
A2 [ I or T ]油漆（表面），（在…上）刷油漆
to cover a surface with paint
[ + obj + adj ] We've painted the bedroom blue. 我们把卧室漆成了蓝色。
I've been painting all morning. 我整个早上都在刷油漆。
I'll need to paint over (= cover with another layer of paint) these dirty marks on the wall. 我得用油漆遮盖一下墙上这些污迹。
A1 [ I or T ]（用颜料）画，绘
to make a picture using paints
All these pictures were painted by local artists. 所有这些画都是当地画家画的。
[ T ]涂（指甲）;在（脸上）搽脂粉
If you paint your nails or face, you put make-up on that part of your body.
She painted her nails bright red. 她把指甲涂成鲜红色。
- More examples
- The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
- We used four tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.
- Put several thicknesses of newspaper on the table before you start painting.
- She was painting her toenails.
- She usually paints in watercolour.
Idiom
paint a picture (of something) idiom 将…描述（或展示）为…
to describe or show something in a particular way
The statistics do not paint an optimistic picture. 统计数字显得不甚乐观。