paint
- IPA[peɪnt]
英式
- a coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating；an act of painting something
- cover the surface of (something) with paint；apply cosmetics to (the skin)
verb: paint, 3rd person present: paints, gerund or present participle: painting, past tense: painted, past participle: painted
noun: paint, plural noun: paints
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating a tin of paint bituminous paints
- ▪ an act of painting something the house looked in need of a good paint
- ▪ informal cosmetic make-up one has false curls, another too much paint
- ▪ the function or capability of producing graphics, especially those that mimic the effect of real paint a paint program
- 2. North American a piebald horse a paint mare
- 3. the rectangular area marked near the basket at each end of the court the two players jostled in the paint
動詞
- 1. cover the surface of (something) with paint the ceiling was painted dark grey 同義詞
- ▪ apply cosmetics to (the skin) she couldn't have been more than fourteen but her face was thickly painted
- ▪ apply (a liquid) to a surface with a brush.
- 2. depict (someone or something) or produce (a picture) with paint I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp he paints landscapes and portraits 同義詞
- ▪ give a description of the city is not as bad as it is painted 同義詞
- ▪ create (a graphic or screen display) using a paint program the program enables you to paint images on your screen
- 3. display a mark representing (an aircraft or vehicle) on a radar screen flying behind hills lessens the enemy's ability to paint you with radar
