| 单词 | paint |
| 释义 | paint —paintable, adj. —paintless, adj. /paynt/, n. 1. a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art. 2. an application of this. 3. the dried surface pigment: Don't scuff the paint. 4. the solid coloring matter alone; pigment. 5. facial cosmetics, esp. lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color. 6. Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto. v.t. 7. to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence. 8. to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait. 9. to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy. 10. to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland. 11. to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink. 12. to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine. v.i. 13. to coat or cover anything with paint. 14. to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time. 15. to put on or use facial cosmetics. 16. paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, esp. by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also, paint the town. [1200-50; ME peinten (v.) < OF peint, ptp. of peindre < L pingere to paint; see PICTURE] |
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