Word · Frequency #4541

canvas

/ˈkænvəs/

noun

帆布；粗布

A strong, coarse cloth, traditionally made of hemp and now often cotton or polyester, used for sails, tents, and painting surfaces.

1.
A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
一种粗布,传统上用麻或棉和聚酯纤维织成,用于制作帆、帐篷、大衣或作为绘画表面。
2.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
厚实紧密编织的布料(用于衣物、椅子、船帆、帐篷等)
3.
A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
一块绷在框架上的这种布,可在上面绘制艺术品。
4.
an oil painting on canvas fabric
布面油画
5.
A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
一种松散编织的棉线网或模塑塑料,用于刺绣、十字绣、钩织地毯或其他手工艺装饰。
6.
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
故事或戏剧的背景
7.
A basis for creative work.
创作工作的基础。
8.
A region on which graphics can be rendered.
可渲染图形的区域。
9.
Sails in general.
帆的总称。
10.
A tent.
帐篷。
11.
A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
歌曲、曲调或其他文学或音乐作品的草稿或模型；尤指展示诗人所需创作诗句韵律的草稿。

画布；油画；画布；绘图区；背景；场景；创作基础；平台；刺绣底布；十字绣布

In use

The heavy canvas of the tent kept the rain out during the storm.

帐篷的厚帆布在暴风雨中防住了雨水。

She bought a canvas at the gallery and hung it in her living room.

她在画廊买了一幅布面油画，挂在客厅里。

The director used the small town as a canvas for his story about community.

导演把小镇作为他讲述社区故事的背景。

the crowded canvas of history

历史的多彩画卷。

the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound

这部电影需要一种富有戏剧性的声音背景。

Connections

Collocations

canvas bag: 帆布袋; She bought a canvas bag for her groceries.她买了一个帆布袋来装杂货。
canvas shoes: 帆布鞋; He wore comfortable canvas shoes for the hike.他穿着舒适的帆布鞋去远足。
oil on canvas: 布面油画; The museum has a famous oil on canvas by Van Gogh.博物馆有一幅梵高著名的布面油画。
stretched canvas: 绷紧的画布; The artist prepared a stretched canvas for the portrait.画家为肖像画准备了一块绷紧的画布。
canvas tent: 帆布帐篷; They slept in a sturdy canvas tent during the camping trip.他们在露营旅行中睡在一个结实的帆布帐篷里。

Idioms & figurative uses

Learner notes

Memory Tip

帆布画布（canvas），联想帆船在画布上航行。

Context & Register

通常用于艺术（画布）、户外装备（帆布）或衣物（帆布鞋）等具体场景，属于中性偏实用的词汇，在不同语境中语体无明显变化。

Grammar Note

可数名词，复数形式为 canvases。

Pronunciation & Spelling

Same sound: canvass. Lookalikes with different endings: cannabis, cannon, canopy, cactus, bonus.

Usage priority

Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。

Learn the forms together

页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。

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