on canvas
canvas 在此为不可数名词，指作画的布面。
She painted the portrait on canvas.
她把那幅肖像画在画布上。
帆布；粗布
canvases — plural of canvas
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
A strong, coarse cloth, traditionally made of hemp and now often cotton or polyester, used for sails, tents, and painting surfaces.
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。
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.
厚实紧密编织的布料(用于衣物、椅子、船帆、帐篷等)
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
一块绷在框架上的这种布,可在上面绘制艺术品。
A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
布面油画
an oil painting on canvas fabric
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。
A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
故事或戏剧的背景
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
创作工作的基础。
A basis for creative work.
可渲染图形的区域。
A region on which graphics can be rendered.
帆的总称。
Sails in general.
帐篷。
A tent.
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。
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.
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。
用法提示：canvas 作名词，指厚实的布料，用于帐篷等物品。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：canvas 作名词，指布面油画作品。
AI contextual example
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。
用法提示：canvas 作名词，比喻故事或戏剧的背景。
AI contextual example
canvas 在此为不可数名词，指作画的布面。
She painted the portrait on canvas.
她把那幅肖像画在画布上。
canvas 作可数名词，指一幅油画作品。
The gallery hung a canvas by a local artist.
画廊挂起了一幅当地艺术家的油画。
指布料时常用不可数形式，借助 a piece of 等量词计数。
He cut a piece of canvas to patch the sail.
他剪下一块帆布来补船帆。
动词 stretch 与 canvas 搭配，表示把布绷紧固定在框架上。
They stretched the canvas over a wooden frame.
他们把画布绷在一个木框架上。
泛指织物，但canvas特指粗厚帆布，不可随意替换
通用词，canvas为专用粗布，语域更窄
特指用于制作船帆的canvas，部分义重叠
尤指防水帆布，与canvas在防水场景下近义
强调防水涂层，不完全等同canvas但常混用
grammar · medium
易错句子The tents are made of canvases.
正确表达The tents are made of canvas.
表示“帆布”这种材料时，canvas 是不可数名词，不能加 -s；canvases 只能用来指一块块具体的画布或油画。
grammar · medium
易错句子He sold three canvas at the art fair.
正确表达He sold three canvases at the art fair.
指具体的“一幅油画、一块画布”时 canvas 是可数名词，复数形式为 canvases（也可拼作 canvasses）；前面有 three 这类数词时必须用复数。
grammar · medium
易错句子She painted the landscape in canvas.
正确表达She painted the landscape on canvas.
canvas 表示作画的表面时，介词用 on（on canvas 意为“在画布上”），不用 in；in 用于颜料媒介，如 in oils、in watercolour。
帆布袋
She bought a canvas bag for her groceries.
她买了一个帆布袋来装杂货。
帆布鞋
He wore comfortable canvas shoes for the hike.
他穿着舒适的帆布鞋去远足。
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。
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。
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。
绘画时使用的主要材料之一，与画布共同完成作品
在画布上涂抹颜料的工具
支撑画布以便于绘画的架子
用于混合和容纳颜料的板子，与画布相关
艺术家进行创作的空间，画布常放置其中
在帐篷里；在航行中（张帆）
We spent the summer under canvas in the mountains.
我们在山里的帐篷中度过了夏天。
以微弱优势（源于赛船）
The team won the race by a canvas.
该队以微弱优势赢得了比赛。
在画布上（指油画）
The artist prefers to work on canvas rather than paper.
这位艺术家更倾向于在画布上而不是纸上作画。
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