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paint sth
She bought some paint to paint the walls.
她买了一些油漆来粉刷墙壁。
油漆；涂料
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
油漆；涂料
A liquid or paste substance that dries to form a hard, colored coating used to protect or decorate a surface.
She bought some paint to paint the walls.
她买了一些油漆来粉刷墙壁。
一种以液体或糊状涂抹,干燥后形成固体涂层的物质,用于保护或给物体或表面着色。
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
花马。
A paint horse.
涂料,用于保护或装饰表面的物质(尤指颜料悬浮在液体中的混合物)；干燥后形成坚硬涂层。
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
一套装有不同颜色颜料或颜料块的容器,用于绘画。
A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
I need to buy some paint for the living room wall.
我需要买一些油漆来刷客厅的墙。
AI contextual example
The paint on this old fence is peeling off.
这旧篱笆上的油漆正在剥落。
AI contextual example
She mixed different paints to create a new color.
她混合了不同的颜料来创造一种新的颜色。
AI contextual example
artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
艺术家们将“颜料”和“色料”互换使用。
WordNet
She bought some paint to paint the walls.
她买了一些油漆来粉刷墙壁。
He likes to paint with watercolors.
他喜欢用水彩画画。
Not this
I need a paint for the wall.
Use this
I need some paint for the wall.
油漆作为物质时是不可数名词，不能用“a”修饰，应使用“some”或具体量词如“a can of”。
Not this
I bought a paint at the museum.
Use this
I bought a painting at the museum.
“paint”指涂料或颜料，而绘画作品应用“painting”，两者不可混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一层油漆
This old table just needs a coat of paint.
这张旧桌子只需刷一层油漆。
未干的油漆；油漆未干
There's a 'wet paint' sign on the bench.
长椅上有一块写着‘油漆未干’的牌子。
喷漆
Spray paint is easy to apply on metal surfaces.
喷漆很容易用在金属表面。
油画颜料；油性涂料
She prefers oil paint for her landscapes.
她画风景画时更喜欢用油画颜料。
油漆稀释剂
Use paint thinner to remove the old varnish.
用油漆稀释剂清除旧清漆。
喷漆工作；上漆活
The car looks great after a new paint job.
重新喷漆后，这辆车看起来很棒。
尽情狂欢；外出玩乐
Let's go out and paint the town red tonight!
我们今晚出去尽情狂欢吧！
把自己逼入绝境；使自身陷入困境
He painted himself into a corner by rejecting all offers of help.
他拒绝了所有帮助，使自己陷入了绝境。
把情况描绘得过于乐观；只说好的一面
The advertisement paints a rosy picture of life in the countryside.
这则广告把乡村生活描绘得过于美好。
我们来画些快乐的小树。
Bob Ross said this on his TV show The Joy of Painting to make painting feel easy and joyful.
鲍勃·罗斯在他的电视节目《绘画的乐趣》中常说这句话，让绘画显得轻松愉快。
把它涂成黑色。
This is the title and a repeated lyric of the Rolling Stones' 1966 song; it expresses a desire to cover everything in black.
这是滚石乐队1966年歌曲《Paint It Black》的标题和反复出现的歌词，表达想把一切都涂成黑色的心情。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use paint naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
巧记：paint 与 pain 只差一个 t，油漆溅到眼睛会痛，刷漆时要小心。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、家居装修、美术绘画 paint 指‘油漆/涂料’时属于中性常用词，正式与非正式场合都比较自然，口语和书面语中均很常见；多用于家居装修、美术绘画或日常描述物品表面涂层等场景。
As a noun, 'paint' is typically uncountable (e.g., 'some paint'), but can be countable in specific contexts (e.g., 'different paints').
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.