Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2040
paint
油漆；涂料
A liquid or paste substance that dries to form a hard, colored coating used to protect or decorate a surface.
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
A paint horse.
花马。
- 3.
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
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。
- 4.
A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
一套装有不同颜色颜料或颜料块的容器,用于绘画。
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(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
(篮球)篮球场两端篮筐前包括罚球线的区域；通常涂成与球场其他部分不同的颜色。
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Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
使用输入设备绘制的图形,而非扫描或生成的。
- 7.
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
化妆品,由涂在脸颊上的粉色或红色粉末组成。
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Makeup.
化妆品。
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The appearance of an object on a radar screen.
物体在雷达屏幕上的显示。
颜料；一套颜料；罚球区；油漆区；手绘图形；花马；杂色马；化妆品；胭脂
In use
I need to buy some paint for the living room wall.
The paint on this old fence is peeling off.
She mixed different paints to create a new color.
artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
he dominates play in the paint
paint sth
She bought some paint to paint the walls.
她买了一些油漆来粉刷墙壁。
paint with sth
He likes to paint with watercolors.
他喜欢用水彩画画。
Connections
Collocations
- a coat of paint
- 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。
- wet paint
- 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。
- spray paint
- 喷漆
- Spray paint is easy to apply on metal surfaces.喷漆很容易用在金属表面。
- oil paint
- 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。
- paint thinner
- 油漆稀释剂
- Use paint thinner to remove the old varnish.用油漆稀释剂清除旧清漆。
- paint job
Learner notes
Memory Tip
巧记：paint 与 pain 只差一个 t，油漆溅到眼睛会痛，刷漆时要小心。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
As a noun, 'paint' is typically uncountable (e.g., 'some paint'), but can be countable in specific contexts (e.g., 'different paints').
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 paint /peɪnt/ 押韵的词有 faint、saint、taint、constraint、acquaint，末尾都拼作 aint，发音均为 /eɪnt/；constraint 和 acquaint 的重音在后，但词尾音相同。注意 pint 拼写很像，却读 /paɪnt/，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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