a painting by sb
by 后接作者，用来说明画作出自谁手。
This is a painting by a famous Dutch artist.
这是一幅荷兰著名画家的画作。
画；绘画作品
paintings — plural of painting
绘画；涂漆；通过在表面上涂颜料而成的艺术作品；涂绘；用颜料创作画作
A picture or artwork made by applying paint.
绘画作品
An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
通过在表面上涂颜料而成的艺术作品
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
涂绘
The action of applying paint to a surface.
用颜料创作画作
creating a picture with paints
绘画艺术
The same activity as an art form.
在表面上涂抹颜料的行为
the act of applying paint to a surface
This painting by Van Gogh is very famous.
梵高的这幅画非常著名。
用法提示：此处'painting'为可数名词，指一幅绘画作品。
AI contextual example
She spends most of her weekends on painting.
她大部分周末都用来绘画。
用法提示：此处'painting'为不可数名词，指绘画活动或艺术。
AI contextual example
The museum has a large collection of modern paintings.
这家博物馆收藏了大量现代绘画作品。
用法提示：此处'paintings'为可数名词复数，指多幅绘画作品。
AI contextual example
by 后接作者，用来说明画作出自谁手。
This is a painting by a famous Dutch artist.
这是一幅荷兰著名画家的画作。
of 引出画中所描绘的人、物或场景。
She hung a painting of her grandmother above the fireplace.
她在壁炉上方挂了一幅她祖母的画像。
作不可数名词，指绘画这门艺术或学科，前面不加冠词，也不用复数。
He went to Paris to study painting.
他去巴黎学习绘画。
比painting含义更广，也指照片、素描等
更正式，常指博物馆中的画作
特指用帆布为基底的作品，也常用作画作的借代
特指人物画像，不是所有painting都是portrait
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many painting in the gallery.
正确表达There are many paintings in the gallery.
表示“一幅幅画作”时，painting 是可数名词，复数要加 -s；many 后面必须接复数可数名词，不能保留单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子My favorite hobby is paint.
正确表达My favorite hobby is painting.
paint 作“颜料；油漆”是物质名词，作动词是“涂、画”；表示“绘画（这项活动）”作主语补足语时要用动名词 painting，不能用动词原形或物质名词 paint。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought an oil paint at the gallery.
正确表达She bought an oil painting at the gallery.
oil paint 指“油画颜料”，通常不可数；指“一幅油画作品”要用可数名词 oil painting，因此用 an oil painting。
与绘画不同的视觉艺术形式，通过相机捕捉现实图像而非手工绘制
drawing 指用铅笔、钢笔等以线条勾勒的画，painting 指用颜料涂绘的画；油画、水彩画、丙烯画用 painting，铅笔画、线稿、草图、工程图用 drawing。
picture 是泛称，可指照片、插图、屏幕图像；只有强调用颜料创作的艺术作品时才用 painting，说“挂着一幅画”若指颜料画用 painting，指照片或泛指图像用 picture。
paint 是不可数的材料名词，指颜料或油漆；painting 指成品画作或涂绘的行为。购买材料、说到颜料本身用 paint，说到挂在墙上的那幅作品用 painting。
油画
She prefers oil painting to watercolor.
她更喜欢油画而不是水彩画。
抽象画
The gallery displayed a famous abstract painting.
画廊展示了一幅著名的抽象画。
风景画
He specializes in landscape painting.
他专攻风景画。
画笔
She cleaned her painting brushes after finishing the work.
她完成作品后清洗了画笔。
画展
We visited a painting exhibition last weekend.
我们上周末参观了一个画展。
狂欢作乐
After winning the championship, the team spent the night painting the town red.
赢得冠军后，团队彻夜狂欢。
让自己陷入困境
By refusing to negotiate, the politician painted himself into a corner.
由于拒绝谈判，这位政治家让自己陷入了困境。
描绘美好的前景
The manager is painting a rosy picture of the company's future, but I doubt it's accurate.
经理正在描绘公司美好的前景，但我怀疑其准确性。
绘画只是另一种写日记的方式。
Her painting of the sunset captures the quiet beauty of the evening.
她画的那幅夕阳油画捕捉到了傍晚的宁静之美。
一幅画是一首没有文字的诗。
This painting tells a powerful story without using any words.
这幅画没有使用任何文字却讲述了一个有力的故事。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
绘画技巧
The artist demonstrated her unique painting technique.
艺术家演示了她独特的绘画技巧。