Word · Frequency #18576
paintwork
漆面；油漆表面
the painted surface of something; the paint on a surface
- 1.
The painted surface of a car, building, etc.
(汽车、建筑等的)漆面；油漆表面
(汽车、建筑等的)漆面；油漆表面；油漆的表面
In use
The car's paintwork was scratched in the accident.
You should wax the paintwork to keep it shiny.
The paintwork on the door is peeling.
the paintwork on sth
指某物表面的油漆时，用 the paintwork on + 物体。
The paintwork on this old house needs repainting.
这栋老房子上的油漆表面需要重新粉刷。
[possessive] paintwork
可用名词所有格（如 the car's）来限定漆面所属的物体。
The car's paintwork was damaged in the hail.
这辆汽车的漆面在冰雹中受损了。
the paintwork + [linking verb] + [adjective]
描述漆面的状态或外观时，常用系动词加形容词。
The paintwork looks almost new.
漆面看起来几乎是新的。
Common mistakes
You need to paintwork the scratches on your car.You need to paint the scratches on your car.
paintwork 是名词，意为“漆面”；作动词表达“给……上漆”应该用 paint，不能说 paintwork something。
The accident caused some damage of the paintwork.The accident caused some damage to the paintwork.
表示“对……的损坏”时，damage 与介词 to 搭配，不用 of。
Connections
Collocations
- scratch the paintwork
- 划伤漆面
- A stray shopping trolley scratched the paintwork on my car.一辆乱放的购物车划伤了我车子的漆面。
- damage the paintwork
- 损坏漆面
- Washing with a dirty sponge can damage the paintwork.用脏海绵洗车会损坏漆面。
- touch up the paintwork
- 修补漆面
- The chip on the door was small enough to touch up the paintwork at home.门上的小凹痕小到可以在家修补漆面。
- faded paintwork
- 褪色的漆面
- The faded paintwork makes the car look older than it is.褪色的漆面让这辆车看起来比实际更旧。
- original paintwork
- 原厂漆面
- Collectors prefer a car that still has its original paintwork.收藏家更喜欢仍保留原厂漆面的车。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
paint（油漆）＋work（作品）→ 油漆工的作品，就是那层漆面。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：汽车维修与养护、房屋装修与维护、物品外观描述 paintwork 通常指物体表面已刷好的油漆层，多用于汽车、房屋等场景；在日常口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式之分。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In General American, paintwork is /ˈpeɪntwɜːrk/, and all these words end with the same sound /ˌwɜːrk/ in the spelling chunk -work (artwork, woodwork, groundwork, clockwork, firework, network). They are genuine sound matches at the ending. Look out for lookalikes with different sounds: paintwork starts like paint /peɪnt/, not pint /paɪnt/, and painting /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ shares only the first syllable, not the ending.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.