some turpentine
作名词时,turpentine 是不可数名词,表示“一些”时用 some。
I need some turpentine to thin the paint.
我需要一些松节油来稀释颜料。
松节油;松脂;松木油
turpentines — plural of turpentine
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
松节油;松脂;松木油
a substance obtained from conifers, especially pines
I need some turpentine to thin the paint.
我需要一些松节油来稀释颜料。
某些树木的木材或树皮分泌的油树脂。
Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.
从针叶树(尤其是松树)中获得
obtained from conifers (especially pines)
通过蒸汽蒸馏从松树油树脂或木材中提取的挥发性精油,为单萜的复杂混合物,用作溶剂和油漆稀释剂。
A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.
从松脂中蒸馏出的挥发性液体;用作稀释剂、溶剂和药用
volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
Use turpentine to remove the paint from your hands.
用松节油去除手上的油漆。
The artist opened a can of turpentine and began to mix the oil paints.
画家打开一罐松节油,开始调制油画颜料。
If you spill turpentine, clean it up quickly and open a window.
如果你打翻了松节油,要马上清理干净并打开窗户。
作名词时,turpentine 是不可数名词,表示“一些”时用 some。
I need some turpentine to thin the paint.
我需要一些松节油来稀释颜料。
也可用“一 + 容器量词 + turpentine”表示数量,如“一杯松节油”。
She poured a cup of turpentine into the jar.
她往罐子里倒了一杯松节油。
作动词时,turpentine 是及物动词,直接接宾语,意思是“用松节油处理”。
He turpentined the canvas before painting.
他在作画前用松节油处理了画布。
Not this
I need a turpentine to clean the brush.
Use this
I need some turpentine to clean the brush.
turpentine(松节油)在表示这种液体时通常为不可数名词,不能用不定冠词 a 或直接加复数。需要表达数量时,应说 some turpentine 或 a bottle of turpentine。
Not this
I cleaned the brush by turpentine.
Use this
I cleaned the brush with turpentine.
表示“用某种材料或工具”时,介词要用 with,不用 by。by 后通常接动作或方式(如 by cleaning),不直接接具体物质。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
松脂(从活松树采集的天然树脂)
Gum turpentine is collected from living pine trees.
松节油是从活松树上采集的天然树脂。
松节油(蒸馏后得到的挥发性溶剂)
Oil of turpentine is a common paint thinner.
松节油是一种常见的油漆稀释剂。
松节油替代品
Use turpentine substitute to clean paint brushes.
用松节油替代品来清洗画笔。
松节油气味
The room was full of turpentine fumes.
房间里充满了松节油的气味。
用松节油清洗
Clean the brush with turpentine after oil painting.
画完油画后用松节油清洗画笔。
Use turpentines naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想松树(pine)流出松脂,松节油就是它的精油;刷油漆时用它稀释,气味刺鼻。
语域:neutral 常见场景:art and painting、woodworking、chemical supply turpentine 作名词表示松节油/松脂时属于中性常用词,多用于绘画、木工或涂料稀释等场合;作动词表示“涂松节油”则较少见,通常用于具体操作描述中。
这些词与 turpentine 最后的 /taɪn/ 发音相同,都是押韵词。其中 tine 的拼写和发音都与 turpentine 的词尾 -tine 完全对应。注意:一些同样以 -ine 结尾的常见词并不读 /aɪn/,例如 nicotine /ˈnɪkətiːn/、caffeine /kæˈfiːn/、tangerine /ˌtændʒəˈriːn/、machine /məˈʃiːn/,它们的词尾读 /iːn/,不要把它们与 turpentine 混为一谈。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.