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a watercolour
She painted a beautiful watercolour.
她画了一幅美丽的水彩画。
水彩画
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水彩画
watercolour
She painted a beautiful watercolour.
她画了一幅美丽的水彩画。
一种水溶性颜料或涂料。
A water-soluble pigment or paint.
用这种颜料绘制的画作。
A painting made by using such pigment.
这种绘画作为一种艺术形式。
This kind of painting as a genre.
She bought a beautiful watercolour of a mountain landscape.
她买了一幅美丽的山景水彩画。
He prefers watercolours to oils for their soft and transparent effect.
他更喜欢水彩画而非油画，因为其柔和透明的效果。
The gallery is exhibiting a collection of watercolours from the 19th century.
画廊正在展出19世纪的水彩画收藏。
She painted a beautiful watercolour.
她画了一幅美丽的水彩画。
He works mainly in watercolour.
他主要用水彩作画。
I watercoloured the landscape.
我用水彩画了这幅风景。
Not this
I bought watercolour for my wall.
Use this
I bought a watercolour for my wall.
Watercolour作'水彩画'解时为可数名词，应加不定冠词a；若指水彩颜料则不可数。学习者常混淆二者。
Not this
He watercoloured a portrait of his mother.
Use this
He painted a watercolour portrait of his mother.
Watercolour作动词时通常不带直接宾语，更自然的表达是'paint a watercolour portrait'；直接及物用法虽可接受但不地道。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
水彩画作品
She exhibited a beautiful watercolour painting at the gallery.
她在画廊展出了一幅美丽的水彩画作品。
水彩风景画
He specializes in watercolour landscapes of the countryside.
他专攻乡村水彩风景画。
用水彩颜料作画
Many artists prefer to paint in watercolour for its transparency.
许多艺术家喜欢用水彩颜料作画，因为其透明性。
水彩技法
The workshop covers basic watercolour techniques.
这次工作坊涵盖基础水彩技法。
水彩画纸
Use thick watercolour paper to prevent buckling.
使用厚水彩画纸以防止起皱。
水彩画笔
A fine watercolour brush is essential for detail work.
一支优质水彩画笔对于细节工作至关重要。
我感受不到水彩的颜色
The line is from the chorus of Pendulum's 2010 hit 'Watercolour', a popular electronic rock song.
这句歌词来自Pendulum乐队2010年的热门电子摇滚歌曲《Watercolour》的副歌部分。
Use watercolour naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
水彩画由水（water）和色彩（colour）组成，watercolour就是水彩。
语域：neutral 常见场景：art classes、museum labels、art supply stores 水彩画作为艺术术语，在正式和非正式场合均适用，多用于描述绘画作品或技法。
名词可数，动词及物
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