English → Chinese
paint
/BrE peɪnt 
, AmE peɪnt /
A noun
1 [uncountable] (for decorating) 油漆;
a can or tin or pot of paint 一罐油漆;
be careful, the paint's still wet on that door 当心，门上的油漆未干;
it's like watching paint dry 这真无聊透顶
2 [uncountable] (used by artist) 颜料
3 [countable]
paints Art 绘画颜料;
a box of paints 一盒水彩颜料;
a set of oil paints 一套油画颜料
4 [uncountable] humorous (make-up) 化妆品;
she always puts too much paint on 她总是浓妆艳抹
B transitive verb
1 (apply paint to) 为…刷漆 ‹room, house›;
I'm painting the walls (in) pink 我在把墙漆成粉红色;
to paint one's nails 涂指甲油;
to paint the town (red) 狂欢
2 (draw) «painter, artist» 用颜料画 ‹portrait, landscape›;
to paint a picture on canvas/board/paper 在画布／木板／纸上作画
3 (portray) 描绘;
their diaries paint a vivid picture of country life 他们的日记生动地描绘了乡村生活;
not as black as he/she/it is painted 他／她／它不像人们说得那么坏
4 (apply with a brush) 涂抹;
to paint varnish on sth; 在某处涂抹清漆
5 (apply make-up to) 在…上涂化妆品 ‹face›;
to paint one's nails 涂指甲;
she paints her lips bright red 她把嘴唇涂得鲜红
C intransitive verb
1 Art «artist» 绘画;
to paint in oils/watercolours 用油画颜料／水彩作画;
I prefer to paint outdoors 我更喜欢在户外作画;
to paint on canvas/wood 在画布／木头上画画
2 (decorate) 刷油漆
Phrasal verbs
● paint in
transitive verb
[paint sth in, paint in sth] 补画 ‹figure, detail›
● paint out
transitive verb
[paint sth out, paint out sth] 用颜料涂掉