paint
/ˈpent/KK
/ˈpeɪnt/IPA
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1.
用顏料塗;粉刷
把顏料塗在牆面、木頭、金屬或其他物體表面,使其改變顏色或受到保護。
用法:常用結構為「paint+受詞+顏色」;也可用「paint+受詞+介系詞+顏色」。被漆的東西放在 paint 後面。
Please paint the table here because the smell is strong.
請在這裡漆桌子,因為味道很重。
My dad painted the front door red before the New Year.
我爸爸在新年前把大門漆成紅色。
2.
畫;用顏料描繪
用顏料在紙、畫布或其他表面創作圖畫。
用法:可接圖畫內容作受詞,如 paint a landscape;也可說 paint on canvas,表示在畫布上作畫。
She used paint to make a card for her mom.
她用顏料做了一張卡片給媽媽。
3.
在臉部或身體上彩繪
把顏料、彩繪材料或化妝品塗在臉部或身體上,作為表演、節慶、裝扮或化妝的一部分。
用法:可說 paint one's face 或 paint one's face like+角色或動物。說 paint makeup 不自然。
He painted his face white for the school play.
他為了學校話劇,把臉塗成白色。
People painted stars on children’s faces at the party.
人們在派對上把星星畫在孩子們的臉上。
4.
油漆;顏料
一種有顏色的液體或膏狀材料,可塗在表面形成色層,也可用來作畫。
用法:泛指材料時通常不可數,不說 a paint。指不同種類、品牌或顏色時,可以用 paints。
We chose this paint because it has less smell.
我們選這種油漆,因為它的味道比較淡。
Please do not touch the wall. The paint is still wet.
請不要碰這面牆。油漆還是濕的。
還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
5.
描繪;刻畫
藉由文字、影像或敘述,讓某人、某事或某個情況呈現出特定印象。
用法:常用「paint+人或事物+as+名詞或形容詞」;這裡不是指真的用顏料塗畫。
The news story painted the new plan as a way to help with traffic.
這則新聞把這個新計畫說成是能幫助改善交通的方法。
The Internet can paint school life as better than it really is.
網路可能把學校生活說得比實際更好。
6.
漆面;塗漆
物體表面已塗上的那一層油漆或顏料。
用法:常用單數 paint,搭配介系詞 on,表示某物表面的漆面。
The car door has a mark on its paint.
車門的油漆上有一道痕跡。
A new coat of paint made the old classroom look brighter.
重新漆上一層漆,讓老教室看起來更明亮。
常見錯誤
We need to buy a paint for the room.
We need to buy some paint for the room./We need to buy a can of paint for the room.
She painted makeup before the performance.
She put on makeup before the performance./She painted her face before the performance.
We painted the wall with blue.
We painted the wall blue./We painted the wall with blue paint.
I want to paint a picture by a pencil.
I want to draw a picture with a pencil.
相關字詞
學習提示
・paint 作動詞時,最實用的句型是「paint+物品+顏色」,例如 paint the door green。
・paint 作名詞時多半不可數;要表達數量,可說 some paint、a can of paint 或 a coat of paint。
・描述「畫圖」時,先想使用的媒材:用顏料多用 paint;用鉛筆或筆多用 draw。