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can·vas /ˈkænvəs/ ●●○ noun  1  [uncountable]TIM strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc 帆布 a canvas bag 帆布包2  [countable]AVP a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on 油画；油画布 The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne. 这个美术馆有一幅保罗·塞尚的油画作品。 ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991 《长凳上的四个女人》，布面油画，作于1991年 →5 see picture at 见图 stand23  a broader/wider/larger canvas the whole of a situation, and not just a part of it 全局，总体形势 These questions must be considered on a broader canvas. 这些问题必须从全局来考虑。4. under canvas British EnglishDLO in a tent 在帐篷内

Examples from the Corpus

canvas• And from somewhere beneath a cupboard she produced an enormous canvas draped in a sheet and showed it to me.• Some artists prefer the springy sensitivity of an open canvas whilst others prefer the hardness or smoothness of a board.• Painting on wall or canvas as dream of plenitude, painting on glass as revelation of potential in poverty.• This was not the fluid, precise canvas of the Cal victory.• He tried out the Helen Frankenthaler technique of staining raw canvas with diluted paint.• He had brought the canvas bag with him.• The man in the canvas chair threw his Daily Variety to the floor.Origin canvas (1300-1400) Old North French canevas, from Latin cannabis “hemp”

can·vas nounChineseSyllable  

to make tents, used Corpus shoes strong cloth bags,

canvas
can‧vas /ˈkænvəs/ noun1. [uncountable] strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc:
    a canvas bag
2.
   [countable] a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on:
    The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne.
    ‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991
3. a broader/wider/larger canvas the whole of a situation, and not just a part of it:
    These questions must be considered on a broader canvas.
4. under canvas British English in a tent

can·vasBrE /ˈkænvəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkænvəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a strong heavy rough material used for making tents, sails, etc. and by artists for painting on 帆布

Creating art 艺术创作

• make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints 创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画
• do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch 画油画／自画像／线条画／草图
• create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures 创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑
• produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints 创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画
• paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US) in watercolors/on canvas 画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画
• draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink 画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画
• sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape 勾勒草图／形体／图形
• carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood 雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头
• sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure 雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体
• etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass 蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上
• mix colours/(especially US) colors/pigments/paints 调色；调颜料
• add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US) color/pigment 加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料
• use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint 使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料
• work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media 用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品

Describing art 描述艺术

• paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior 画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景
• depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme 描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题
• create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective 设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果
• paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones 用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色
• use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms 用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形
• develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style 用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘

Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售

• commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth 委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画
• frame a painting/portrait 给一幅画／肖像画镶框
• hang art/a picture/a painting 悬挂艺术品／图画／画作
• display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece 陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品
• be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum 在美术馆／博物馆展出
• install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth 在某处安放一座雕塑
• erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue 竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像
• hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially BrE) /(NAmE usually) an exhibit 举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览
• be/go on (BrE) exhibition/(NAmE) exhibit 参展
• feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works 重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品
• collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints 收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画
• restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品

[countable] a piece of canvas used for painting on; a painting done on a piece of canvas, using oil paints （帆布）画布；油画◆a sale of the artist's early canvases那位画家早期油画的拍卖

Creating art 艺术创作

• make a work of art/a drawing/a sketch/a sculpture/a statue/engravings/etchings/prints 创作艺术品；绘画；画素描；创作雕塑／雕像／雕版印刷品／蚀刻画／版画
• do an oil painting/a self-portrait/a line drawing/a rough sketch 画油画／自画像／线条画／草图
• create a work of art/an artwork/paintings and sculptures 创作一件艺术品／绘画和雕塑
• produce paintings/portraits/oil sketches/his most celebrated work/a series of prints 创作绘画／肖像画／油画速写／他最知名的作品／一组版画
• paint a picture/landscape/portrait/mural/in oils/in watercolours/(especially US) in watercolors/on canvas 画画／风景画／肖像画／壁画／油画／水彩画；在画布上画
• draw a picture/a portrait/a cartoon/a sketch/a line/a figure/the human form/in charcoal/in ink 画画／肖像／漫画／素描／线条／形体／人形／木炭画／墨水画
• sketch a preliminary drawing/a figure/a shape 勾勒草图／形体／图形
• carve a figure/an image/a sculpture/an altarpiece/reliefs/a block of wood 雕刻形体／形象／雕塑／祭坛雕塑／浮雕／一块木头
• sculpt a portrait bust/a statue/an abstract figure 雕刻半身像／塑像／抽象形体
• etch a line/a pattern/a design/a name into the glass 蚀刻线条／图案／图样／名字在玻璃杯上
• mix colours/(especially US) colors/pigments/paints 调色；调颜料
• add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/(especially US) color/pigment 加上薄薄／厚厚几层颜料
• use oil pastels/charcoal/acrylic paint/a can of spray paint 使用油画棒／木炭笔／丙烯酸颜料／一罐喷雾颜料
• work in bronze/ceramics/stone/oils/pastels/watercolour/a wide variety of media 用青铜／陶瓷／石头／油彩／蜡笔／水彩／各种各样的材料制作艺术品

Describing art 描述艺术

• paint/depict a female figure/a biblical scene/a pastoral landscape/a domestic interior 画／描绘女性形体／与《圣经》有关的场景／田园风光／家庭室内场景
• depict/illustrate a traditional/mythological/historical/religious theme 描绘／阐释传统的／神话的／历史的／宗教的主题
• create an abstract composition/a richly textured surface/a distorted perspective 设计抽象的艺术构图／丰富的层次／视觉扭曲效果
• paint dark/rich/skin/flesh tones 用颜料绘成深色／浓重的颜色／肤色／肉色
• use broad brush strokes/loose brushwork/vibrant colours/a limited palette/simple geometric forms 用粗笔线条／散漫的笔法／鲜艳的颜色／有限的色调／简单的几何图形
• develop/adopt/paint in a stylized manner/an abstract style 用非写实手法／抽象方式阐明／采用／描绘

Showing and selling art 艺术品展示及销售

• commission an altarpiece/a bronze bust of sb/a portrait/a religious work/an artist to paint sth 委托创作一幅祭坛画／一座某人的半身铜像／一幅肖像画／一件宗教艺术品；委托艺术家为某物作画
• frame a painting/portrait 给一幅画／肖像画镶框
• hang art/a picture/a painting 悬挂艺术品／图画／画作
• display/exhibit modern art/sb's work/a collection/original artwork/drawings/sculptures/a piece 陈列／展出现代艺术品／某人的作品／收藏品／艺术真品／图画／雕塑／一件艺术品
• be displayed/hung in a gallery/museum 在美术馆／博物馆展出
• install/place a sculpture in/at/on sth 在某处安放一座雕塑
• erect/unveil a bronze/marble/life-size statue 竖立／揭幕一座铜像／大理石像／与真人一样大的雕像
• hold/host/mount/open/curate/see an exhibition (especially BrE) /(NAmE usually) an exhibit 举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览
• be/go on (BrE) exhibition/(NAmE) exhibit 参展
• feature/promote/showcase a conceptual artist/contemporary works 重点介绍／宣传／展示一位概念派艺术家／当代作品
• collect African art/modern British paintings/Japanese prints 收藏非洲艺术品／现代英国绘画／日本版画
• restore/preserve a fresco/great works of art 修复／保护湿壁画／伟大的艺术品

●under ˈcanvasin a tent 在帐篷里