painting
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_245_fpaint·ing /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 [countable]AVP a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to see 绘画（作品） a collection of valuable paintings 一批珍贵的画作painting of There was a large painting of his father on the wall. 墙上有一张他父亲的大幅肖像画。 Can you help me hang this painting (=put it on a wall)? 你帮我把这幅画挂起来好吗？ → oil painting2 [uncountable]AVP the act or skill of making a picture, using paints 绘画 Degas’ style of painting 德加的绘画风格 the Cubist school of painting (=a particular style used by a group of people) 立体画派3 [uncountable]DHTB the work of covering a wall, house etc with paint 〔墙壁、房屋等的〕粉刷，上漆painting and decorating 油漆和装修 British EnglishExamples from the Corpus
painting• painting and decorating• I try to avoid objects which limit a painting in space and time.• a painting of the Grand Canal in Venice by Canaletto• The museum has an impressive collection of early 20th century American paintings.• He's taking a class in drawing and painting.• If it rains, the programme will be aerobics, papiermâché mask making, craft work and painting etc.• This perhaps explains the strident colors which characterize his paintings as certainly it suggests the source of their extreme verisimilitude.• Gaugin is famous for his paintings of native women on the Pacific island of Tahiti.• The sight before him was reminiscent of a modernistic painting of Hell.• an exhibition of paintings by French artists• an oil painting of Columbus• Dali did several paintings of his wife.• This painting has become a veritable obsession and he has returned to it repeatedly over the past thirty years.• I always regret those paintings very much.painting and decorating• On 20 September 1828 he married Ann, daughter of John Newton, owner of a painting and decorating firm.• He worked his way up from kitchen porter, assistant cook, employment at a casino and by painting and decorating.• These days he lives with his wife, Sonia, in New Zealand and runs a successful painting and decorating business.• Changing career to change your life Access to Painting and Decorating Short cut to painting and decorating job opportunities.paint·ing nounChineseSyllable
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paint‧ing S3 W2 /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
noun1. [countable] a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to see:
a collection of valuable paintings
painting of
There was a large painting of his father on the wall.
Can you help me hang this painting (=put it on a wall)? ⇨ oil painting
2. [uncountable] the act or skill of making a picture, using paints:
Degas’ style of painting
the Cubist school of painting (=a particular style used by a group of people)
3. [uncountable] the work of covering a wall, house etc with paint
painting and decorating British English
▪ picture shapes, lines etc painted or drawn on a surface, especially as a piece of art, and often showing what someone or something looks like: a picture of a horse | He painted the picture in 1890, just before he died.
▪drawing a picture drawn with a pencil, pen etc: We had to do a drawing of a sunflower.
▪sketch a picture that is drawn quickly: I made a quick sketch of the kind of room we wanted.
▪painting a picture made using paint: The painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art. | Picasso did several paintings of her.
▪portrait a picture of a person: The portrait was painted by Rembrandt.
▪landscape a picture of a place, especially in the countryside or the mountains: Constable painted mainly landscapes.
▪cartoon a funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine that tells a story or a joke: A cartoon in the New York Times showed the President talking to Osama Bin Laden.
▪comic strip a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story: Charles Schultz was famous for his cartoon strip about Snoopy and Charlie Brown.
▪caricature a funny drawing of someone that makes a part of someone’s face or body look bigger, worse etc than it really is, especially in a funny way: He is famous for his caricatures of politicans.
▪illustration a picture in a book: The book has over 100 pages of illustrations, most of them in colour.
▪poster a large picture printed on paper that you stick to a wall as decoration: old movie posters | There were lots of posters of pop bands on her bedroom wall.
▪print a picture that is usually produced on a printing press, and is one of a series of copies of the same picture: a limited edition of lithographic prints by John Lennon
▪image a picture – used especially when talking about what the picture is like, or the effect it has on you: He produced some memorable images. | a beautiful image | Some of the images are deeply disturbing.
▪artwork pictures or photographs, especially ones that have been produced to be used in a book or magazine: We are still waiting for the artwork to come back from the printers.
paint‧ing S3 W2 /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
noun1. [countable] a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to see: painting of
2. [uncountable] the act or skill of making a picture, using paints:
3. [uncountable] the work of covering a wall, house etc with paint
painting and decorating British English
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picture a scene, person or thing that has been represented on paper using a pencil, a pen or paint 指用铅笔、钢笔或颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ The children were drawing pictures of their pets. 孩子在画他们的宠物。 painting a picture that has been made using paint 指用颜料画出的图画、绘画 ：◆ a collection of paintings by American artists 美国艺术家的绘画作品集 drawing a picture that has been made using a pencil or pen, not paint 指用铅笔或钢笔而非颜料画出的图画、素描画 ：◆ a pencil/charcoal drawing 铅笔画；炭笔画 portrait a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders 指肖像、半身画像、半身照 ：◆ Vermeer's 'Portrait of the artist in his studio' 弗美尔的 “艺术家在工作室的肖像” ◆ a self-portrait (= a painting that you do of yourself )自画像 print a picture that has been copied from a painting using photography 指（用照相制版法制作的）绘画复制品 ：◆ a Renoir print 一张雷诺阿画作的影印件 sketch a simple picture that is drawn quickly and does not have many details 指素描、速写、草图 ：◆ I usually do a few very rough sketches before I start on a painting. 我开始作画之前通常会画几幅草图。
Patterns
to draw a picture/portrait/sketchto paint a picture/portraitto make a painting/drawing/portrait/print/sketchto do a painting/drawing/portrait/sketch
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/( in watercolors/on canvasespecially
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/( colors/pigments/paintsespecially
调色；调颜料 add/apply thin/thick layers of paint/colour/( color/pigmentespecially
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 ( an exhibitNAmE usually
举办／主持／筹办／举行／组织／观看展览 be/go on ( exhibition/BrE ( exhibitNAmE 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
