painting

英 [ˈpeɪntɪŋ]

美 [ˈpeɪntɪŋ]

n. 绘画; 油画; 作画; 涂漆; 刷油漆
v. 在…上刷油漆; 用颜料画; 把…描绘成
paint的现在分词

复数：paintings　现在分词：painting　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1348 / COCA.1056

牛津词典

noun

绘画；油画
a picture that has been painted
1. a collection of paintings by American artists
  美国艺术家绘画作品集
2. cave paintings
  洞窟里的壁画
作画；绘画
the act or art of using paint to produce pictures
1. Her hobbies include music and painting.
  她的爱好包括音乐和绘画。
涂漆；刷油漆
the act of putting paint onto the surface of objects, walls, etc.
1. painting and decorating
  油漆和装潢

N-COUNT 画作
Apaintingis a picture which someone has painted.
1. ...a large oil-painting of Queen Victoria.
  维多利亚女王的大幅油画
N-UNCOUNT 绘画
Paintingis the activity of painting pictures.
1. ...two hobbies she really enjoyed, painting and gardening.
  她的两大嗜好: 绘画和园艺
N-UNCOUNT 粉刷；上漆
Paintingis the activity of painting doors, walls, and some other parts of buildings.
1. ...painting and decorating.
  粉刷和装潢

noun

the occupation of a house painter
1. house painting was the only craft he knew
Synonym:house painting
the act of applying paint to a surface
1. you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush
creating a picture with paints
1. he studied painting and sculpture for many years
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
1. a small painting by Picasso
2. he bought the painting as an investment
3. his pictures hang in the Louvre
Synonym:picture

If I can't make a living at painting, at least I can teach someone else to paint
如果我不能靠画画谋生，至少我可以教别人画画。
This painting has vivid colours but poor composition.
这幅画色彩鲜明，但布局蹩脚。
He has two great interests in life: music and painting.
他一生有两大爱好：音乐和绘画。
His painting went through both representational and abstract periods.
他的绘画经历了具象风格和抽象风格两个阶段。
Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting
凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。
This painting on silk is in tatters.
这张帛画已经破碎了。
Someone stole a painting from the museum.
有人从博物馆盗走了一幅画。
Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture
绘画、雕塑和建筑领域最近出现了激动人心的艺术突破。
She was in her studio again, painting onto a large canvas.
她又回到了画室，在一张大帆布上作画。
The piping outside the house needs painting.
室外的管道需要油漆了。