painting
UK/'peintiŋ/US
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Definitions
n.
A picture made with paint
画作；油画
n.
The art or activity of making pictures with paint
绘画（艺术）；油漆作业
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpaintpaint, picture, image
+
-ingcontinuous / action of
=painting
paint + -ing = the act of painting, or the thing produced by it. Both senses (the artwork and the activity) follow directly from paint.
Common Collocations
- 1.oil painting油画
- 2.abstract painting抽象画
- 3.landscape painting风景画
- 4.watercolor painting水彩画
Example Sentences
- 1.
A famous painting of sunflowers hangs in the gallery.
- 2.
She took up painting after she retired.