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词汇 paint
释义
paint
1. noun
1
make up UK, 1660.
2
the inside rails of a horse racing track AUSTRALIA, 1965.
3
in card games, a face card or a ten US, 1985. come round on the paintof a racehorse, to take a bend on the inside AUSTRALIA, 1953
2. verb
1
to apply make up UK, 1382.
2
in lowball poker, to draw a face card to a hand of four low cards US, 1967.
3
in hearts, to play a heart on a non-heart trick US, 1987.
4
to mark a target with laser beams. Gulf war usage US, 1991. paint the barnto apply makeup CANADA, 2002. paint the busto change something's appearance without changing its basic foundations US, 1974. paint the town redto have a raucous time on the town US, 1884
idiompaintpaint sb into a corner —see back sb into a cornerbe like watching paint dry(also be as exciting, interesting etc as watching paint dry)Boring used about an activity that you think is extremely boring:My father loves watching golf on television - for me, it's like watching paint dry.The centrepiece of the festivities was a long dance drama which was about as enthralling as watching paint dry.
phrasepaint[painted, painted, painting]
paint in
paint in sthpaint sth in to fill a space in a picture or add more details to it using paint: The figures on the side were painted in at a later date.
paint out
paint out sthpaint sth out to hide something that has been drawn or painted by covering it with paint: Volunteers spent two hours picking up trash and painting out graffiti at Dolores Park.
paint up
paint up sthpaint sth up BrE to paint something so that it looks bright and attractive: His van was painted up with pictures of dragons and warriors. Fully painted up, the old plane now glinted in the sun.

paint

1. n. a tattoo. (The same as ink sense 3) When dya get the new paint?
2. n. tattoos in general; the amount of tattooing on someone’s body. (The same as ink sense 4) He’s got paint covering his back!
See:
  • (as) close as two coats of paint
  • (as) exciting as watching paint dry
  • a (new) lick of paint
  • a fresh lick of paint
  • a lick of paint
  • a picture paints a thousand words
  • another coat of paint
  • back/paint somebody/yourself into a corner
  • be like painting the Forth Bridge
  • be like watching paint dry
  • close as two coats of paint
  • Do I have to paint (you) a picture?
  • Do I have to paint a picture?
  • Do I have to paint you a picture?
  • Do I have to spell it out?
  • exciting as watching paint dry
  • like watching paint dry
  • one picture paints a thousand words
  • paint
  • paint (one) black
  • paint (oneself) into a corner
  • paint (someone or something) with the same brush
  • paint (something) onto (something)
  • paint (something) with a broad brush
  • paint a (some kind of) picture of (something)
  • paint a black picture (of someone or something)
  • paint a terrible, depressing, rosy, etc. picture
  • paint black
  • paint in
  • paint on
  • paint oneself into a corner
  • paint onto
  • paint out
  • paint over
  • paint remover
  • paint something with a broad brush
  • paint the black
  • paint the devil on the wall
  • paint the Forth Bridge
  • paint the lily
  • paint the town
  • paint the town (red)
  • paint the town red
  • paint the town red, to
  • paint thinner
  • paint yourself into a corner
  • painted with the same brush
  • spatter around
  • spatter on (someone or something)
  • tonsil paint
  • war paint
  • watching paint dry
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