paint
gb/pˈeɪnt/ us/pˈeɪnt/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 3000
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Cover with colored liquid
To put colored liquid on a surface with a brush or other tool.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to paint [something] [color]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'paint' with 'draw'. 'Paint' involves applying color, while 'draw' is usually with pen or pencil lines.
คำพ้องความหมาย
coat (More general; can refer to covering with any substance, not only color.)
คำตรงข้าม
strip (Means to remove a covering, including paint, from a surface.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
paint a wall
|paint a picture
|paint the ceiling
|paint the fence
หัวข้อ
art
|daily life
|home improvement
|housing
|daily_life
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- She decided to paint the living room walls blue.
- The artist will paint the portrait next week.
- We need to paint the fence before winter arrives.
- He painted the door with two coats of red gloss.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I will paint my room green.
- She likes to paint pictures of flowers.
- We paint the house every summer.
คำนาม
A2
entity
2
Colored liquid for surfaces
A colored liquid that you put on walls, wood, or other surfaces.
คำพ้องความหมาย
coating (General term for any protective or decorative layer; not limited to color.)
คำตรงข้าม
bare surface (Describes a surface without any coating or paint.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
oil paint
|water-based paint
|fresh coat of paint
|paint supplies
หัวข้อ
art
|home improvement
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The paint is peeling off the old fence.
- We bought some white paint for the kitchen.
- Oil paint takes longer to dry than acrylic paint.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The paint is red.
- I need more paint for the wall.
- The paint is on my hands.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
Make an image with paints
To make a picture using paints.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to paint [a picture/portrait/scene]
คำพ้องความหมาย
depict (More formal and general; can use any medium, not just paint.)
คำตรงข้าม
erase (To remove an image or mark that has been made.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
paint a portrait
|paint a landscape
|paint from memory
หัวข้อ
art
|arts_entertainment
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He likes to paint landscapes in his free time.
- The artist painted a portrait of her grandmother.
- She painted the scene from memory.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I like to paint animals.
- She paints pictures of the sea.
- He paints his family.
คำกริยา
B2
action
4
Describe vividly in words
To use words to make someone imagine something clearly.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to paint [a picture/image] of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
'Paint' here is figurative; learners sometimes think it means literally using paint.
คำพ้องความหมาย
portray (Often used in both literal and figurative contexts; broader than 'paint'.)
คำตรงข้าม
obscure (To make something unclear or difficult to understand.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
paint a vivid picture
|paint in detail
หัวข้อ
communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The author paints a vivid picture of life in the 19th century.
- She painted a grim image of the future during her speech.
- He painted the scene so well that I could almost see it.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He paints a picture of the city with words.
- She paints the story in detail.
- The book paints life long ago.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
paint
IPA
GB/pˈeɪnt/
US/pˈeɪnt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
paint (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (paint)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: paint
- Plural: paint, paints
Verb
- Base: paint
- 3rd Person Singular: paints
- Present Participle: painting
- Past: painted
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
paints
noun
painting
verb
painted
verb
Core family
painter
noun A2
Related words
repaint
verb B1
paintbrush
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
unpainted
adjective
Advanced or less common
paintwork
noun
paintable
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
fresh coat of paint
1/fɹˈɛʃ kˈoʊt əv pˈeɪnt/
fixed phrase
New layer of color on surface
A new layer of paint put on something to make it look better or protect it.
ตัวอย่าง
- The room looks great after a fresh coat of paint.
- The old bench just needs a fresh coat of paint.
like watching paint dry
1/lˈaɪk wˈɔt͡ʃɪŋ pˈeɪnt dɹˈaɪ/
idiom
informal
Very boring to watch
Used to say something is very boring to watch or do.
ตัวอย่าง
- This lecture is like watching paint dry.
- For me, baseball is like watching paint dry.
paint a picture
1/pˈeɪnt ə pˈɪkt͡ʃɚ/
idiom
Describe something in detail
To describe something clearly so people can imagine it.
ตัวอย่าง
- The journalist painted a picture of corruption within the government.
- In her letter, she painted a picture of her new life abroad.
paint oneself into a corner
1/pˈeɪnt wˌʌnsˈɛlf ˈɪntu ə kˈɔɹnɚ/
idiom
informal
Trap oneself with own actions
To do something that makes it hard for you to get out of a bad situation later.
ตัวอย่าง
- By agreeing to all their demands, he painted himself into a corner.
- She painted herself into a corner by lying about her qualifications.