painting UK ['peɪn.tɪŋ] US [-tˌɪŋ] noun ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■a picture made using paint 绘画,油画•The walls are covered in oil paintings.墙上挂满了油画。 •an exhibition of 19th-century French painting19世纪法国绘画作品展 ESSENTIAL uncountable ■the skill or activity of making a picture or putting paint on a wall 绘画;(上)油漆•We were taught painting and drawing at art college.我们在美术学院学过绘画和素描。 •When we bought the house, we had to do a lot of painting and redecorating.我们买下这幢房子的时候,不得不好好油漆装修一番。 |