plural paintings
plural paintings
Learner's definition of PAINTING
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[count] : a picture that is painted : a picture made by putting paint on a canvas, board, etc.(一幅)画 -
They hung the painting in the living room.他们把那幅画挂在了客厅。
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The woman in that painting is my grandmother.那幅画上的女子是我的祖母。
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We went to see ancient cave paintings [=pictures painted on the wall of a cave] in Spain.我们去西班牙参观了古代洞穴壁画。
— see also oil painting 2 2
[noncount] : the art or act of making pictures using paint绘画艺术;绘画 -
I like painting more than sculpture.相比雕塑,我更喜欢绘画。
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He is studying abstract/Chinese/watercolor painting.他正在学画抽象画/中国画/水彩画。
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She wants to devote all her time to painting.她想把所有的时间都用于绘画。
— see also oil painting 1 3
[noncount] : the activity of painting houses, walls, etc.刷漆;涂饰