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a person whose job is painting buildings, walls, etc. 油漆匠 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- self-employed
- house
- sign
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- painter and decorator
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an artist who paints pictures 画家 a famous painter 著名画家 a portrait/landscape painter 肖像／风景画家 She quickly established a reputation as a painter of portraits. 她很快建立了肖像画家的声誉。
Extra ExamplesTopics Arta2Rudolf II's court painter 鲁道夫二世的宫廷画家 an exhibition of works by contemporary painters 当代画家作品展 some of the great painters of the last century 上个世纪一些伟大的画家 the Dutch master painter Jan Vermeer 荷兰绘画大师扬・弗美尔 Chardin was a gifted still-life painter. 夏尔丹是个天才的静物画家。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- celebrated
- distinguished
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a rope fastened to the front of a boat, used for tying it to a post, ship, etc. （系船的）缆绳
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French peintour, based on Latin pictor, from the verb pingere ‘to paint’.sense 3 Middle English: of uncertain origin; compare with Old French pentoir ‘something from which to hang things’.