1. a small handheld tool with stiff or soft hairs fixed to one end of a wooden or p
1.名詞A2
釋義
畫筆；油漆刷
用來塗顏料或油漆的手持刷子
a small handheld tool with stiff or soft hairs fixed to one end of a wooden or plastic handle, used to spread paint over walls, furniture, or pictures.
例句
Maya dipped her paintbrush into the red paint and started the sunset.
Maya 把畫筆沾進紅色顏料，開始畫夕陽。
dip + paintbrush into + [colour] paint
The art teacher handed each child a thin paintbrush and a sheet of paper.
美術老師發給每個小朋友一支細畫筆和一張紙。
thin / fine paintbrush for detail work
Marcus rinsed his paintbrushes in warm water before putting them away.
Marcus 在收起油漆刷之前，先用溫水把它們沖乾淨。
rinse / clean + paintbrush after use
Grandpa kept a wide paintbrush for the garden fence and a small one for the window frames.
爺爺有一支寬油漆刷用來刷花園的圍籬，還有一支小的用來刷窗框。
wide vs small paintbrush sized to the job
There was a stiff old paintbrush stuck to the lid of the tin.
emphasises the stiff hairs; common in art and decorating shops.
用法筆記
Almost always countable; a single brush is 'a paintbrush', several are 'paintbrushes'. Often modified by an adjective for size or material (wide, thin, fine, stiff) or by the surface or paint type ('a watercolour paintbrush', 'a wall paintbrush').