pain-less
/'peinlas/
adj. 1 causing you no pain : a painless death o The treatment is painless.
&
# In ]7 A fii c 2 not unpleasant or difficult to do 7Xt#J; 777 WJ: The
interview was relatively painless. ► pain-less-ly
adv.
pains /pemz/ noun
[pi.] ITO71 be at pains to do sth to
put
a lot of effort into doing sth correctly #:A
tt H: She was at great pains to stress
the advantages of the new system. MIO!MiJ§|fTr6,Jf£l$f£jS0
for your
'pains (especially BrE, often ironic)
as payment, reward or thanks for sth you have done If; A : I told her
what I thought and got a mouthful of abuse for
my pains! Ijfc
! take (great) pains (to do sth) [ go to great pains (to do sth) to put a lot of effort
into doing sth
The couple went to great pains to keep their plans
secret. & A #3 M $ Hi take (great) pains with/over sth
to
do sth very carefully : He
always
takes great pains with his lectures, ilfe & Jl f?
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painstaking
/'pemzteikirj/
adj. [usually before noun] needing a lot of care, effort and attention
to detail fr Hd thorough :
painstaking
research £$ 7 (ft % o The event had been
planned with painstaking attention to detail, ji&iS^jIft >l>it$Jl$o ► pains tak ing ly adv. paint /peint/ noun,
verb
a noun 1 [U] a liquid that is
put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when
it has dried on a surface iftlf; iftlf }&Jil: white paint g?f
o gloss/matt/acrylic paint % ft I it I o The
woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of
paint.
o Wet paint! (= used as a sign)
rftlf A7! 0 The paint is starting to peel off. iftif 7F itf M 7 o — see also greasepaint, oil paint,
warpaint 2 paints [pi.] tubes or blocks of
paint used for painting .pictures MPr.
oil paints Ift MM.Pt
m verb 1 ~ sth (with sth) to cover a surface or
object with paint |E • • • ± IfjiJ yft ^: [VN] We’ve had the house
painted.
0
Paint the shed with weather- resistant paint. tnlMM (ft Ift W:
fEll 7 it — ft 0 o a brightly painted barge
jm#tSSIffe(ftlS]M 0 [VN-ADJ] The walls were painted yellow.
l#itltJA7 Jtfeo [also VN-N, V] 2 ~ (in sth) | ~ sth
(on sth) to make a picture or design using paints f&M.Pr
[0: [VN] to paint portraits alt 0 A friend painted the
children for me (= painted a picture of the children). - ft & IS H0
Slogans had been painted on the walls. 0
[V] She paints in oils. 1] li 0 0 My mother paints
well. 3
[VN] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to give a
particular
impression of sb/sth ••• ]ffi ££ JA ETITl portray : The article paints them as a bunch of petty
criminals. P#7. o The
documentary painted her in a bad light. EUfkEf (ftJS^^ M tft 7 M
o 4 [VN] to put coloured make-up on your nails, lips, etc. ft ( nnp; ( £
¥ ) ; '&( MW ) iT*T7n paint a (grim,
gloomy, rosy, etc.) 'picture of sb/sth to describe sth in a
particular way; to give a particular impression of sb/sth AIA Ep h-;
IE • • 7® ^ J&: The report paints a vivid picture of life in the
city. o Journalists
paint a grim picture of conditions in the camps. 7^M.^^5^#r/f70 paint the town 'red (informal) to go to a lot of
different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself paint sth with
a broad 'brush to describe sth in a
general way, ignoring the details ASStife]®j£ —more at black adj. IJiUIfi .paint sth-*'out
to
cover part of a picture, sign, etc. with another layer of paint ^ .paint
‘over sth to cover sth with a
layer of paint JfjjiJ ift if M M: We painted over the dirty marks on the
wall. fJc-fH «±lftJM7fl]'Mit±7o paint-ball /'peintbo:l/ noun
[U] a
game in which people shoot balls of paint at each other paint-box /'peintbnks; NAmE
-ba:ks/ noun a box containing a
set of paints 0M1k
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paint-brush
/'peintbrAj*/
noun a brush that is used for painting }f JfjjiJ — picture c> brush
.paint-by-'
numbers adj. [only before noun] 1 (of pictures ® H)
having sections with different numbers showing which colours should be used to
fill them in 7 0$ t# ft K M (ft 2 (disapproving)
used to describe
sth
that is produced without using the imagination Hjfe 3E5®%; 7® (ft; M®(ft: He accused the government
of relying on paint-by-numbers policies,
paint
er 0-w /'peint0(r)/ noun 1
a person whose job is painting buildings, walls, etc. IftitE: He works as
a painter and decorator. {fe(ft5Rik 2 an artist who paints
pictures li X: a famous painter portrait/landscape
painter — ft $ j^/MJS: MM
3 a rope fastened to the
front of a boat, used for tying it to a post, ship, etc.
(Mm) m
paint
er ly /'peintali;
NAmE -arli/ adj. typical of artists or painting ) #fiEfft PCT71 artistic
painting On /'perntir)/ noun
1 [C] a picture that has been painted ^ ill; yft li: a collection
of paintings by American artists H 07.71^^ 0 cave paintings —see also oil
painting(I) o note at picture 2 [U] the act or art of
using paint to produce pictures [0 ; ^ 1J : Her hobbies include music and
painting.
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3 [U] the act of putting
paint onto the surface of objects, walls, etc. ;
®ij rft W: : painting and
decorating
'paint
stripper noun [U] a liquid used to remove old paint
from surfaces jFJ; l&^'J paint-work /'peintw3ik; NAmE -W3:rk/ noun
[u] {especially BrE) the layer of paint on the surface of a
door, wall, car, etc. jf M; The
paintwork is begin
ning to peel. ^ffiB^E$ni'J^:7o
pair
On
/pea(r);
NAmE per/ noun, verb m noun
►
TWO THINGS THE SAME 1 [C] two things of
the
same type, especially when they are used or worn together — M.; a pair of gloves/shoes/earrings,
etc. — SU^i, o
a huge pair of eyes
A
010# 0 The vase is one of a matching pair.
►
TWO PARTS JOINED i£7! (W p if
2 [C] an object consisting
of two parts that are joined together Z/W7
a pair of trousers/pants/jeans, etc.MW. WM.
Mif W^F O a pair of glassesA>in- oculars/scissors, etc. — — ffl
rTTJf] A plural verb is sometimes
used with pair in the singular in senses 1 and 2. In informal NAmE
some people use pair as a plural form: three pair of shoes. This
is not considered correct in written English. H 1
m2X*, pair^N-Wm^^g^^PEo «
JEiSlMjy^*, WiTUEpair ft AM: three pair of shoes;
►
TWO PEOPLE W7 A 3 [C+sing./pl. v.] two
people who are
doing
sth together or who have a particular relationship ) ftJA; {$; ft:
Get pairs
of students to act out the dialogue in front of the
class.
Pi]
0
Get the students
to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work
together). A—7 0 0 (informal)
I’ve had
enough of the pair of you! ! 1^313 In
BrE a plural verb is usually used: A
pair of children were kicking a ball about, o The pair are planning a trip to
children
were kicking a ball about. 0 The pair are planning a trip to
►
TWO ANIMALS/BIRDS 4 [C+sing./pl. v.]
two
animals or birds of the same type that are breeding together ( (
a breeding pair pair
of swans —
Ai$
TWO
HORSES METi 5
[C] two horses working together to