watercolour

[US]/'wɔ:tə,kʌlə/
[UK]/ˈwɔtɚˌkʌlɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.水彩顏料;;水彩畫
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

watercolour painting

水彩畫

watercolour paper

水彩紙

watercolour brush

水彩刷

watercolour artist

水彩畫家

Example Sentences

A watercolour by Durant could sell for well over a million on present form.

照目前形勢,一幅杜蘭特的水彩畫應該能賣出遠高於一百萬的價錢。

She enjoys painting with watercolour.

她喜歡用水彩畫畫。

Watercolour paintings are known for their vibrant colors.

水彩畫以其鮮豔的色彩而聞名。

He is a talented watercolour artist.

他是一位有才華的水彩畫家。

I bought a set of watercolour paints.

我買了一套水彩顏料。

The watercolour landscape was breathtakingly beautiful.

水彩風景畫令人驚歎地美麗。

She uses watercolour to create delicate floral patterns.

她用水彩創作精緻的花卉圖案。

The watercolour class meets every Saturday afternoon.

水彩課每週六下午上課。

I prefer watercolour over oil paint for my art projects.

我在藝術項目中更喜歡水彩而不是油畫。

The watercolour technique requires a light touch.

水彩技術需要輕柔的手法。

Her watercolour illustrations bring stories to life.

她的水彩插圖讓故事栩栩如生。

Real-world Examples

You can think of it, almost like a watercolour technique, translated into the oil painting medium.

你可以把它想象成一種水彩技法,不過是轉化爲油畫的媒介。

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

Victorian watercolours and china. Lives with his mother.

賣水彩和瓷器的,和他媽媽一起住。

Source: Orange shirt man

I meant run a local charity or paint watercolours or something.

我是指經營地方慈善機構或者畫畫水彩畫之類的。

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

The studies to which he has devoted the past 20 years have had to become a hobby, like the watercolours he paints.

於是他投入了二十年的研究不得不變成了愛好,就像他喜歡畫水彩畫一樣。

Source: The Economist - Arts

The watercolours of the day blended into the charcoal sketches of the night, painting a poignant tale of the city.

白天的水彩畫融入夜晚的炭筆素描,描繪了這座城市的悽美故事。

Source: 202323

So, in order to preserve a watercolour painting for 500 years, it tends to be displayed in the region of two years per decade.

因此,爲了使一副水彩畫可以保存500年,這幅畫往往十年中可以展覽大約兩年。

Source: Scottish National Gallery

Shaun had left school with no qualifications, but tried his hand at a wide range of crafts – from watercolour painting to sculpture.

肖恩離開學校時沒有獲得任何資格證書,但他嘗試了各種各樣的手工藝——從水彩畫到雕塑。

Source: BBC Learning English (official version)

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