airbrush
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə.brʌʃ/us/ˈer.brʌʃ/amachinethatspreadspaintusingairpressure, used forpaintingor fordelicateimprovementworkonphotographs
(油漆或喷绘用的)喷枪,气笔pederk/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
Photography
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- camera-shy
- expose
- glossy
- grain
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- lantern slide
- pap
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- pix
- projection
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Painting & drawing materials
airbrush
verb[T]
uk/ˈeə.brʌʃ/us/ˈer.brʌʃ/to use an airbrush tocoverorimprovetheappearanceof something:
(用喷枪、气笔)修饰,美化picturesof airbrushedmodels用气笔修饰过的模特儿照片
It's soobviousin thephotothat herwrinkleshave been airbrushedout(=removedfrom thephotographwith an airbrush).一眼就能看得出,照片上她的皱纹用气笔涂盖过。
torepresentsomething as being different from how it really is:
粉饰It'salmostas if therevolutionaryleadershave been airbrushedout ofhistory(=ignoredby theofficialversionofhistory).这些革命领袖几乎完全被从官方历史记载中抹去。
Photography
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- camera-shy
- expose
- glossy
- grain
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- lantern slide
- pap
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- pix
- projection
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Painting, drawing & printing