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varnish

noun

🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃ/

🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃ/

[uncountable, countable]

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a liquid that is painted onto wood, metal, etc. and that forms a hard shiny surface that you can see through when it is dry清漆
- I’ll give the shelves a coat of varnish.我给架子上上一层清漆。
see also nail varnish
Extra Examples
- The painting was obscured by discoloured/discolored varnish and a heavy layer of grime.脱色的清漆和厚厚的一层污垢使这幅画变得模糊不清。
- The table needed two coats of varnish.这张桌子需刷两层清漆。
- You need a good quality varnish to protect the timber.这种木料要用优质清漆保护。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- transparent
- gloss
- …
… of varnish
- coat
verb + varnish
- apply
- remove
- scrape away
- …
varnish + verb
- dry
- protect something
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix ‘fragrant resin’ or medieval Greek berenikē, probably from Berenice, a town in Cyrenaica, a region of NE Libya.

varnish

verb

🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃ/

🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they varnish	🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃ/ 🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃ/
he / she / it varnishes	🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃɪz/ 🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃɪz/
past simple varnished	🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃt/ 🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃt/
past participle varnished	🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃt/ 🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃt/
-ing form varnishing	🔊/ˈvɑːnɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈvɑːrnɪʃɪŋ/

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to put varnish on the surface of something给…涂清漆；上清漆；涂指甲油
- varnish something The doors are then stained and varnished.这些门还要染色涂清漆。🔊🔊
- (British English) Josie was sitting at her desk, varnishing her nails.乔西坐在书桌旁，涂着指甲油。🔊🔊
- varnish something + noun (British English) Her nails were varnished a brilliant shade of red.她的指甲上涂了一层鲜亮的红指甲油。🔊🔊
Topics Buildingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Varnish is used with these nouns as the object:
nail
woodwork
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix ‘fragrant resin’ or medieval Greek berenikē, probably from Berenice, a town in Cyrenaica, a region of NE Libya.