"varnish" in Chinese (Traditional)
清漆
Definition
一種透明的液體,塗在木材或金屬等表面上,用來保護並增加光澤。也可指為了外觀美化所做的表面修飾。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常用於木器和傢俱。既可作名詞(這種液體),也作動詞(如「替桌上清漆」)。也可指掩飾缺點或僅做表面美化。
Examples
The wooden chair needs a new coat of varnish.
這把木椅需要重新上一層**清漆**。
She applied varnish to the table to make it shiny.
她在桌子上塗上了**清漆**讓它發亮。
Be careful not to spill the varnish.
小心不要灑到**清漆**。
They decided to varnish the old floor to give it new life.
他們決定**上清漆**讓舊地板煥然一新。
His speech was just a varnish to hide the company’s real problems.
他的演講只是用**清漆**掩蓋公司的真正問題。
You can’t just varnish over mistakes and hope no one notices.
你不能只是**用清漆掩蓋**錯誤,然後希望沒人發現。