Thinners Meaning in English

word · lemma: thinner

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释义

Thinners are liquids used to dilute paint or clean painting tools. They make thick paints easier to spread and help with cleaning brushes.

用法与细微差别

Mostly used in construction, art, or DIY settings. Always appears as a plural ('thinners'), rarely 'a thinner.' Usually refers to products for oil-based paints ('paint thinners'), not water-based. Can be flammable and require careful handling.

• Spanish: diluyentes (pintura) - solventes (para pintura)
• Portuguese (BR): diluentes (para tinta) - solventes (tinta)
• Portuguese (PT): diluentes (para tinta) - solventes (tinta)
• Chinese (Simplified): 稀释剂 (油漆)
• Chinese (Traditional): 稀釋劑 (油漆)
• Hindi: थिनर (पेंट के लिए)
• Arabic: مذيبات الدهان
• Bengali: থিনার
• Russian: растворители
• Japanese: シンナー
• Vietnamese: dung môi
• Korean: 신너
• Turkish: tiner
• Urdu: تھنر
• Indonesian: pengencer cat

例句

You need to use thinners to clean the paintbrush.

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The smell of thinners is very strong.

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Please keep thinners away from children.

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I accidentally spilled thinners on the floor, and now it smells terrible in here.

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If the paint is too thick, just add some thinners and mix well.

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We ran out of thinners, so we had to stop painting for the day.

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