airbrush
airbrush — 名詞
1. a small handheld device that pushes paint or ink out as a fine mist by forcing c
噴槍；噴筆
用壓縮空氣將顏料噴成霧狀的小型工具
a small handheld device that pushes paint or ink out as a fine mist by forcing compressed air through a narrow nozzle, used by artists, illustrators, makeup artists, and photo retouchers to lay down very smooth, even coats of colour.
Nadia bought her first airbrush to paint the dragon on her motorcycle helmet.
Nadia 買了她的第一支噴槍，要在機車安全帽上畫一條龍。
buy / use an airbrush
The makeup artist set up her airbrush before the bride arrived for photos.
化妝師在新娘來拍照之前，先把噴槍架好。
occupational tool: makeup airbrush
A good airbrush can lay down colour so evenly that brush marks disappear.
好的噴筆可以把顏色噴得非常均勻，連筆觸都看不到。
Amara cleaned the tiny nozzle of her airbrush after every model car she painted.
Amara 每畫完一台模型車，就會把噴槍上小小的噴嘴清乾淨。
There were three airbrushes on the studio bench, each loaded with a different shade of grey.
工作室桌上擺了三支噴筆，每一支裡面都裝了不同深淺的灰色。
文法句型
with an airbrush
use an airbrush
用法筆記
Subject of 'use' or instrument introduced by 'with': 'paint something with an airbrush'. Plural form 'airbrushes' is fully regular. The tool is distinct from a spray gun, which is larger and used for walls, cars, and furniture rather than fine artwork.
常見錯誤
airbrush — 動詞
1. to digitally edit a photo, story, or record so that flaws, people, or facts that
修圖；抹除
用修圖或刪改的方式掩蓋瑕疵、人物或事實
to digitally edit a photo, story, or record so that flaws, people, or facts that someone would rather hide no longer appear — for example, smoothing wrinkles off a model's face on a magazine cover, or quietly removing a disgraced politician from old group photos so it looks like they were never there.
The magazine was caught airbrushing the singer's waist to make her look thinner.
那本雜誌被抓到把女歌手的腰修細，讓她看起來更瘦。
airbrush + body part / image feature
After the scandal, the dictator's son was airbrushed out of every official portrait.
醜聞發生後，獨裁者的兒子在所有官方照片裡都被抹掉了。
passive + 'airbrushed out of' (sanitize history)
Critics said the new history textbook had airbrushed the country's wartime crimes.
評論者說，新版歷史課本把這個國家戰時的罪行都抹去了。
Paloma refused to airbrush the freckles out of her wedding photos because she loved them.
Paloma 不願意把婚紗照裡的雀斑修掉，因為她很喜歡那些雀斑。
Old team photos at the company had been carefully airbrushed to remove the founder who had left in disgrace.
公司裡的舊團體照都被仔細修過，把那位後來名譽掃地離開的創辦人從照片裡抹掉了。
- retouch
neutral; usually about improving photos, without the 'hide the truth' undertone
- photoshop
informal verb from the brand; covers any digital photo edit
- whitewash
stronger; used when uncomfortable facts are deliberately covered up
- sanitize
formal; remove anything offensive or embarrassing from a record
- expose
the opposite move: bring hidden facts into the open
文法句型
airbrush + object
airbrush something out (of something)
airbrush someone from + place
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('was airbrushed', 'had been airbrushed') and very often combined with 'out' or 'out of' when something is removed entirely. The figurative use — about hiding facts, people, or history — is now more common in everyday news writing than the literal photo-editing use.
常見錯誤
2. to spray paint, ink, or makeup onto a surface using an airbrush, so that the col
用噴槍上色
用噴筆把顏料噴上某個表面
to spray paint, ink, or makeup onto a surface using an airbrush, so that the colour goes on as a soft mist rather than as visible brush strokes.
The student airbrushed soft pink clouds across the top of her canvas.
那位學生用噴筆在畫布頂端噴出一片柔和的粉紅色雲朵。
airbrush + object + across/onto + surface
Diego airbrushed flames onto the side of the old red truck.
Diego 用噴槍在那台老紅貨車的車身上噴出火焰圖案。
airbrush + object + onto + surface (typical art pattern)
Many car shops will airbrush a custom design onto your helmet for a small fee.
很多汽車店只要付一點錢，就會用噴槍幫你的安全帽畫上客製化的圖案。
The bride's cheeks were airbrushed with a light golden tone before the ceremony.
婚禮開始前，新娘的臉頰被用噴槍噴上了一層淡淡的金色。
Mei airbrushed the model dinosaur in three shades of green to make the skin look real.
Mei 用三種綠色把那隻恐龍模型噴上色，讓皮膚看起來更逼真。
- spray-paint
broader; can be done with any pressurised can, not just an airbrush
- spray
general verb; airbrush implies a precise, artistic finish
文法句型
airbrush + object
airbrush + object + onto + surface
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense involves real paint or makeup going onto a real surface. Sense 1 is metaphorical — about editing images or facts, not physical painting. If a real airbrush, real paint, and a real object are all present, you want this sense.