scumble

vt. 薄涂(颜色) n. 渐淡, 渐淡画法, 薄涂

发音

/ˈskʌmbəl/

词形变化

scumbles 复数 scumbled scumbles 三单 scumbles scumbling scumbling 现在分词 scumbled 过去式 scumbled 过去分词

别名

scrumble

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint).

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To apply a painted pattern to the finish of a piece of furniture to simulate the woodgrain of another timber, as for example to give pine an appearance of oak.

    scumbled pine

  2. 2.

    To apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller.

    I want you to scumble the bottom third with sap green.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

covering application coating

词源

Uncertain; perhaps from scum with frequentative -le.

来源：wiktionary