Painting in watercolor is like walking a tight-rope; one must achieve a perfect balance between what the paint wants to do and what the artist wants to do, or all is lost.
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n. 绘画;油画;上色，着色;颜料，油漆;
v. 绘画（ paint的现在分词）;涂色于;
💡 paint画画 + ing 表名词 → 油画；绘画；着色
"I don't know if the painting is authentic."
我不知道这幅画是不是真迹。
近义：paintwork, picture, canvas
adj. 完美的;正确的;优秀的;极好的;
n. [语]完成时;
💡 per全部+fect做→全部做完→完美的；完全的
"Everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman."
大家都喜欢我父亲—他是真正的君子。
近义：improve, purify, refine, upgrade, better, meliorate
反义：incomplete, bad, sketchy, unaccomplished, uncompleted, unfinished
n. 艺术家;画家;能手;骗子;
💡 art艺术+ist表示从事某种职业的人→艺术家，画家
"He is considered the foremost British artist of this century."
他被认为是本世纪英国第一流的艺术家.
近义：longhair, artiste, showman, entertainer, performer, soloist
adj. 紧的，牢固的;绷紧的;不漏的;密集的，紧凑的;
adv. 紧紧地;牢固地;
💡 t(tie系)+ight（表音成分，无义）: 紧的
"These trousers are a bit tight."
这条裤子有点紧。
近义：jammed, narrow, poky, serried, slinky, snug
反义：loosened, wide, relaxed, untaut, slack, unstiffened
n. 粗绳;绳索;一串;学会决窍，知道决窍;
vt. （用绳子）捆;用绳子系牢;捆紧;用套索抓捕（动物）;
vi. 成索状或绳状;
"Her wrists chafed where the rope had been."
她的手腕上绳子勒过的地方都磨红了。
近义：hitch, lace, lasso, noose, secure, tie
aux. 必须;必然要;（做出逻辑推断）;（表示坚持）;
n. 必须做的事，必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. （表示必要或很重要）必须;（提出建议）应该;得;（表示很可能或符合逻辑）一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite