colour
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours. 颜色
"What colour is the car?"—"Red."
“那辆车是什么颜色?”—“红色。”
Judi's favourite colour is pink. 朱迪最喜欢的颜色是粉红色。
2. N-COUNT Someone's colour is the colour of their skin. People often use colour in this way to refer to a person's race. 肤色 (常指人种)[礼貌]
I don't care what colour she is. 我不在乎她是什么人种。
3. N-VAR A colour is a substance you use to give something a particular colour. Dyes and makeup are sometimes referred to as colours. 着色剂
It is better to avoid all food colours. 最好避开所有的食品着色剂。
Her nail colour was coordinated with her lipstick. 她指甲上的染色与她的口红相配。
4. V-T If you colour something, you use something such as dyes or paint to change its colour. 给…着色
Many women begin colouring their hair in their mid-30s. 许多妇女在三十五六岁时开始染发。
We'd been making cakes and colouring the posters. 我们一直在做蛋糕和给海报涂色。
5. colouringN-UNCOUNT 着色
They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring. 他们不敢用随意的涂色毁了那些地图。
6. V-I If someone colours, their face becomes redder than it normally is, usually because they are embarrassed. 脸红
Andrew couldn't help noticing that she coloured slightly. 安德鲁不禁注意到她微微有些脸红。
7. V-T If something colours your opinion, it affects the way that you think about something. 影响
All too often it is only the negative images of Ireland that are portrayed, colouring opinions and hiding the true nature of the country. 通常只有爱尔兰的负面形象被加以描绘,从而影响了人们的看法并掩盖了这个国家的实质。
8. ADJ A colour television, photograph, or picture is one that shows things in all their colours, and not just in black, white, and grey. 彩色的
In Japan 99 per cent of all households now have a colour television set. 日本99%的家庭如今都有彩电。
9. N-UNCOUNT Colour is a quality that makes something especially interesting or exciting. 趣味
She had resumed the travel necessary to add depth and colour to her novels. 她重新开始旅行以给她的小说增加深度和趣味。
10. N-PLURAL A country's national colours are the colours of its national flag. 国旗色
The Opera House is decorated with the Hungarian national colours: green, red, and white. 歌剧院饰以匈牙利的国旗色:绿、红、白。
11. N-PLURAL People sometimes refer to the flag of a particular part of an army, navy, or air force, or the flag of a particular country as its colours. 军旗; 国旗
Troops raised the country's colours in a special ceremony. 军队在一次特殊仪式上升了国旗。
12. N-PLURAL A sports team's colours are the colours of the clothes they wear when they play. 队服颜色
I was wearing the team's colours. 我穿着该队队服的颜色。
14. PHRASE If a film or television programme is in colour, it has been made so that you see the picture in all its colours, and not just in black, white, or grey. (电影或电视节目) 彩色的
Was he going to show the film? Was it in colour?
他要去放电影吗?是彩色的吗?
15. PHRASE People of colour are people who belong to a race with dark skins. 有色的[礼貌]
Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of colour. 黑人社团为捍卫所有有色人种的权利大声疾呼。
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colour /ˈkʌlə/ (colouring,coloured,colours)
[英国英语]AM color
剑桥词典
- They painted the kitchen in bold colours - crimson , purple , and blue .
- She looks best in bright , vibrant colours, like red and pink .
- The dress is available in a choice of colours.
- I can't decide what colour to paint the walls .
- The colour red is used to denote passion or danger .
colour noun (APPEARANCE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]red , blue , green , yellow , etc.
颜色
What's your favourite colour? 你最喜欢什么颜色?
She wears a lot of bright colours. 她穿得很鲜艳。
What colour are your eyes ? 你的眼睛是什么颜色的?
Does the shirt come in any other colour? 这件衬衫有其他颜色的吗?
I like rich jewel colours, such as purple , blue , and green . 我喜欢浓重的宝石色,如紫色、蓝色和绿色。
Are the photos in colour or black and white ? 照片是彩色的还是黑白的?
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
the pleasant effect of a bright colour or of a lot of colours together
色彩,色调
I think we need a bit of colour in this room . 我觉得我们这个房间需要增加一点色彩。
Red and yellow peppers give a little colour to the sauce . 红色和黄色的辣椒给酱汁添加了一点色彩。
literary The whole garden was ablaze with/a riot of colour (= full of different bright colours). 整个花园五彩缤纷。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]
a substance , such as a paint or dye , that you add to something to give it a particular colour
颜料,染料
I put my new green shirt in a hot wash and the colour ran (= the colour came out of the material ). 我把新买的绿色衬衫往热水中一泡,颜色就褪掉了。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
a pink colour in someone's face , often showing good health or showing feelings such as embarrassment or excitement
红润的面色;血色,气色
That walk has put some colour in your cheeks . 散散步使你的气色好看些了。
I watched the colour drain from her face as she heard the news . 我注意到她得知这消息后脸色煞白。
She has a high colour (= the natural colour of her face is red ). 她面色红润。
例句
colour noun (INTEREST)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]interesting or exciting qualities or details
趣味;风格;风味;色彩
We added your story for a bit of local colour. 我们给你的故事加了一些本土色彩。
Michael was there so that added a bit of colour to the evening's proceedings . 迈克尔的到场使那晚的活动有所增色。
colour noun (RACE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the natural colour of a person's skin which shows which race they belong to
(人种的)肤色
She felt she had not been given the job because of her colour. 她觉得没能得到那份工作是因为自己的肤色。
There should be no discrimination on the grounds of color. 基于肤色的歧视是不应该的。
people of colour
used to describe people who are not white
有色人种(用来形容自己)
We need to protect the rights of people of colour. 我们需要保护有色人种的权利。
colour noun (SYMBOL)
colours [ 名词的复数形式 ](at school , college , or university ) an honour given to people who have been chosen for a sports team , often represented by a special symbol on a shirt or tie
(中学或大学授予入选运动队者的)徽章
She was awarded her colours for hockey /her hockey colours at the end of term . 她在学期末被选入曲棍球队。
the official flag of a country , ship , or military group
国旗;舰旗;军旗
regimental colours 军团旗
习语
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