colour
noun
verb
adj
ˈkʌlə noun
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RED/BLUE/GREEN ETC
红色/蓝色/绿色等
red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple etc 色彩，颜色 C
What colour dress did you buy?
你买的连衣裙是什么颜色的？
light/bright/pastel etc colour reddish-brown/yellowy-green/deep blue etc colour
What colour are his eyes? The pens come in a wide range of colours. I love wearing bright colours. The walls were a lovely reddish-brown color.
他的眼睛是什么颜色？ 这种钢笔有很多种颜色。 我喜欢穿亮丽的颜色。 墙是漂亮的红棕色。
What colour are his eyes?
他的眼睛是什么颜色？
The pens come in a wide range of colours.
这种钢笔有很多种颜色。
light/bright/pastel etc colour
I love wearing bright colours.
我喜欢穿亮丽的颜色。
reddish-brown/yellowy-green/deep blue etc colour
The walls were a lovely reddish-brown color.
墙是漂亮的红棕色。
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COLOUR IN GENERAL
颜色的通称
also 又作 the appearance of something as a result of the way it REFLECTS (=throws back) light, especially when its appearance is very bright or is made up of a lot of different colours 色泽，颜色 U
Bright bold accessories are the quickest way to add colour to a room.
色彩明亮、线条鲜明的装饰物是给房间增添色彩的最立竿见影的方法。
in colour The wine was almost pink in colour (=was almost pink) .
这种葡萄酒几乎呈粉红色。
blaze/riot/mass of colour (lots of different bright colours) 色彩斑斓
In summer the gardens are a blaze of colour.
到了夏天，这些花园变得五彩缤纷。
a splash of colour (=a small area of a bright colour)
一点亮丽色彩
The sky began to slowly change colour .
天空慢慢地变了颜色。
the fall colors (=the colours of the trees in autumn)
秋天的色彩
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SB’S RACE
某人的种族
how dark or light someone’s skin is, which shows which race they belong to 〔不同人种的〕肤色 C,U
Everyone has a right to a job, regardless of their race, sex, or colour.
不论种族，不论性别，不论肤色，人人都有获得工作的权利。
people of all colors
各种肤色的人
the continuing battle against colour prejudice
反对肤色偏见的持续斗争
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people/women/students etc of color
people, women etc who are not white [尤美] 有色人种的人/女性/学生等 especially AmE
I’m the only person of color in my class.
我是我们班上唯一的有色人种。
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SUBSTANCE
物质
a substance such as paint or dye that makes something red, blue, yellow etc 颜料; 染料 C,U
Wash the garment separately, as the colour may run (=come out when washed) .
这件衣服可能会褪色，要分开来洗。
jams that contain no artificial colours or preservatives
不含人工色素和防腐剂的果酱
lip/nail/eye colour
our new range of eyeshadows and lip colours
我们新的眼影和唇彩系列
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in (full) colour
a television programme, film, or photograph that is in colour contains colours such as red, green, and blue rather than just black and white 〔电视节目、电影、照片〕彩色的;
All the recipes in the book are illustrated in full colour .
书中所有菜谱都配有彩色插图。
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SB’S FACE
某人的脸
if you have some colour in your face, your face is pink or red, usually because you are healthy or embarrassed 血色; 脸上的红晕 U
You look a lot better today. At least you’ve got a bit of colour now.
今天你看起来好多了，至少现在你脸上有了点血色。
One of the girls giggled nervously as colour flooded her cheeks (=her cheeks suddenly went very pink or red) .
有个女孩紧张地咯咯笑了起来，脸涨得通红。
He stared at her, the colour draining from his face .
他盯住她看，脸上没有了血色。
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STH INTERESTING
趣事
interesting and exciting details or qualities that someone or something has 生动，趣味 U
The old market is lively, full of colour and activity.
那个旧市场热闹非凡，充满趣味与活力。
a travel writer in search of local colour
寻觅地方生活趣味的一位旅行作家
add/give colour to sth (make something more interesting) 使某事更生动有趣
Intelligent use of metaphors can add colour to your writing.
巧妙地使用隐喻可以使文章生动起来。
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lend/give colour to sth
to make something, especially something unusual, appear likely or true 使某事看似有可能，使某事显得可信 （真实 ）
We have new evidence that lends colour to the accusation of fraud.
我们有新的证据支持欺诈罪的指控。
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off colour
10. a. someone who is off colour is feeling slightly ill b. off-colour jokes, stories etc are rude and often about sex [尤美] 〔玩笑、故事等〕粗俗的，下流的，龌龊的，色情的 not before noun 不用于名词前 usually before noun 一般用于名词前 | BrE especially AmE
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colours
11. a. the colours that are used to represent a team, school, club, country etc b. a flag, shirt etc that shows that someone or something belongs to or supports a particular team, school, club, or country [英] 〔表示属于或支持某团队、学校等的〕旗帜 （衬衣等 ） plural 复数 | BrE
club/team/school colours
a cap in the team colours
有球队标志色的一顶帽子
Australia’s national colours are gold and green.
澳大利亚的标志色是金黄和绿色。
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see the colour of sb’s money
12. to have definite proof that someone has enough money to pay for something [口] 确信某人有支付能力 spoken
‘A whiskey, please.’ ‘Let’s see the color of your money first.’
“请来杯威士忌。”“让我们先看看你是不是有足够的钱。”
13 a particular kind of colour 一种特别的色泽
shade
14 words for describing dark colours 描写深色的词语
dark
15 words for describing light colours 描写浅色的词语
light
16 words for describing bright colours 描写亮丽颜色的词语 disapproving disapproving
bright
17 having a lot of colours 色彩丰富的 BrE AmE
colourful
verb
18 to change the colour of something, especially by using DYE 给…着色，为…染色 T
If I didn’t colour my hair I’d be totally grey.
我如果不染发的话，我的头发就都是花白的。
Colour the icing with a little green food colouring.
用一点点绿色食物色素给糖霜着色。
colour sth red/blue etc
Sunset came and coloured the sky a brilliant red.
日落时分，天空被染成了绚烂的红色。
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colour in
also 又作 to use coloured pencils to put colours inside the lines of a picture 〔用彩笔〕（给…）涂色 （填色） I,T
On the back page is a picture for your child to colour in.
反面这一页是给你的孩子填色用的。
She has no idea how to colour a picture – she just scribbles all over it.
她不懂得怎么给图画填色，只是满纸乱涂。
20 when someone colours, their face becomes redder because they are embarrassed [文] 〔因尴尬而〕脸红; I | literary
Her eyes suddenly met his and she coloured slightly.
她的目光突然和他的相遇，她微微有点儿脸红了。
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colour sb’s judgement/opinions/attitudes etc
to influence the way someone thinks about something, especially so that they become less fair or reasonable 使某人的判断/观点/态度等带有偏见
In my position, I can’t afford to let my judgement be coloured by personal feelings.
我在这个位置上是不能让个人感情来影响我的判断的。
adj
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colour television/photograph/printer etc
a colour television, photograph etc that produces or shows pictures in colour rather than in black, white, and grey 彩色电视机/照片/打印机等;
a large color TV
一台大彩色电视机
Please ask for our free colour brochure.
请索取我们的免费彩色小册子。