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单词 amber
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Definition of amber in English:

amber

nounˈambəˈæmbər
mass noun
  • 1Hard translucent fossilized resin originating from extinct coniferous trees of the Tertiary period, typically yellowish in colour. It has been used in jewellery since antiquity.

    琥珀

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Grimaldi studies insect fossils in both amber and stone.
    • Robin's particular area of interest is amber - he buys and sells amber from all over the world and has opened a small museum in the town.
    • The fossilized sap from sweetgum trees, containing ancient and extinct insects, is prized as amber.
    • When we began our investigations on the amber, we were unaware of the stability of the resin.
    • One of the reasons the room was sought after by him was that he had been advised by his doctors to spend regular periods in the curative field of amber.
    • Costume jewellery is another omnipresent tourist attraction, but be aware that the amber shops are often tacky and low quality, and amber isn't even local.
    • He jets to concerts, has several luxury cars and collects fossils in prehistoric amber.
    • This alone should make the book desirable for those interested in amber or aficionados of fossil insects and spiders.
    • The page includes a nice photo of a Cretaceous insect in amber.
    • If you rub a glass rod with a silk cloth or if you rub a piece of amber with wool, the glass and amber will develop a static charge that can attract small bits of paper or plastic.
    • Because of its fossil fuel deposits, England was a good source of jet, which, like amber, is a fossil closely related to coal.
    • Unfortunately, dinosaurs almost never get trapped in tree amber.
    • Thirty percent of rough amber is waste, but some waste amber pieces were used to make pressed amber in the Russian factory.
    • By one count, 500 extinct spider species have been found in amber from Europe's Baltic region alone.
    • Amber is one of the better preservatives of DNA, so dinosaur DNA in amber would be good.
    • Whether buying the spiced local gingerbread or scouting for the region's best amber, it's hard to resist picking something up.
    • The amber had broken loose from its setting, cracked open.
    • The 130-million-year-old spider silk was found in fossilized amber from Lebanon.
    • The best-preserved are those found in amber, which is actually fossilized sap from ancient trees.
    • A few fossil slime molds have been found in amber.
    1. 1.1 A honey-yellow colour typical of amber.
      琥珀色,黄褐色,蜜黄色
      her eyes were green flecked with amber
      as modifier amber eyes

      她那琥珀色的眸子。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The trees were brightly colored; the golds and reds and ambers of the Harvest.
      • Rastrelli was the first to include the tall narrow mirrors to give the new room the appearance of being completely covered with amber.
      • Although pupils at Belle Vue Boys school used to wear claret and amber uniforms, they are not the civic colours of Manningham or Bradford.
      • Tony's eyes (Complete with amber contacts) widened and he turned to me.
      • It was amber, just the colour of his girlfriend's hair when it reflected back the sunlight.
      • Golden amber in colour, the wine takes time to open, but then displays a warm, honeyed aroma with a short, spicy finish.
      • However, there are some unusual Russian and Balkan sauerkrauts tinted amber with quince and pink with beetroot.
      • Furniture includes chairs and couches upholstered in amber, magenta, and burgundy.
      • Her eyes were a light brown, so light they almost looked amber.
      • Even at this time of the year, the very beginning of summer, it sprawls dry, thorny and desiccated, in shades of tan, amber, and a hundred browns.
      • The dominant colours in his works are blues, greys, pale greens and gloomy ambers.
      • These letters come in three colours - green, amber and red.
      • The former is awash with vibrant pinks, ambers and gold.
      • Red rock canyon walls and deep, sandy washes are painted with enough flaming titian reds and glowing ambers to make a painter weep.
      • It was reported that it took eleven years just to research and revive the old techniques used and to study old photos to match at least thirteen various tints of amber.
      • As she walked over to the console, Krys took note of the small amber light glowing from the edge of the security screen.
      • The sun bathed his chestnut brown hair in light, turning it amber.
      • The grapes are amber to yellow-green in colour, thin skinned with firm, rich, moderately juicy, finely flavoured flesh.
      • The phoenix left a fiery trail behind it in the colour of soft amber.
      • He stood amongst them, the dark green and lavender of his house standing out against the soldiers' blues and ambers.
    2. 1.2 A yellow light used as a cautionary signal between green for ‘go’ and red for ‘stop’
      黄灯(信号)
      the lights were at amber

      黄灯亮。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As Jim looked at a control pad next to the door leading to the ship a light on it blinked amber, and then turned to green.
      • Turning traffic lights to flash amber is not the answer to congestion and we need to see real progress on the bypass.
      • The signal lights blinking only amber meant that one hapless policeman made a valiant effort to control traffic which seemed to swamp him from all directions.
      • On the road, flashing red or amber lights means traffic from all directions has right of way.
      • It's a series of traffic lights - green, amber, and red - that are within the view of the candidates.
      • The judgements are made on a traffic lights system, with red signalling poor standards, amber acceptable and green good.
      • They have also set aside funds for flashing amber lights and are currently in consultation with the Department of Education to take this forward.
      • The lights changed from amber and then to green.
      • Projects are rated with red, amber or green lights.
      • The light's been red for about five seconds, your light has just flashed amber and is about to go green, and they're still going through the junction in a nice steady stream of traffic.
      • He hopes the food labelling system, possibly using traffic light red, amber and green warnings, will also help people help themselves.
      • I had a dream that the government changed all the traffic lights from red, amber, and green to just red and green.
      • Clearly no-one ever taught him what the purpose of those red, amber and green lights is.
      • She had covered most of the distance when the light turned amber, then green, thus confirming her hypothesis.
      • We will take the time available, looking at the red and green lights and hoping for amber.
      • He warned that cyclists ran the same risk of being stopped as drivers for going through reds or late ambers.
      • The signal, a red, green or amber light to direct traffic to stop, proceed with caution or go, revolutionized traffic control.
      Synonyms
      yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, amber, gold, golden

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense 'ambergris'): from Old French ambre, from Arabic ‘anbar 'ambergris', later 'amber'.

  • Amber comes from Arabic ‘anbar, which also meant ‘ambergris’ a wax-like substance used in the manufacture of perfume that originates as a secretion of the sperm whale. See also electricity. Much more appealing is amber nectar, which was popularized as an advertising slogan for Fosters lager from 1986. It goes back much further than that, though, and has been a slang term for beer since the 1890s, especially in Australia.

Rhymes

camber, caramba, clamber, Cochabamba, gamba, mamba, Maramba, samba, timbre

Definition of amber in US English:

amber

nounˈambərˈæmbər
  • 1Hard translucent fossilized resin produced by extinct coniferous trees of the Tertiary period, typically yellowish in color.

    Amber has been used in jewelry since antiquity. It is found chiefly along the southern shores of the Baltic Sea; pieces often contain the bodies of trapped insects. When rubbed, amber becomes charged with static electricity: the word electric is derived from the Greek word for amber

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He jets to concerts, has several luxury cars and collects fossils in prehistoric amber.
    • Whether buying the spiced local gingerbread or scouting for the region's best amber, it's hard to resist picking something up.
    • Thirty percent of rough amber is waste, but some waste amber pieces were used to make pressed amber in the Russian factory.
    • The best-preserved are those found in amber, which is actually fossilized sap from ancient trees.
    • Because of its fossil fuel deposits, England was a good source of jet, which, like amber, is a fossil closely related to coal.
    • The page includes a nice photo of a Cretaceous insect in amber.
    • One of the reasons the room was sought after by him was that he had been advised by his doctors to spend regular periods in the curative field of amber.
    • Costume jewellery is another omnipresent tourist attraction, but be aware that the amber shops are often tacky and low quality, and amber isn't even local.
    • Grimaldi studies insect fossils in both amber and stone.
    • Amber is one of the better preservatives of DNA, so dinosaur DNA in amber would be good.
    • The fossilized sap from sweetgum trees, containing ancient and extinct insects, is prized as amber.
    • The 130-million-year-old spider silk was found in fossilized amber from Lebanon.
    • This alone should make the book desirable for those interested in amber or aficionados of fossil insects and spiders.
    • By one count, 500 extinct spider species have been found in amber from Europe's Baltic region alone.
    • When we began our investigations on the amber, we were unaware of the stability of the resin.
    • If you rub a glass rod with a silk cloth or if you rub a piece of amber with wool, the glass and amber will develop a static charge that can attract small bits of paper or plastic.
    • Robin's particular area of interest is amber - he buys and sells amber from all over the world and has opened a small museum in the town.
    • The amber had broken loose from its setting, cracked open.
    • A few fossil slime molds have been found in amber.
    • Unfortunately, dinosaurs almost never get trapped in tree amber.
    1. 1.1 A honey-yellow color typical of amber.
      琥珀色,黄褐色,蜜黄色
      her eyes were green flecked with amber
      as modifier amber eyes

      她那琥珀色的眸子。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Even at this time of the year, the very beginning of summer, it sprawls dry, thorny and desiccated, in shades of tan, amber, and a hundred browns.
      • The dominant colours in his works are blues, greys, pale greens and gloomy ambers.
      • The sun bathed his chestnut brown hair in light, turning it amber.
      • He stood amongst them, the dark green and lavender of his house standing out against the soldiers' blues and ambers.
      • The grapes are amber to yellow-green in colour, thin skinned with firm, rich, moderately juicy, finely flavoured flesh.
      • Although pupils at Belle Vue Boys school used to wear claret and amber uniforms, they are not the civic colours of Manningham or Bradford.
      • It was reported that it took eleven years just to research and revive the old techniques used and to study old photos to match at least thirteen various tints of amber.
      • Her eyes were a light brown, so light they almost looked amber.
      • The trees were brightly colored; the golds and reds and ambers of the Harvest.
      • It was amber, just the colour of his girlfriend's hair when it reflected back the sunlight.
      • Tony's eyes (Complete with amber contacts) widened and he turned to me.
      • As she walked over to the console, Krys took note of the small amber light glowing from the edge of the security screen.
      • The former is awash with vibrant pinks, ambers and gold.
      • Red rock canyon walls and deep, sandy washes are painted with enough flaming titian reds and glowing ambers to make a painter weep.
      • Golden amber in colour, the wine takes time to open, but then displays a warm, honeyed aroma with a short, spicy finish.
      • These letters come in three colours - green, amber and red.
      • However, there are some unusual Russian and Balkan sauerkrauts tinted amber with quince and pink with beetroot.
      • Rastrelli was the first to include the tall narrow mirrors to give the new room the appearance of being completely covered with amber.
      • The phoenix left a fiery trail behind it in the colour of soft amber.
      • Furniture includes chairs and couches upholstered in amber, magenta, and burgundy.
    2. 1.2 A yellow light used as a cautionary signal between green for “go” and red for “stop”
      黄灯(信号)
      the lights were at amber

      黄灯亮。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The signal, a red, green or amber light to direct traffic to stop, proceed with caution or go, revolutionized traffic control.
      • The judgements are made on a traffic lights system, with red signalling poor standards, amber acceptable and green good.
      • Projects are rated with red, amber or green lights.
      • We will take the time available, looking at the red and green lights and hoping for amber.
      • The signal lights blinking only amber meant that one hapless policeman made a valiant effort to control traffic which seemed to swamp him from all directions.
      • Clearly no-one ever taught him what the purpose of those red, amber and green lights is.
      • It's a series of traffic lights - green, amber, and red - that are within the view of the candidates.
      • He hopes the food labelling system, possibly using traffic light red, amber and green warnings, will also help people help themselves.
      • She had covered most of the distance when the light turned amber, then green, thus confirming her hypothesis.
      • On the road, flashing red or amber lights means traffic from all directions has right of way.
      • As Jim looked at a control pad next to the door leading to the ship a light on it blinked amber, and then turned to green.
      • The lights changed from amber and then to green.
      • He warned that cyclists ran the same risk of being stopped as drivers for going through reds or late ambers.
      • I had a dream that the government changed all the traffic lights from red, amber, and green to just red and green.
      • Turning traffic lights to flash amber is not the answer to congestion and we need to see real progress on the bypass.
      • They have also set aside funds for flashing amber lights and are currently in consultation with the Department of Education to take this forward.
      • The light's been red for about five seconds, your light has just flashed amber and is about to go green, and they're still going through the junction in a nice steady stream of traffic.
      Synonyms
      yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, amber, gold, golden

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘ambergris’): from Old French ambre, from Arabic ‘anbar ‘ambergris’, later ‘amber’.

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