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pur.pleH5pV:7p6, $5pV:r-adj, n(of) a dark reddish blue colour紫色的,紫红色的purple pansies紫色的三色堇purple plums紫色的李子a dark purple bruise一块青肿The early morning sun cast deep purple shadows.清晨的太阳投下了深紫色的影子。She wore a dress of dark purple. [U]她穿了一件深紫色的连衣裙。The evening sky was full of purples and reds. [C]夜空满是紫色和红色。If a person is purple (in the face), their face is a dark red colour because they are angry or are making a lot of physical effort.(因气愤或用力而)脸红She was purple with rage.她气得脸色发红。He went purple in the face trying to lift the heavy weights.他试着举起那些重物时,脸涨得通红。(Br and Aus) Purple is also used to refer to a style of writing or speaking which is unnecessarily complicated and contains too much detail.辞藻华丽的His speech contained a lot of purple passages/patches.他的演讲中有许多辞藻华丽的段落/部分。Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.这本书尽管偶尔有几段辞藻华丽的文句,但总体来讲文风简洁明了。Purple can also be used to refer to writing or speaking that contains a lot of offensive or taboo words.带有大量无礼或禁忌的词句的The book Lady Chatterly's Lover is full of purple prose.《恰特莱夫人的情人》一书充满了忌讳语。The Purple Heart is an American MEDAL (= metal disc given as a reward) given to soldiers who have been injured in war.紫心勋章(授予在战争中受伤的士兵)His military decorations included the Bronze Star and four awards of the Purple Heart.他的军人勋章包括一个铜星勋章和四个紫心勋章。
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