tinge

verb

/tɪndʒ/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tinge	/tɪndʒ/ /tɪndʒ/
he / she / it tinges	/ˈtɪndʒɪz/ /ˈtɪndʒɪz/
past simple tinged	/tɪndʒd/ /tɪndʒd/
past participle tinged	/tɪndʒd/ /tɪndʒd/
-ing form tingeing	/ˈtɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈtɪndʒɪŋ/

tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of colour to something为…轻微染色；给…略微着色
- white petals tinged with blue略带蓝色的白花瓣
- Pink tinged her pale cheeks.她苍白的脸颊染上了粉红色。
- The sky was tinged with crimson.天空被染成了猩红色。
tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something使略带…感情（或性质）
- a look of surprise tinged with disapproval带有几分不满的惊奇神情
- Sadness tinged his voice.他的声音里充满了悲伤。

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

tinge

noun

/tɪndʒ/

[usually singular]

a small amount of a colour, feeling or quality微量，少许，一丝，几分（颜色、感情或性质）
- to feel a tinge of envy感到几分妒忌
- There was a faint pink tinge to the sky.天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
Synonyms colour
colourshade ▪ hue ▪ tint ▪ tingeThese words all describe the appearance of things, resulting from the way in which they reflect light.colour the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours: What’s your favourite colour?bright/dark/light coloursshade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue: Her eyes were a delicate shade of green.hue (literary or technical) a colour or a particular shade of a colour: His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue.tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface: leaves with red and gold autumn tintstinge a small amount of a colour: There was a pink tinge to the sky. tint or tinge?You can say: a reddish tint/tinge or: a tinge of red but not: a tint of red. Tint is often used in the plural, but tinge is almost always singular.Patterns
- a warm/rich colour/shade/hue/tint
- a bright/vivid/vibrant/dark/deep colour/shade/hue
- a pale/pastel/soft/subtle/delicate colour/shade/hue
- a light/strong/neutral/natural colour/shade
Extra Examples
- a slight reddish tinge略带淡淡的红色
- blue with a slight tinge of purple略带点儿紫的蓝色
- a tinge of regret一丝遗憾
- He felt a tinge of sadness as the train began to pull away.火车徐徐开动了，他感到了些许伤感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- faint
- slight
- blue
- …
verb + tinge
- have
- feel
preposition
- tinge of
- tinge to
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.