col·or
noun/ˈkʌlə(r)/
/ˈkʌlər/
(US English) (British English colour)
Idioms 颜色;色彩 - What's your favorite color?
你最喜欢什么颜色? - bright/vibrant colors
明亮/充满活力的颜色 - dark/light colors
深色/浅色 - She always wears dark colors.
她总是穿深色衣服。 - vivid/rich/bold colors
鲜艳/丰富/大胆的色彩 - a warm color palette (= the range of colors used for something)
暖色调(=某事物使用的颜色范围) - available in 12 different colors
有 12 种不同颜色可供选择 - the color of the sky
天空的颜色 - skin/hair/eye color
皮肤/头发/眼睛颜色 - in color red/green/blue in color
颜色为红/绿/蓝 - Her hair is a reddish-brown color.
她的头发是红棕色的。 - The stage lights changed color from red to blue.
舞台灯光的颜色从红色变成了蓝色。 - Foods that go through a factory process lose much of their color, flavor and texture.
经过工厂加工的食品会失去很多颜色、味道和质地。
- What's your favorite color?
彩色 - the introduction of color television in the 1960s
20世纪60年代彩色电视的引入 - color photographs
彩色照片 - a color printer
彩色打印机 - a full-color brochure
全彩小册子 - in color Do you dream in color?
你的梦是彩色的吗?
- the introduction of color television in the 1960s
- [uncountable, countable] the color of a person’s skin, seen as showing that they belong to a particular race
一个人的肤色,被视为表明他们属于特定种族 - Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or color was outlawed.
基于种族、宗教或肤色的歧视被禁止。 - people of all ages, genders, creeds and colors
所有年龄、性别、信仰和肤色的人 - Can we seriously believe people who claim not to see color?
我们真的可以相信那些声称看不见颜色的人吗?
- Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or color was outlawed.
- [uncountable] a red or pink color in somebody’s face, especially when it shows that they look healthy or that they are embarrassed
(尤指脸色的)红润,粉红;(尴尬时的)脸红 - The fresh air brought color to their cheeks.
新鲜的空气给他们的脸颊带来了色彩。 - Color flooded her face when she thought of what had happened.
当她想到发生的事情时,她的脸涨得通红。 - His face was drained of color (= he looked pale and ill).
他的脸色毫无血色(=他看起来苍白且病态)。
- The fresh air brought color to their cheeks.
- [countable, uncountable] a substance that is used to give color to something
颜料;染料 - a semi-permanent hair color that lasts six to eight washes
半永久染发剂,可持续洗六到八次 - This color runs, so wash the shirt separately.
这种颜色会跑,所以衬衫要单独洗。
- a semi-permanent hair color that lasts six to eight washes
- [uncountable] interesting and exciting details or qualities
趣味;乐趣 - The old town is full of color and attractions.
老城区色彩缤纷,景点众多。 - to give/lend color to something (= make it brighter, more interesting, etc.)
给某物赋予/借出颜色(=使其更亮、更有趣等) - Her acting added warmth and color to the production.
她的表演为这部作品增添了温暖和色彩。
- The old town is full of color and attractions.
- [plural] the particular colors that are used on clothes, flags, etc. to represent a team, school, political party or country
(用于服装、旗帜等代表团队、学校、政党或国家的)色彩 - Red and white are the team colors.
红色和白色是球队的颜色。 - Spain’s national colors
西班牙的民族颜色 - (figurative) There are people of different political colors on the committee.
委员会中有不同政治色彩的人。
- Red and white are the team colors.
- [plural] (especially British English) a flag, badge, etc. that represents a team, country, ship, etc.
(代表团队、国家、船等的)旗帜,徽章 - sailing under the French colors
在法国色彩下航行
- sailing under the French colors
Idioms
nail your colors to the mast
- (especially British English) to say publicly and clearly what you believe or who you support
公开宣称;明确表态
of color
- (of a person) who is not white
谁不是白人 - people of color
有色人种 - As a woman of color, this concerns me.
作为一名有色人种女性,我对此感到担忧。 - a literary prize for writers of color
有色人种作家的文学奖 - students of color
有色人种学生
- people of color
see the color of somebody’s money
- (informal) to make sure that somebody has enough money to pay for something
确定某人有支付能力 - You need to see the color of his money before you sell him the car.
在你把车卖给他之前,你需要看看他的钱的颜色。
- You need to see the color of his money before you sell him the car.
your true colors
- (often disapproving) your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see
本性;本来面目 - It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colors.
直到他们结婚之后,他才露出了本来面目。
- It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colors.
with flying colors
- very well; with a very high mark
极好;成绩优异 - She passed the exam with flying colors.
她非常成功地通过了考试。
- She passed the exam with flying colors.