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| 1 | C/U red , blue , black , yellow etc 色；颜色 |
| Pink is my favourite colour. 粉红色是我最喜欢的颜色。 |
| a light brown colour 浅棕色 |
| change colour Many fruits change colour as they become ripe. 许多水果成熟时都会变颜色。 |
| in colour His hair is reddish in colour. 他的头发略带红色。 |
| | 1a | U the quality of being red , blue , yellow etc, instead of being black and white or transparent （除黑、白或透明外的）彩色，色彩 | | Pot plants add colour to a room. 盆栽植物为房间增添色彩。 | | in colour Are the pictures in colour or black and white? 那些照片是彩色的还是黑白的？ | |
| | 1b | C something such as clothing or paint that is a particular colour 某种颜色的衣服；某种颜色的漆；颜料 | | I prefer wearing dark colours. 我更喜欢穿暗色衣服。 | | Mix the colours with your paintbrush. 用画笔调和各种颜料。 | |
| | 1c | C/U the colour of someone’ s skin as a sign of their race 肤色 | | people of all creeds and colours 不同信仰、不同肤色的人们 | |
| | 1d | U the colour of someone’ s face when it shows how they are feeling 面色；血色；红晕 | | Suddenly, the colour drained from his cheeks. 突然间，他的脸颊失去了血色。 | | She giggled nervously as colour flooded her face. 她紧张地咯咯笑，脸上泛起红晕。 | |
| | 1e | C/U a chemical that you put on your hair to make it change colour 染发剂 | | Before you spend money on a perm or colour, talk to your hairdresser. 在花钱烫发或染发前，先咨询一下你的美发师。 | |
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| 2 | U interest or excitement 趣味；生动 |
| add/give/bring colour to sth The examples chosen add colour to the writing. 所选的例子为作品增色不少。 |
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| 3 | colours plural the combination of colours used for representing a particular country , team , political party etc （代表国家、球队、政党等的）标志色 |
| He was wearing the colours of his favourite football team. 他穿着他钟爱的足球队的球衣。 |
| national colours Australia’ s national colours 澳大利亚国旗 |
| | 3a | a flag , badge etc used as a symbol of a particular country , team , political party etc 国旗；队旗；徽章；绶带 | | He gained his school colours for rugby. 他因为打橄榄球而赢得了一枚学校的徽章。 | |
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| - | nail/hoist your colours to the mast BRITISH
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| to tell people what your opinion is on a subject |
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| - | see the colour of sb’ s money informal
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| to have proof that someone is going to pay you |
| 证明某人是否有支付能力 |
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| Talking or writing about colours 谈论或描写colours | | | | | | Talking or writing about colours谈论或描写colours | | | | general一般用法 | | shade one of the different types of a particular colour, especially when describing how dark or light it is色度（尤指色彩的浓淡深浅）: a deep shade of red 深红色 subtle shades of blue and green 难以区分的不同深浅的蓝色和绿色。 | | tone one of the different types of a particular colour色调（某种颜色的不同类别之一）: a delicate pink tone 柔和的粉红色调 eye shadow in tones of green and brown 绿色和棕色色调的眼影。 | | -ish used with colours to make adjectives describing things that looks a bit like that colour（与表示颜色的词连用构成形容词）表示“稍带…色的，有点…色的”: reddish hair 略带红色的头发。 | | dark colours暗色 | | dark used for describing colours that look more like black than like white（颜色）深的，暗的（看上去更像黑色）: dark green trousers 深绿色的裤子 I think the colour on the walls is far too dark. 我认为墙上的颜色太暗了。 | | deep used for describing dark colours, especially when they look attractive（尤指吸引人的）深浓的: lovely deep blue eyes 可爱的深蓝色眼睛。 | | rich used for describing dark colours that look beautiful and expensive浓的；鲜艳的；富丽的: rich brown velvet 富丽的鲜棕色丝绒。 | | sombre dark in a way that seems suitable for a serious occasion or use暗淡的，灰暗的（适于严肃场合）: The men were wearing sombre suits and black ties. 男人们穿着灰暗的西装，打着黑色的领带。 | | bright colours鲜亮的颜色 | | bright strong and noticeable浓重而鲜亮的: bright yellow paint 鲜黄色的漆。 | | vibrant bright in a way that looks exciting鲜明的；明亮的: curtains in vibrant shades of red 鲜红色的窗帘。 | | colourful brightly coloured, or having a lot of bright colours鲜艳的；色彩丰富的: wonderfully colourful saris 色彩很鲜艳的莎丽绸。 | | loud bright in a way that you think looks silly or ugly花哨的；俗艳的: He tends to wear silk shirts and loud ties. 他常常穿着丝绸衬衫，打着俗艳的领带。 | | gaudy very brightly coloured, especially in a way that you think shows bad taste华丽而俗气的: Look at those gaudy purple sunglasses! 瞧那些俗气的亮紫色太阳镜！ | | garish very brightly coloured, especially in a way that you think does not look attractive过分鲜艳的，俗丽的（尤指看上去不漂亮）: garish reds and bright yellows 刺眼的鲜红色和明黄色。 | | pale colours淡色 | | pale like white with a small amount of a colour mixed in淡的；浅色的: pale grey feathers 淡灰色羽毛。 | | light pale rather than dark淡的（而不是暗的）: Light colours work best in north-facing rooms. 朝北的房间用淡色最合适。 a light blue shirt 淡蓝色衬衣。 | | pastel pale in a soft and attractive way: used also as a noun referring to a pastel colour or something of such a colour淡而柔和的（也用作名词，指浅色或浅色物体）: summer dresses in pastel shades 颜色清淡优雅的夏装 She often wears pastels. 她经常穿浅色衣服。 pastel pink 淡粉红色。 | | faded used for describing something that is pale because it has been washed a lot or because it has been affected by light or the sun（洗过之后）褪色的；（因为受光线或阳光影响）变淡的: faded blue jeans 褪色的蓝色牛仔裤 The paintwork was faded in places. 有些地方油漆已经褪色了。 | | | |
| See also | | - flying 1 | | - off-colour | | - true 1 | |
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