(tinging或tingeing)with obj.(常作be tinged)
1- colour slightly(轻淡地)给…着色(或染色):
a mass of white blossom tinged with pink
一大团有些粉意的白花
with obj. and complement towards the sun the sky was tinged crimson.太阳周围的天空染上了红霞。
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- figurative have a slight influence on〈喻〉略微影响:
this visit will be tinged with sadness.
这次拜访将带着些许的伤感。
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- a tendency towards or trace of some colour一丝, 一抹(色彩):
there was a faint pink tinge to the sky.
天空有一丝淡淡的粉晕。
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- figurative a slight trace of a feeling or quality〈喻〉一丝情感(或特质)。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin tingere 'to dip or colour'. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.