colours

美 [ˈkʌlərz]英 [ˈkʌləz]
  • n.颜色;彩色;色彩;(尤指脸色的)红润,粉红;(尴尬时的)脸红
  • v.(尤指负面地)影响;(因尴尬而)脸红;(用颜料、彩色笔等)为…着色
  • colour的第三人称单数和复数
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  • 2
    N-COUNT 颜色;色彩
    The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.

    'What colour is the car?' — 'Red.'...

    “车是什么颜色?”“红色。”

  • 3
    N-VAR 颜料;染料
    A colour is a substance you use to give something a particular colour. Dyes and make-up are sometimes referred to as colours .

    ...The Body Shop Herbal Hair Colour...

    美体小铺草本染发剂

  • 4
    VERB (用染料、颜料等)给…着色(或染色)
    If you colour something, you use something such as dyes or paint to change its colour.

    Many women begin colouring their hair in their mid-30s...

    很多女人在三十五岁左右开始染发。

  • They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.

    若是上色的时候不小心弄坏了那些地图,他们可承担不起。

  • 6
    VERB (通常指因尴尬而)脸红
    If someone colours, their face becomes redder than it normally is, usually because they are embarrassed.

    Andrew couldn't help noticing that she coloured slightly.

    安德鲁不禁注意到她有点脸红了。

  • 7
    N-COUNT (不同人种的)肤色
    Someone's colour is the colour of their skin. People often use colour in this way to refer to a person's race.

    I don't care what colour she is...

    我不在乎她的肤色。

  • 8
    ADJ (电视、照片或图片)彩色的
    A colour television, photograph, or picture is one that shows things in all their colours, and not just in black, white, and grey.

    In Japan 99 per cent of all households now have a colour television set.

    现在,日本99%的家庭都拥有彩色电视机。

  • 9
    N-UNCOUNT 生动;趣味
    Colour is a quality that makes something especially interesting or exciting.

    She had resumed the travel necessary to add depth and colour to her novels.

    她重新开始了旅行,那是增加自己小说的深度和趣味性所必不可少的。

  • 10
    VERB 影响(某人的观点)
    If something colours your opinion, it affects the way that you think about something.

    All too often it is only the negative images of Ireland that are portrayed, colouring opinions and hiding the true nature of the country...

    媒体往往描绘的只是爱尔兰的负面形象,影响了大家的看法,掩盖了这个国家的真实面貌。

  • 11
    N-PLURAL 国旗的颜色
    A country's national colours are the colours of its national flag.

    The Opera House is decorated with the Hungarian national colours: green, red and white.

    歌剧院是以匈牙利国旗的颜色——绿、红、白三色装饰的。

  • 12
    N-PLURAL 军旗;国旗
    People sometimes refer to the flag of a particular part of an army, navy, or air force, or the flag of a particular country as its colours .

    Troops raised the country's colors in a special ceremony.

    部队在一个特殊的仪式上升起了国旗。

  • 13
    N-PLURAL (运动队的)队服颜色
    A sports team's colours are the colours of the clothes they wear when they play.

    I was wearing the team's colours.

    我穿着该队队衣。

  • 14
    See also:coloured;colouring

  • 15
    PHRASE (考试考得)极好地,成绩出色地
    If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.

    So far McAllister seemed to have passed all the tests with flying colors.

    到目前为止,麦卡利斯特似乎所有的考试都考得非常好。

  • 16
    PHRASE (电影或电视节目)彩色的
    If a film or television programme is in colour, it has been made so that you see the picture in all its colours, and not just in black, white, or grey.

    Was he going to show the film? Was it in colour?...

    他会放那部电影吗?是彩色的吗?

  • 17
    PHRASE 阐明观点;明确表态
    If someone nails their colours to the mast, they say what they really think about something.

    I shall nail my colours firmly to the mast on this subject — as a feminist I find movies like this offensive.

    我要非常明确地表明自己对这个主题的看法:作为一名女权主义者我认为这类电影是对女性的侮辱。

  • 18
    PHRASE 表明对…的支持
    If you nail your colours to someone's mast, or if you nail your colours to a particular mast, you show that you support a particular person or issue.

    He has nailed his colours firmly to Mr Dobson's mast...

    他表示坚决支持多布森先生。

  • 19
    PHRASE 看(某人)有没有足够的支付能力
    If you say that you want to see the colour of someone's money, you mean that you are not prepared to sell them something or do something for them until they have proved that they have the money to pay for it.

    He made a mental note never to enter into conversation with a customer until he'd at least seen the colour of his money.

    他心里暗暗记住,顾客至少要看上去能付得起钱,他才会去和他们搭话。

  • 20
    PHRASE (人种)有色的
    People of colour are people who belong to a race with dark skins.

    Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.

    黑人群体大声疾呼,要求维护有色人种的权利。

  • 21
    PHRASE (看到)…的真面目;露出…的真面目
    If you see someone in their true colours or if they show their true colours, you realize what they are really like.

    The children are seeing him in his true colours for the first time now...

    现在,孩子们第一次看到他的真面目。

noun

1
a flag that shows its nationality
Synonym: colors
2
a distinguishing emblem
his tie proclaimed his school colors
Synonym: colors

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The tiles come in a huge range of colours and designs .

    瓷砖有各种各样的颜色和图案。

  2. The chameleon can take on the colours of its background .

    变色龙可以变成周围环境的颜色。

  3. Assign a different colour to each different type of information .

    给每类信息分别确定一种颜色。

  4. There are people of different political colours on the committee .

    委员会由来自不同政党的成员组成。

  5. Ring the changes with a new colour .

    用一种新的颜色来改变一下。

  6. The colour and style is a matter of personal taste .

    颜色和式样是个人爱好问题。

  7. This colour wasn 't my first choice .

    这种颜色并非我的首选。

  8. There is a poverty of colour in her work .

    她的作品缺乏色彩。

  9. My hair soon grew back to its natural colour .

    我的头发很快又恢复了本色。

  10. Each colour on the chart represents a different department .

    图表中的每一种颜色都代表一个不同的部门。

  11. I don 't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is .

    我认为颜色无关紧要。

  12. I admire the effective use of colour in her paintings .

    我很欣赏她绘画作品中的色彩效果。

  13. A new colour scheme will transform your bedroom .

    新的色彩调配将使你的卧室焕然一新。

  14. There wasn 't much choice of colour .

    可供选择的颜色不多。

  15. First I applied a blue colour wash to the canvas .

    我先在画布上涂了一层蓝色水彩。

  16. The children love to draw and colour .

    儿童喜欢画画和涂颜色。

  17. The female changes colour during the breeding season .

    在繁殖季节,雌性改变身上的颜色。

  18. You can dye your hair whatever colour you like .

    你的头发你想怎么染就怎么染。

  19. Most of the available evidence lends colour to this view .

    现有的大部分证据支持这个观点。

  20. Yellow is the predominant colour this spring in the fashion world .

    黄色是今春时装界的流行颜色。

  21. The old town is full of colour and attractions .

    这座古城姿采纷呈,引人入胜。

  22. I think I 'll swap this sweater for one in another colour .

    我想把这件毛衣换成一件其他颜色的。

  23. Colour flooded her face when she thought of what had happened .

    她想起所发生的事情,脸涨得通红。

  24. Orange is the big colour this year .

    橘黄色是今年的流行色。

  25. Her acting added warmth and colour to the production .

    她的表演给这出戏增添了生气和趣味。

  26. The horse was almost pure white in colour .

    那匹马几乎是纯白色。

  27. I prefer this colour , for what it 's worth .

    无论好坏,我喜欢这个颜色。

  28. The clothes are available in warm natural colours .

    这些衣服有各种自然的暖色调可供挑选。

  29. Please indicate clearly which colour you require .

    请标明您要求的颜色。

  30. Red and white are the team colours .

    红白两色是这支队的队服色。