colours

in AM, use 美国英语用 color


1. 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.
   1. 'What colour is the car?' — 'Red.'...
      “车是什么颜色？”“红色。”
   2. Her silk dress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes...
      她的丝绸连衣裙是天蓝色的，和她眼睛的颜色一样。
   3. Judi's favourite colour is pink...
      朱迪最喜欢的颜色是粉红色。
   4. The badges come in twenty different colours and shapes.
      这种徽章有20种不同的颜色和形状。
2. 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 .
   1. ...The Body Shop Herbal Hair Colour...
      美体小铺草本染发剂
   2. It is better to avoid all food colours.
      最好不要吃任何食用色素。
   3. ...the latest lip and eye colours.
      最新的唇彩和眼影
3. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. We'd been making cakes and colouring the posters...
      我们一直在做蛋糕，给海报上色。
   3. The petals can be cooked with rice to colour it yellow.
      可以把这些花瓣跟米饭一起煮，使米饭变成黄色。
4. 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.
   1. Andrew couldn't help noticing that she coloured slightly.
      安德鲁不禁注意到她有点脸红了。
5. 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.
   1. I don't care what colour she is...
      我不在乎她的肤色。
   2. He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.
      他承认在这种情况下泰勒先生的肤色和种族出身完全无关紧要。
6. 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.
   1. 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。
7. See also: She had resumed the travel necessary to add depth and colour to her novels. local colour
8. VERB 影响(某人的观点)
   If something colours your opinion, it affects the way that you think about something.
   1. 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。
   2. The attitude of the parents toward the usefulness of what is learned must colour the way children approach school.
      父母对学知识是否有用的态度必定会影响孩子对待学业的态度。
9. N-PLURAL 国旗的颜色
   A country's national colours are the colours of its national flag.
   1. 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。
10. 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 .
    1. 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。
    2. ...the battalion's colours.
       营旗
11. 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.
    1. I was wearing the team's colours.
       我穿着该队队衣。
12. See also: coloured colouring
13. 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.
    1. 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。
14. 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.
    1. Was he going to show the film? Was it in colour?...
       他会放那部电影吗？是彩色的吗？
    2. You can go home afterwards and watch Inspector Morse in colour.
       之后你就可以回家，看彩色版的电视连续剧《摩斯警长》。
15. 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.
    1. 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。
16. 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.
    1. He has nailed his colours firmly to Mr Dobson's mast...
       他表示坚决支持多布森先生。
    2. Mr Kennedy nailed his colours to the mast of the single currency.
       肯尼迪先生表示支持单一货币制。
17. 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.
    1. 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。
18. PHRASE (人种)有色的
    People of colour are people who belong to a race with dark skins.
    1. 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。
19. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Here, the organization has had time to show its true colours, to show its inefficiency and its bungling.
       现在时间一长，这个机构就露出了真面目，效率低下，差错百出。

1. Choose Christmassy colours such as red and green.
   挑选圣诞气氛浓的色彩，比如红的啦，绿的啦。
2. As autumn approached, the plants and colours in the garden changed.
   秋天临近，花园中的草木和颜色也发生了变化。
3. Glass bends light of different colours by different amounts.
   玻璃对不同颜色的光的折射量不同。
4. At least you have removed your blinkers and can now see the relationship in its true colours.
   至少你现在已经摘下了有色眼镜，能够看清这段关系了。
5. This creates a spectrum of colours at the edges of objects which blurs the image
   这在物体的边缘形成了一道色谱，使图像变得模糊不清。
6. She'll show you how to co-ordinate pattern and colours
   她会教你如何搭配款式和颜色。
7. Colours and looks must fit the themes of the seasons so that the shops co-ordinate well.
   颜色和外观必须符合季节的主题，这样各个商家看起来才会比较协调。
8. The badges come in twenty different colours and shapes.
   这种徽章有20种不同的颜色和形状。
9. 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。
10. Pinks and beiges were chosen to echo the colours of the ceiling.
    选用了粉红色和米色，以跟从天花板的颜色。
11. They can see how its colours have faded and where paint has flaked.
    他们能看到颜色消退的情况以及油漆剥落的地方。
12. They're a bit foxed by the colours of the riders 'jerseys and hats.
    自行车手运动衫和帽子的颜色让他们有点儿困惑。
13. Tropical colours may look rather harsh in our dull northern light.
    热带色彩在我们北方暗淡的光线下可能显得有点刺目。
14. You shouldn't have too many colours in a small space as the effect can jar.
    不应该在狭小的空间使用过多的颜色，那会令人感到烦躁不安。
15. A wide range of colours and patterns are available
    各种颜色和样式都有。
16. So all the colours that make up white light are sent in different directions and they separate.
    这样构成白色光的所有颜色被投射到不同方向，从而分离开来。
17. Some of us are sensitive to smells, others find colours easier to remember.
    我们当中的一些人对气味很敏感，而其他一些人则更容易记住颜色。
18. The individual colours within the light spectrum are believed to have an effect on health.
    光谱中不同的颜色被认为对健康有不同的影响。
19. Strong colours would flatter her pale skin and dark hair
    亮颜色更能衬托她的白皮肤和黑头发。
20. He wore a T-shirt that had been tie-dyed in bright colours
    他身穿一件颜色鲜艳的扎染的T恤。
21. This design is in pastel colours with three rectangles and three triangles
    这一设计由淡色的3个长方形和3个三角形构成。
22. Pale colours are much more in vogue than autumnal bronzes and coppers.
    浅色比黄褐色和红棕色这些秋季色彩更流行。
23. The colours gently fade each time you wash the shirt
    衬衣每洗一次都会褪点色。
24. This painting has vivid colours but poor composition.
    这幅画色彩鲜明，但布局蹩脚。
25. They have already passed two years with the colours.
    他们已服兵役两年了。
26. Some of the embroideries are in bold, bright colours; others are quietly elegant.
    刺绣品有的鲜艳，有的淡雅。
27. I made the sketch; he filled in the colours.
    是我打的稿子，他上的色。
28. I have not applied colours on this drawing.
    我还没有给这幅画着色。
29. These two colours blend well.
    这两种颜色配得很调和。
30. These colours mix well.
    这些颜色能调配得很好。

noun

1. a flag that shows its nationality

   Synonym:    colors

2. a distinguishing emblem
   1. his tie proclaimed his school colors

   Synonym:    colors