tinge

verb

/tɪndʒ/

[usually passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tinge	/tɪndʒ/ /tɪndʒ/
he / she / it tinges	/ˈtɪndʒɪz/ /ˈtɪndʒɪz/
past simple tinged	/tɪndʒd/ /tɪndʒd/
past participle tinged	/tɪndʒd/ /tɪndʒd/
-ing form tingeing	/ˈtɪndʒɪŋ/ /ˈtɪndʒɪŋ/

tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of colour to something（轻微地）给…着色，给…染色
- white petals tinged with blue略带蓝色的白花瓣
- Pink tinged her pale cheeks.她苍白的脸颊染上粉红色。
- The sky was tinged with crimson.天空染上了深红色。
tinge something (with something) to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something使略带…感情（或性质）
- a look of surprise tinged with disapproval带有几分不满的惊奇神情
- Sadness tinged his voice.他的声音略带悲伤。

词源late 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

tinge

noun

/tɪndʒ/

[usually singular]

a small amount of a colour, feeling or quality微量，少许，一丝，几分（颜色、感情或性质）
- to feel a tinge of envy感到几分妒忌
- There was a faint pink tinge to the sky.天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
Synonyms colour
colour
- shade
- hue
- tint
- tinge
These words all describe the appearance of things, resulting from the way in which they reflect light.
- colour the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours: What’s your favourite colour?你最喜欢什么颜色？bright/dark/light colours明亮/黑暗/明亮的颜色
- shade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue: Her eyes were a delicate shade of green.她的眼睛是淡绿色的。
- hue (literary or technical) a colour or a particular shade of a colour: His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue.他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。
- tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface: leaves with red and gold autumn tints金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
- tinge a small amount of a colour: There was a pink tinge to the sky.天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
tint or tinge?用 tint 还是 tinge？You can say: a reddish tint/tinge or: a tinge of red but not: a tint of red. Tint is often used in the plural, but tinge is almost always singular.Patterns
- a warm/rich colour/shade/hue/tint
- a bright/vivid/vibrant/dark/deep colour/shade/hue
- a pale/pastel/soft/subtle/delicate colour/shade/hue
- a light/strong/neutral/natural colour/shade
- a slight reddish tinge略带淡淡的红色
- blue with a slight tinge of purple略带点儿紫的蓝色
- a tinge of regret一丝遗憾
- He felt a tinge of sadness as the train began to pull away.火车徐徐开动了，他感到了些许伤感。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- faint
- slight
- blue
- …
verb + tinge
- have
- feel
preposition
- tinge of
- tinge to
词源late 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.