color
noun /ˈkʌlə(r)/
/ˈkʌlər/
(US English) (British English colour)
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] the appearance that things have that results from the way in which they reflect light. Red, orange and green are colors.
颜色；色彩 - What's your favorite color?
你最喜欢什么颜色？ - bright/vibrant colors
明亮/鲜艳的颜色 - dark/light colors
深色/浅色 - She always wears dark colors.
她总是穿深色衣服。 - vivid/rich/bold colors
鲜艳/丰富/醒目的颜色 - a warm color palette (= the range of colors used for something)
暖色调 - available in 12 different colors
有12种不同的颜色可供选择 - the color of the sky
天空的颜色 - skin/hair/eye color
皮肤/头发/眼睛颜色 - in color red/green/blue in color
红色/绿色/蓝色 - Her hair is a reddish-brown color.
她的头发是红棕色的。 - The stage lights changed color from red to blue.
舞台灯光的颜色从红色变成了蓝色。 - Foods that go through a factory process lose much of their color, flavor and texture.
经过工厂加工的食物会失去很多颜色、味道和质地。
- What's your favorite color?
- [uncountable] (usually before another noun
通常用于另一名词前 彩色 - the introduction of color television in the 1960s
20世纪60年代彩色电视的引入 - color photographs
彩色照片 - a color printer
彩色打印机 - a full-color brochure
彩色小册子 - in color Do you dream in color?
你做彩色梦吗？
- the introduction of color television in the 1960s
- [uncountable, countable] the color of a person’s skin, when it shows the race they belong to
（人种的）肤色 - Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or color was outlawed.
基于种族、宗教或肤色的歧视是非法的。 - of color (especially North American English) a person/man/woman of color (= who is not white)
有色人种的人/男人/女人 - people of all ages, genders, creeds and colors
各种年龄、性别、信仰和肤色的人
- Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or color was outlawed.
- [uncountable] a red or pink color in somebody’s face, especially when it shows that they look healthy or that they are embarrassed
（尤指脸色的）红润，粉红；（尴尬时的）脸红 - The fresh air brought color to their cheeks.
新鲜空气给他们的脸颊带来了血色。 - Color flooded her face when she thought of what had happened.
当她想到发生的事情时，她满脸通红。 - His face was drained of color (= he looked pale and ill).
他脸色苍白。
- The fresh air brought color to their cheeks.
- [countable, uncountable] a substance that is used to give color to something
颜料；染料 - a semi-permanent hair color that lasts six to eight washes
持续六到八次洗涤的半永久染发剂 - This color runs, so wash the shirt separately.
这种颜色跑，所以分开洗衬衫。
- a semi-permanent hair color that lasts six to eight washes
- [uncountable] interesting and exciting details or qualities
趣味；乐趣 - The old town is full of color and attractions.
这座古城充满了色彩和吸引力。 - to give/lend color to something (= make it brighter, more interesting, etc.)
给某物增添色彩。 - Her acting added warmth and color to the production.
她的表演给作品增添了温暖和色彩。
- The old town is full of color and attractions.
- [plural] the particular colors that are used on clothes, flags, etc. to represent a team, school, political party or country
（用于服装、旗帜等代表团队、学校、政党或国家的）色彩 - Red and white are the team colors.
红色和白色是团队颜色。 - Spain’s national colors
西班牙的民族色彩 - (figurative) There are people of different political colors on the committee.
委员会中有不同政治色彩的人。
- Red and white are the team colors.
- [plural] (especially British English) a flag, badge, etc. that represents a team, country, ship, etc.
（代表团队、国家、船等的）旗帜，徽章 - sailing under the French colors
在法国的旗帜下航行
- sailing under the French colors
Idioms
nail your colors to the mast
- (especially British English) to say publicly and clearly what you believe or who you support
公开宣称；公开表态
see the color of somebody’s money
- (informal) to make sure that somebody has enough money to pay for something
确定某人有支付能力 - You need to see the color of his money before you sell him the car.
在你把车卖给他之前，你需要看看他的钱的颜色。
- You need to see the color of his money before you sell him the car.
your true colors
- (often disapproving) your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see
本性；本来面目 - It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colors.
他们结婚后，他才原形毕露。
- It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colors.
with flying colors
- very well; with a very high mark
很好；成绩优异 - She passed the exam with flying colors.
她非常成功地通过了考试。
- She passed the exam with flying colors.