colouring
noun /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
(US English coloring)
- [uncountable, countable] a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food
（食物的）着色剂，色素 - red food colouring
红色食物着色剂 - Contains no artificial colouring or flavouring.
不含人工色素或香料。
- red food colouring
- [uncountable] the colour of a person’s skin, eyes and hair
（皮肤、眼睛和头发的）颜色 - Blue suited her fair colouring.
蓝色适合于她白皙的肤色。 - This face powder will enhance your natural colouring.
这种爽身粉会增强你的自然肤色。
Topics Appearancec1- He daughter has very fair colouring.
他女儿的肤色非常白皙。 - He had inherited his father's almost-silver hair and fair colouring.
他继承了父亲几乎是银色的头发和白皙的肤色。 - Their colouring was identical: white skin, black hair and very dark eyes.
他们的颜色都相同：白皮肤、黑头发以及黝黑的眼睛。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- dark
- hair
- …
- have
- Blue suited her fair colouring.
- [uncountable] the colours that exist in something, especially a plant or an animal
（尤指动植物的）天然色，色彩 - insects with vivid yellow and black colouring
躯体带有鲜黄色和黑色的昆虫 - She realized the coins were fake when the gold colouring began to rub off.
当金色开始褪色时，她意识到这些硬币是假的。
- The guitar's overall colouring has obviously darkened with the passing of over three decades.
三十多年过去了，吉他的整体色彩明显变暗了。 - The meat is pre-salted, which explains its vivid pink colouring and its salty flavour.
肉是预先腌制的，这解释了它鲜艳的粉红色和咸味。 - monarch butterflies, with their spectacular black, brown and orange colouring
君王斑蝶，身上是奇美的黑色、褐色和橙色
- insects with vivid yellow and black colouring