complexion

noun

/kəmˈplekʃn/

Idioms

the natural colour and condition of the skin on a person’s face面色；肤色；气色
- a pale/bad complexion苍白的／病态的脸色
Collocations Physical appearance
Physical appearance外貌
- A person may be described as having:描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词：
Eyes眼睛
- (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛
- deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes凹陷的／凸出的眼睛
- small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神
- bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛
- bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛
- long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face脸
- a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子
- a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇
- dry/chapped/cracked lips干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇
- flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊
- soft/chubby/sunken cheeks柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊
- white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿
- a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额
- a strong/weak/pointed/double chin硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴
- a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子
- a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡
Hair and skin头发和皮肤
- pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤
- dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤
- a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容
- deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹
- blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发
- straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发
- thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发
- dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发
- long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发
- a bald/balding/shaved head秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头
- a receding hairline后移的发际线
- a bald patch/spot秃了的一块
- a side/centre(British English) parting
Body身体
- a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子
- broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀
- a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸
- a flat/swollen/bulging stomach扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子
- a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist纤细的／28英寸的腰
- big/wide/narrow/slim hips大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部
- a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部
- thin/slender/muscular arms瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀
- big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手
- long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指
- long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
- muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
- big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚
- a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材
- be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材
- Years of heavy drinking had given Alison a florid complexion.长期酗酒使艾莉森面色绯红。
- a young girl with a rosy complexion面色红润的年轻女孩
- Her auburn hair and blue eyes, together with a fine complexion, made her extremely attractive.她那赤褐色的头发和蓝色的眼睛，再加上健康的肤色，使她迷人极了。
- a dark/healthy complexion黝黑/健康的肤色
Topics Appearancec2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- beautiful
- clear
- flawless
- …
verb + complexion
- have
- give somebody
[usually singular] the general character of something（事物的）性质，特性
- a move that changed the political complexion of the country改变该国政治面貌的举措
- a change in the political complexion of the council市政会政治性质的变化
- Hughes helped change the complexion of Hollywood.休斯促进了好莱坞面貌的改变。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- different
- new
- political
- …
verb + complexion
- put
- take on
- change
- …

词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin complexio(n-) ‘combination’ (in late Latin ‘physical constitution’), from complectere ‘embrace, comprise’. The term originally denoted physical constitution or temperament determined by the combination of the four bodily humours; sense (1) (late 16th cent.) being a visible sign of this.

Idioms

put a new/different complexion on something

to change the way that a situation appears使形势改观
- What you have told us puts a different complexion on the situation.你所告诉我们的信息使情况的性质大为不同了。
- The joke took on a rather serious complexion when the police became involved.当涉及到警察时，玩笑就变得严肃起来了。

词汇	complexion
释义	complexion noun /kəmˈplekʃn/ /kəmˈplekʃn/ Idioms the natural colour and condition of the skin on a person’s face面色；肤色；气色 a pale/bad complexion苍白的／病态的脸色 Collocations Physical appearancePhysical appearance外貌 A person may be described as having:描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词： Eyes眼睛 (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes（明亮的）蓝／绿／（深／浅）棕色／浅绿褐色眼睛 deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes小的／小珠般圆亮的／亮晶晶的／闪闪发亮的／贼溜溜的眼睛 piercing/penetrating/steely eyes敏锐的／锐利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes布满血丝的／水汪汪的／肿胀的眼睛 bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows浓密的／扬起的／弓形的眉毛 long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes长长的／浓密的／弯曲的／假的眼睫毛 Face脸 a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose塌／蒜头／尖头／尖／短平而上翘的鼻子 a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose挺直的鼻子；鹰钩鼻；高鼻梁；鹰钩鼻 full/thick/thin/pouty lips丰满的／厚／薄／翘嘴唇 dry/chapped/cracked lips干的／皲裂的／干裂的嘴唇 flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks发红的／红润的／苍白的面颊 soft/chubby/sunken cheeks柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面颊 white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth洁白的／完好无缺的／参差不齐的／凸出来的牙齿 a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead大大的／高高的／宽大的／后倾的前额 a strong/weak/pointed/double chin硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／双下巴 a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard长／大／浓密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache长长的／稀疏的／浓密的／耷拉着的／翘／细直的八字胡 Hair and skin头发和皮肤 pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin苍白的／白皙的／橄榄色的／黝黑的／晒黑的皮肤 dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin干性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皱纹的皮肤 a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion黝黑的／苍白的／白皙的／蜡黄的／红润的／浅褐色的／黝黑的／无瑕的面容 deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles深深的／细小的／小的／面部的皱纹 blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair金黄色的／浅色的／（浅／深）棕色的／乌黑的／红褐色的／红色的／姜黄色的／灰白色的头发 straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair直发；鬈发；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的头发 thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair厚密的／稀疏的／纤细的／浓密的／逐渐稀少的头发 dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair染了色的／漂白了的／柔顺的／丝滑的／干性的／油性的／有光泽的头发 long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair长／短／齐肩／剪短了的头发 a bald/balding/shaved head秃头；开始秃顶的头；剃光了的头 a receding hairline后移的发际线 a bald patch/spot秃了的一块 a side/centre(British English) parting Body身体 a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck长／短／粗／细／干瘦的脖子 broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders宽／窄／斜／圆／耸肩膀 a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest赤裸的／宽阔的／肌肉发达的胸膛；小胸；大胸 a flat/swollen/bulging stomach扁平的／鼓胀的／鼓起的肚子 a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist纤细的／28英寸的腰 big/wide/narrow/slim hips大的／宽的／窄小的／苗条的臀部 a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back直的／弯曲的／弓着的／宽大的／多毛的背部 thin/slender/muscular arms瘦削的／细长的／肌肉发达的臂膀 big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands大的／小的／修剪整齐的／有老茧的／戴着手套的手 long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers长的／短的／粗的／细长的／纤细的／瘦削的手指 long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet大的／小的／娇小可爱的／宽的／窄的／光着的脚 a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure好的／修长的／苗条的／沙漏形身材 be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build有着苗条的／中等的／普通的／大块头的／健壮的／矮壮的身材 Years of heavy drinking had given Alison a florid complexion.长期酗酒使艾莉森面色绯红。 a young girl with a rosy complexion面色红润的年轻女孩 Her auburn hair and blue eyes, together with a fine complexion, made her extremely attractive.她那赤褐色的头发和蓝色的眼睛，再加上健康的肤色，使她迷人极了。 a dark/healthy complexion黝黑/健康的肤色 Topics Appearancec2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective beautiful clear flawless … verb + complexion have give somebody [usually singular] the general character of something（事物的）性质，特性 a move that changed the political complexion of the country改变该国政治面貌的举措 a change in the political complexion of the council市政会政治性质的变化 Hughes helped change the complexion of Hollywood.休斯促进了好莱坞面貌的改变。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective different new political … verb + complexion put take on change … 词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin complexio(n-) ‘combination’ (in late Latin ‘physical constitution’), from complectere ‘embrace, comprise’. The term originally denoted physical constitution or temperament determined by the combination of the four bodily humours; sense (1) (late 16th cent.) being a visible sign of this. Idioms put a new/different complexion on something to change the way that a situation appears使形势改观 What you have told us puts a different complexion on the situation.你所告诉我们的信息使情况的性质大为不同了。 The joke took on a rather serious complexion when the police became involved.当涉及到警察时，玩笑就变得严肃起来了。
随便看	strike_1 strike_2 strike a an attitude strike a balance strike a balance (between A and B) strike a balance between A and B strike a bargain/deal (with sb/sth) strike a bargain/deal (with somebody/something) strike a blow against strike a blow against sth strike a blow at strike a blow at sth strike a blow for strike a blow for/against/at something strike a blow for/against/at sth strike a blow for sth strike a chord strike a chord with strike a chord with strike a chord with sb strike a chord (with sb) strike a chord with somebody strike a hard bargain strike an attitude strike a nerve (with sb)