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1. Oxford Dictionary

   colour

   • IPA[ˈkʌlə]

   英式

   • n.
     the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light；one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely) black and white
   • v.
     change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it；take on a different colour

   • verb: colour, 3rd person present: colours, gerund or present participle: colouring, past tense: coloured, past participle: coloured

   • noun: colour, plural noun: colours

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light the lights flickered and changed colour 同義詞 hue, shade, tint, tone, tinge, ... 更多cast, tincture
   • ▪ one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely) black and white a rich brown colour a range of bright colours
   • ▪ the use of all colours, not only black and white, in photography or television he has shot the whole film in colour colour television
   • ▪ rosiness or redness of the face as an indication of health or of embarrassment, anger, etc. there was some colour back in his face colour flooded her skin as she realized what he meant 同義詞 redness, pinkness, rosiness, reddening, ruddiness, ... 更多blush, flush, high colour, glow, bloom反義詞 pallor
   • ▪ a substance used to give something a particular colour lip colour as with any chemical treatment, colour can cause hair to become dry 同義詞 paint, pigment, colourant, coloration, dye, ... 更多stain, tint, wash
   • ▪ any of the major conventional colours used in coats of arms (gules, vert, sable, azure, purpure), especially as opposed to the metals, furs, and stains.
   • ▪ any of the balls other than the white cue ball and the reds Hendry potted the last four colours to win 5–4
   • 2. pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's ethnicity discrimination on the basis of colour 同義詞 skin colour, skin colouring, skin tone, complexion, colouring, ... 更多pigmentation, race, ethnic group, stock
   • ▪ a group of people considered as being distinguished by skin pigmentation all colours and nationalities
   • 3. vivid appearance resulting from the juxtaposition of many bright things for colour, plant groups of winter-flowering pansies
   • ▪ features that lend a particularly interesting quality to something a town full of colour and character 同義詞 vividness, life, liveliness, vivacity, vitality, ... 更多animation, excitement, interest, fascination, richness, zest, verve, spice, spiciness, bite, piquancy, sparkle, impact, vigour, vigorousness, force, forcefulness, point, informaloomph, pizzazz, zing, zip, zap, punch, kick, literarysalt
   • ▪ variety of musical tone or expression orchestral colour
   • 4. an item or items of a particular colour worn to identify or distinguish an individual or a member of a group, in particular a jockey or a member of a sports team it was Devon Loch's first victory in the colours of his royal owner it will be strange running on to the pitch in another team's colours
   • ▪ a badge, cap, or other item in the distinctive colours of a particular school, awarded to a pupil selected to represent the school in a sport. 同義詞 strip, uniform, costume, livery, insignia, ... 更多regalia, badge, ribbon, rosette, emblem, kit
   • ▪ British the flag of a country, or of a regiment or ship all over the world countries which had long been administered by others were hoisting their own colours the Cheshire Regiment celebrated its tercentenary with a tattoo and the presentation of the new colours 同義詞 flag, standard, banner, pennant, pennon, ... 更多streamer, ensign, banderole, pendant, burgee, vexillum, raregonfalon, guidon, labarum
   • 5. a shade of meaning many events in her past had taken on a different colour
   • 6. a quantized property of quarks which can take three values (designated blue, green, and red) for each flavour.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it he coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades 同義詞 tint, dye, tinge, shade, pigment, ... 更多stain, colour-wash, colour in, paint
   • ▪ take on a different colour the foliage will not colour well if the soil is too rich
   • ▪ fill (a shape or outline) with colour he hated finger-painting and colouring in pictures
   • ▪ make vivid or picturesque he has coloured the dance with gestures from cabaret and vaudeville
   • 2. (of a person or their skin) show embarrassment or shame by becoming red; blush she coloured slightly 同義詞 blush, redden, go pink/red, turn red/crimson/scarlet, flush, ... 更多crimson反義詞 pale
   • ▪ cause (a person's skin) to change in colour rage coloured his pale complexion
   • ▪ (of an emotion) imbue (a person's voice) with a particular tone surprise coloured her voice
   • 3. influence, especially in a negative way; distort the experiences had coloured her whole existence 同義詞 influence, affect, slant, taint, pervert, ... 更多warp, twist, skew, distort, bias, prejudice, poison
   • ▪ misrepresent by distortion or exaggeration witnesses might colour evidence to make a story saleable 同義詞 exaggerate, overstate, overdraw, overdo, embroider, ... 更多embellish, dramatize, enhance, varnish, falsify, give a false account of, misrepresent, misreport, disguise, fudge, garble, distort, manipulate, take/quote out of context, bend, put a spin on, massage, strain

   片語

   • lend colour to
   • sail under false colours
   • show one's true colours
   • under colour of