音标：['kʌlә]
n. 颜色, 面色, 颜料, 外貌
vt. 把...涂上颜色, 粉饰, 使脸红, 歪曲
vi. 变色
【机】 色, 着色
相关词组:
off colour
turn colour
under colour of
give a false colour to
give colour to
have a high colour
lose colour
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colour的短语、例句：
colour
(US color), n
1
(a) [U] visible quality that objects have, produced by rays of light of different wavelengths being reflected by them 颜色
The garden was a mass of colour. 花园中五彩缤纷.
You need more colour in this room. 你这房间的色调需要丰富些.
(b) [C] particular type of this （某种）颜色
Red, orange, green and purple are all colours. 红、 橙、 绿、 紫都是颜色.
`What colour is the sky?´ `It´s blue.´ ｀天空是什麽颜色的?＇｀是蓝的. ＇
a sky the colour of lead, ie a grey sky 像铅一样颜色的天空（灰色天空）.
2
(a) [C, U] substance (eg paint or dye) used to give colour to sth 颜料（如油漆、 染料）
paint in `water-colour(s) 水彩画
use plenty of bright colour in a painting 画中使用了大量鲜艳的颜色.
(b) [U] use of all colours, not only black and white 彩色
Is the film in colour or black and white? 这胶卷是彩色的还是黑白的?
[attrib 作定语]
colour photography, television, printing 彩色摄影术、 电视、 印刷.
3 [U] redness of the face, usu regarded as a sign of good health (used esp as in the expressions shown) 脸色, 气色（尤用於以下示例）
He has very little colour, ie is very pale. 他脸色不好（苍白）.
change colour, ie become paler or redder than usual 变脸色（变得较平常苍白或红润）
lose colour, ie become paler 失去红润
She has a high colour, ie a very red complexion. 她气色很好.
The fresh air brought colour to her cheeks. 因空气新鲜, 她双颊红润.
4 [U] colour of the skin as a racial characteristic 肤色（作为种族特徵）
be discriminated against on account of one´s colour/on grounds of colour 因为肤色[由於肤色]的关系受到歧视
[attrib 作定语]
colour prejudice 不同肤色的种族偏见.
5 colours [pl]
coloured badge, ribbon, clothes, etc worn to show one is a member of a particular team, school, political party, etc or worn by a racehorse to show who owns it 彩色徽章、 绶带、 衣物等（用以表示为某队、 校、 政党等的成员由参赛的马披戴作其主人的标识）.
6 colours [pl]
(Brit) award given to a regular or outstanding member of a sports team, esp in a school 颁给体育运动队, 尤指校队正式成员或杰出成员的奖
get/win one´s (football) colours 得到[赢得]（足球）奖.
7 colours [pl]
flag(s) of a ship or regiment 船旗; 团旗; 军旗
salute the colours 向军旗敬礼.
8 [U]
(a) interesting detail or qualities; vividness 有趣的细节; 令人感兴趣的特性; 生动
Her description of the area is full of colour. 她对这地区的描述绘声绘色.
(b) distinctive quality of sound in music; tone 音色; 音质; 音品; 格调
orchestral colour 管弦乐的音色
His playing lacks colour. 他的演奏没有什麽格调.
9 (idm 习语) give/lend `colour to sth make sth seem true or probable 使某事物显得真实或可信
The scars on his body lent colour to his claim that he had been tortured. 他说他受过折磨拷打, 从他身上的伤疤看来倒也可信. lose colour => lose. nail one´s colours to the mast => nail v. off colour (infml 口) unwell; ill 不舒服; 有病
feel, look, seem a bit off colour 感觉、 看起来、 似乎有点不舒服. see the colour of sb´s `money make sure that sb has enough money to pay for sth 弄清某人的钱是否足以偿付某事物
Don´t let him have the car until you´ve seen the colour of his money. 先弄清他确实有钱再把汽车给他. trooping the colour => troop. one´s true colours => true. under false colours => false. with flying colours => flying. colour (US color) v
1 [Tn, Cn.a] put colour on (sth), eg by painting, dyeing or staining 给（某物）著色（如以绘、 漆、 印、 染等方式）
colour a picture 给画片著色
colour a wall green 把墙壁涂成绿色.
2
(a) [I] become coloured; change colour 变为有色; 改变颜色
It is autumn and the leaves are beginning to colour, ie turn brown. 秋天到了, 叶子开始变黄了.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (up) (at sth) become red in the face; blush 脸红
She coloured (with embarrassment) at his remarks. 她听到他的话（因受窘）而脸红了.
3 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
affect (sth), esp in a negative way; distort 影响（某事物）（尤指不良方面）; 歪曲
His attitude to sex is coloured by his strict upbringing. 他所受到的严厉教养, 影响了他对两性的态度.
Don´t allow personal loyalty to colour your judgement. 不要因讲义气而影响了你的判断.
She gave a highly coloured (ie exaggerated) account of her travels. 她把旅行的事大大地渲染（夸张）了一番.
4 (phr v) colour sth in fill (a particular area, shape, etc) with colour 给（某面积、 图形等）著色
The child coloured in all the shapes on the page with a crayon. 那孩子用蜡笔把这页上所有的图形都涂上了颜色.
colour