复合形式：
color | colour | color {etc} |
a horse of a different color (US),
a horse of a different colour (UK) n | figurative ([sth] entirely different) | SCSimplified Chinese 完全不是一回事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 根本是另一件事 |
blaze of color (US),
blaze of colour (UK) n | ([sth] intensely colorful) | SCSimplified Chinese 鲜艳的色彩 |
change color (US),
change colour (UK) vtr + n | (blush) | SCSimplified Chinese 改变颜色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 变色 biàn sè
TCTraditional Chinese 變色 |
change color (US),
change colour (UK) vtr + n | (become pale) | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色转变 |
color blindness (US),
colour blindness (UK) n | (medical condition) | SCSimplified Chinese 色盲 sè máng |
color blindness (US),
colour blindness (UK) n | figurative (lack of racial prejudice) | SCSimplified Chinese 无种族歧视 |
color chart (US),
colour chart (UK) n | (table illustrating a range of hues) | SCSimplified Chinese 色标 sè biāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 色表 sè biāo，sè biǎo |
| | An artist uses a color chart to identify complementary colors. |
color commentator,
color man n | US (commentator adding background info) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲解绘声绘色的解说员 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 解说详细的评论员 |
| | A former player joined the commentary team as a color commentator. |
color contrast (US),
colour contrast (UK) n | (strong lights, darks) | SCSimplified Chinese 色对比度 sè duì bǐ dù
TCTraditional Chinese 色對比度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 色衬度 sè duì bǐ dù，sè chèn dù |
| | I had to adjust the colour contrast on his television. |
color-coordinated (US),
colour-coordinated (UK) adj | (having colors that match) | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色协调的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色相配的 |
| | Each dancer's outfit is a different style, but they are all color-coordinated. |
color film (US),
colour film (UK) n | (for photographing in color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色胶卷 cǎi sè jiāo juǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 彩色膠卷 |
| | Jane shot the photos using color film, scanned them into her computer and converted them to black and white. |
color movie (US),
colour film (UK) n | (cinema: movie in color) | SCSimplified Chinese 有色电影
TCTraditional Chinese 有色電影 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色电影 cǎi sè diàn yǐng |
color guard (US),
colour guard (UK) n | (flag bearer) | SCSimplified Chinese 护旗手 |
color intensity (US),
colour intensity (UK) n | (saturation) | SCSimplified Chinese 色彩强度 sè cǎi qiáng dù
TCTraditional Chinese 色彩強度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色强度 sè cǎi qiáng dù，yán sè qiáng dù |
| | Early digital cameras did not match the color intensity of 35 mm film. |
color line (US),
colour line (UK),
color bar (US),
colour bar (UK) n | (separation by skin color) | SCSimplified Chinese 种族界限
TCTraditional Chinese 種族界限 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 种族分界线 |
color man,
colorman n | US, dated (color commentator) | SCSimplified Chinese 讲解绘声绘色的解说员 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 解说详细的评论员 |
color photo (US),
colour photo (UK) n | informal (photograph in full color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色照片 cǎi sè zhào piān |
| | The book is full of beautiful colour photos. |
color photograph (US),
colour photograph (UK) n | (photo in full color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩照 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色照片 cǎi sè zhào piān |
color photography(US),
colour photography (UK) n | (medium, artform: photos in color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色照相术 cǎi sè zhào xiàng shù |
| | Many photographers shunned the advent of color photography and preferred to continue working in black-and-white. |
color print (US),
colour print (UK) n | (photo in full color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色相片 cǎi sè xiàng piàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色照片 cǎi sè xiàng piàn，cǎi sè zhào piān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彩照 |
| | At the stationery store they make color prints directly from your digital camera. |
color purity (US),
colour purity (UK) n | (saturation) | SCSimplified Chinese 色纯度 sè chún dù
TCTraditional Chinese 色純度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 色彩纯度 sè chún dù，sè cǎi chún dù |
| | Black, white or gray tones diminish the color purity. |
color revolution (US),
colour revolution (UK) n | (social movement in Eastern Europe) | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色革命
TCTraditional Chinese 顏色革命 |
| 备注: 又称花朵革命，是发生在东欧等地、以颜色命名的非暴力革命运动。 |
color scheme (US),
colour scheme (UK) n | (restricted range of hues) | SCSimplified Chinese 配色方案 |
| | Powerpoint offers users a choice of colour scheme for the presentation. |
color spectrum (US),
colour spectrum (UK) n | (physics: range of colors) (物理) | SCSimplified Chinese 色谱 sè pǔ |
| | A prism is needed to observe the full color spectrum present in white light. |
color television (US),
colour television (UK) n | countable (TV set: shows images in colour) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色电视机 cǎi sè diàn shì jī |
| | We've got a color television in the living room. |
| | 我们客厅中有一台彩色电视。 |
color television (US),
colour television (UK) n | uncountable (TV shows broadcast in color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色影片 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色电视剧 |
| | Colour television first came to the UK in 1967. |
color temperature (US),
colour temperature (UK) n | (optics) | SCSimplified Chinese 色温 |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | informal (television set: shows images in colour) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色电视机 cǎi sè diàn shì jī |
color TV (US),
colour TV (UK) | uncountable, informal (television shows broadcast in color) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色电视节目 |
color vision (US),
colour vision (UK) n | (ability to see hues) | SCSimplified Chinese 色觉 sè jué |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色视觉 sè jué，yán sè shì jué |
| | Nocturnal animals tend not to have color vision; the night's light is not strong enough to make out more than gray shapes. |
color wheel (US),
colour wheel (UK) n | (chart showing color relationships) | SCSimplified Chinese 色轮 |
color-coded (US),
colour-coded (UK) adj | (classed and identified by color) | SCSimplified Chinese 颜色编码的 |
| | The files were colour-coded to make it easier to find the correct one. |
colorblind,
color-blind (US),
colour-blind (UK) adj | (having a medical condition) | SCSimplified Chinese 色盲的 sè máng de |
| | Alan is colorblind; he cannot distinguish red from green. |
colorblind,
color-blind (US),
colour-blind (UK) adj | figurative (not racially prejudiced) | SCSimplified Chinese 没有种族偏见的 méi yǒu zhǒng zú piān jiàn de |
| | The historical drama series was notable for its colour-blind casting. |
colored pencil,
color pencil (US),
coloured pencil (UK) n | (colored drawing tool) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩色铅笔
TCTraditional Chinese 彩色鉛筆 |
| | I used a coloured pencil to draw my teddy bear. |
complementary color (US),
complementary colour (UK) n | (contrasting hue) | SCSimplified Chinese 补色 bǔ sè |
| | Purple is the complementary color of yellow. |
cool color (US),
cool colour (UK) n | figurative (cold hue) | SCSimplified Chinese 冷色，冷色调 |
| | Blue, green, and purple are the cool colors. |
cream colored,
cream-color,
cream color (US),
cream-coloured,
cream coloured,
cream (UK) n as adj | (cream-colored) | SCSimplified Chinese 奶油色的 nǎi yóu sè de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Milwaukee was once known for its buildings of cream brick. |
eye color (US),
eye colour (UK) n | (color of the irises) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼睛颜色
TCTraditional Chinese 眼睛顏色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 眼球颜色 |
flesh color (US),
flesh colour (UK),
flesh tint n | dated, offensive (color of pale skin) | SCSimplified Chinese 肉色 |
| | This paint manufacturer has replaced the name "flesh color" with "peach". |
flesh color (US),
flesh colour (UK),
flesh tint n | (any skin color) | SCSimplified Chinese 肤色 fū sè |
| | This foundation is available in a wide range of flesh colors. |
flesh color,
flesh-color (US),
flesh colour,
flesh-colour (UK) adj | dated, offensive (color of pale skin) | SCSimplified Chinese 肉色的 ròu sè de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 皮肤色的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
flesh color,
flesh-color (US),
flesh colour,
flesh-colour (UK) adj | (any skin color) | SCSimplified Chinese 肤色的 fū sè de
TCTraditional Chinese 膚色的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | I prefer flesh-color tights to brightly colored ones. |
four-color process (US),
four-colour process (UK) n | (four-hue printing method) (美式拼法) | SCSimplified Chinese 四色印刷 sì sè yìn shuā |
full color (US),
full colour (UK) n | (printing process) | SCSimplified Chinese 全色印刷 quán sè yìn shuā
TCTraditional Chinese 全色印刷 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | It's rare to find such an old magazine printed in full colour. |
full color,
full-color (US),
full colour,
full-colour (UK) adj | (printed in color) | SCSimplified Chinese 全色印刷的 quán sè yìn shuā de |
| | Almost all magazines these days are full-color. |
full color,
full-color (US),
full colour,
full-colour (UK) adj | (with full range of hues) | SCSimplified Chinese 全色的 quán sè de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 五彩的 quán sè de，wǔ cǎi de |
hair color (US),
hair colour (UK) n | (shade) | SCSimplified Chinese 头发的颜色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发色 fà sè |
| | Teenage girls often change their hair color experimentally. |
hair color (US),
hair colour (UK) n | (product: dye) | SCSimplified Chinese 染发剂 rǎn fà jì
TCTraditional Chinese 染髮劑 |
honey color (US),
honey colour (UK) n | (golden hue) | SCSimplified Chinese 蜂蜜色 |
honey-color,
honey-colored (US),
honey-colour,
honey-coloured (UK) adj | (golden) | SCSimplified Chinese 蜂蜜色的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Her honey-color eyes sparkled in the sunlight. |
in color (US),
in colour (UK) adv | (image: full colour) (英式拼法，图像等) | SCSimplified Chinese 彩印的，（复制为）彩色的 cǎi yìn de，fù zhì wéi cǎi sè de |
| | Producing newspapers in colour has done nothing to improve the quality of journalism. |
local color (US),
local colour (UK) n | figurative (features of a place) | SCSimplified Chinese 本土色彩 běn tǔ sè cǎi |
| | Take us on a tour of the bars and show us some of the local color. |
local color (US),
local colour (UK) n | figurative (quirky points) | SCSimplified Chinese 奇异之处，古怪之处 |
lose color (US),
lose colour (UK) vtr + n | (go pale, fade) | SCSimplified Chinese 变得没血色 biàn de méi xiě sè / biàn de méi xuè sè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 变得苍白 biàn de méi xiě sè / biàn de méi xuè sè，biàn dé cāng bái
TCTraditional Chinese 變得蒼白 |
| | People lose color when they pass out. |
natural color (US),
natural colour (UK) n | (hair: real shade) (指头发) | SCSimplified Chinese 本色，自然色 běn sè
TCTraditional Chinese 本色 |
| | Her hair is blond, but I think it's not her natural color. Is that your hair's natural color, or do you dye your hair? |
nude color (US),
nude colour (UK) n | (flesh hue) | SCSimplified Chinese 裸色，肉色 |
off color,
off-color (US),
off colour,
off-colour (UK) adj | informal, figurative (joke, etc.: obscene, in bad taste) (指玩笑等) | SCSimplified Chinese 不太正经的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有点下流的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The joke was a little off color. |
| | Jim is known for telling off-colour jokes. |
opaque color (US),
opaque colour (UK) n | uncountable (paint: gouache) | SCSimplified Chinese 水粉画 |
opaque color (US),
opaque colour (UK) n | (pigment: not transparent) (颜料) | SCSimplified Chinese 不透明色 bú tòu míng sè |
opaque color (US),
opaque colour (UK) n | (hue: not transparent) | SCSimplified Chinese 不透明的颜色 |
| | I couldn't see her eyes because her sunglasses were a very opaque color. |
pastel color (US),
pastel colour (UK) n | (pale hue) | SCSimplified Chinese 柔色 róu sè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 淡色 róu sè，dàn sè |
| | She chose a pastel colour for her dress; pastels are 'in' this Spring. |
person of color (US),
person of colour (UK) n | mainly US, often plural ([sb] of non-white descent) | SCSimplified Chinese 有色人种
TCTraditional Chinese 有色人種 |
| POC n | mainly US, initialism (person of color) | SCSimplified Chinese 有色人种
TCTraditional Chinese 有色人種 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有色人 |
poster paint,
poster color (US),
poster colour (UK) n | (brightly colored paint) | SCSimplified Chinese 广告涂料 |
predominant color (US),
predominant colour (UK) n | (main hue) | SCSimplified Chinese 主要色调 zhǔ yào sè diào
TCTraditional Chinese 主要色調 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 主色调 zhǔ yào sè diào，zhǔ sè diào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 突出的色彩 zhǔ yào sè diào，tū chū de sè cǎi |
| | The predominant colour of a tree is usually green in the summer and brown in the winter. |
primary color (US),
primary colour (UK) n | often plural (red, yellow, blue) (三原色：红、黄、蓝) | SCSimplified Chinese 基色，原色 jī sè，yuán sè
TCTraditional Chinese 基色 |
| | Primary colours can be mixed together to make other colours. |
skin color (US),
skin colour (UK) n | (tone of complexion) | SCSimplified Chinese 皮肤颜色 pí fū yán sè
TCTraditional Chinese 皮膚顏色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 肤色 pí fū yán sè，fū sè |
| | White and black are the two common skin colours. |
| sorrel color n | US (light red-brown) | SCSimplified Chinese 栗色 lì sè |
sorrel color,
sorrel-color,
sorrel-colored adj | US (light red-brown) | SCSimplified Chinese 栗色的 lì sè de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
strong force,
color force (US),
colour force (UK) n | (physics: force between quarks) (物理) | SCSimplified Chinese 强力 qiáng lì |
tone color (US),
tone colour (UK) n | figurative (music: timber) | SCSimplified Chinese 音色 yīn sè
TCTraditional Chinese 音色 |
warm color (US),
warm colour (UK) n | (bold color such as red) | SCSimplified Chinese 暖色 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 暖色调 |
| | Colin is going to paint the room in warm colours. |