| 单词 | fire-engine red |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-engine red fire-engine red adj. and n. (a) adj. of a bright red colour resembling that typically used for the paintwork on fire engines; (b) n. a bright red colour. ΚΠ 1884 J. D. J. Kelley Amer. Yachts xiv. 223 There are six other Light-houses and two Light-ships,—the straw-colored Succoneset.., and the early-fire-engine-red Sow and Pigs. 1913 Munic. Engin. Nov. 439/2 The machines are painted fire engine red and lined white with gold leaf mouldings. 1917 Boys' Life May (verso front cover) (advt.) Enamelled in fire-engine red, 4 coats baked on. 1959 A. Eliot Sight & Insight xii. 129 Again with colors, one should know them all—from fire-engine red to subtle salmon, emerald, saffron.., and so on. 2006 Heat 28 Jan. 80/3 Her hands..boast several major pieces of bling along with fire-engine red nail polish. 2009 H. Oyeyemi White is for Witching ii. 206 She was in there alone, kneeling by her bed, a woman dressed entirely in silver and fire-engine red. < as lemmas |
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