单词 | green |
释义 | Word Frequency green(ɡriːn) noun 1. any of a group of colours, such as that of fresh grass, that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575–500 nanometres. Green is the complementary colour of magenta and with red and blue forms a set of primary colours ▶ Related adjective: verdant2. a dye or pigment of or producing these colours 3. something of the colour green 4. a small area of grassland, esp in the centre of a village 5. an area of ground used for a purpose a putting green 6. (plural) a. the edible leaves and stems of certain plants, eaten as a vegetable b. freshly cut branches of ornamental trees, shrubs, etc, used as a decoration 7. (sometimes capital) a person, esp a politician, who supports environmentalist issues (see sense 13) 8. slang money 9. slang marijuana of low quality 10. (plural) vulgar, slang sexual intercourse adjective 11. of the colour green 12. greenish in colour or having parts or marks that are greenish a green monkey 13. (sometimes capital) concerned with or relating to conservation of the world's natural resources and improvement of the environment green policies the green consumer 14. vigorous; not faded a green old age 15. envious or jealous 16. immature, unsophisticated, or gullible 17. characterized by foliage or green plants a green wood a green salad 18. fresh, raw, or unripe green bananas 19. unhealthily pale in appearance he was green after his boat trip 20. denoting a unit of account that is adjusted in accordance with fluctuations between the currencies of the EU nations and is used to make payments to agricultural producers within the EU green pound 21. (of pottery) not fired 22. (of meat) not smoked or cured; unprocessed green bacon 23. metallurgy (of a product, such as a sand mould or cermet) compacted but not yet fired; ready for firing 24. (of timber) freshly felled; not dried or seasoned 25. (of concrete) not having matured to design strength verb 26. to make or become green Derived forms greenish (ˈgreenish) adjective greenly (ˈgreenly) adverb greenness (ˈgreenness) noun greeny (ˈgreeny) adjective Word origin Old English grēne; related to Old High German gruoni; see growWord Frequency Green(ɡriːn) noun 1. Henry, real name Henry Vincent Yorke. 1905–73, British novelist: author of Living (1929), Loving (1945), and Back (1946) 2. John Richard. 1837–83, British historian; author of A Short History of the English People (1874) 3. T(homas) H(ill). 1836–82, British idealist philosopher. His chief work, Prolegomena to Ethics, was unfinished at his death |
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