单词	tint
释义	tint1 nountint2 verb tinttint1 /tɪnt/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINtint1 Origin: 1700-1800 tinct ‘tint’ (17-19 centuries), from Latin tinctus, from tingere; ➔ TINGE2 Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES It was October, and the leaves had begun to take on their warm autumn tints. Petal colors include every tint between white and pink. The glass had a bluish tint to it, like ice. The sun shining on her head gave her hair an attractive red tint. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All his really popular works belong to the former category, with its strongly Impressionist tint. But by this time the entire issue had acquired too strong a tint of partisan politics, and no action was taken. Colouration: Golden upper surface occasionally with red tints, pale yellow lower surface. For those who have used soft chalk pastels and know their way around the tints I would advise loose pastels. The varietal typically has a slight pinkish-gray tint. Upon those sturdy, well-defined bones the clear, even tint seemed translucent. Thesaurus THESAURUS► colour red, blue, yellow etc: · Blue is my favourite colour.· Matisse was famous for his use of colour. ► shade a particular type of a colour: · The dress is a light shade of pink.· He uses different shades of green. ► hue literary technical a particular colour or shade of a colour: · Her face had lost its golden hue. ► tint a small amount of a colour in something that is mostly another colour: · He wears sunglasses that have a pinky-orange tint. ► tone one of the many different shades of a colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next: · Carpets in neutral tones give a feeling of space. Longman Language Activatora colour► colour British /color American · What's your favourite colour?· I like nice bright colours like yellow and pink· What colour is his hair?· Look carefully at the rear door. It's not quite the same colour as the rest of the car.· The chameleon is able to change colour to protect itself. ► shade a particular type of one colour, which is darker or lighter than other types of the same colour: · When buying make-up, choose the right shade to match your skin.shade of blue/green etc: · Valerie's eyes are a beautiful shade of blue.· In the fall, the woods are full of countless shades of brown, yellow and orange. ► tint a small amount of a particular colour in something that is mostly another colour: · The sun shining on her head gave her hair an attractive red tint.· The glass had a bluish tint to it, like ice.· It was October, and the leaves had begun to take on their warm autumn tints. ► vivid a vivid colour is very bright and noticeable, especially in a way that is attractive: · a vivid blue sky· a cloud of vivid yellow butterflies ► hue a colour or a shade of a colour: · The Prince wore majestic robes of a rich purple hue. ► colouring British /coloring American the colour of a person's or animal's hair, skin, or eyes: · This lipstick is perfect for your coloring.· People with very light colouring need to protect themselves from the sun as they burn easily.· Many poisonous animals have distinctive coloring that is easily recognized. WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► tinted glass (=coloured rather than completely transparent)· The car had tinted glass. ► tinted glasses (=with coloured glass)· He always wore a pair of tinted glasses. 1a small amount of a particular colour SYN  shade, hue:  paper with a yellowish tint► see thesaurus at colour2an artificial colour that is used to slightly change the colour of your hair:  red tints in her hair tint1 nountint2 verb tinttint2 verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE tint Simple Form Present I, you, we, they tint he, she, it tints Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they tinted Present perfect I, you, we, they have tinted he, she, it has tinted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had tinted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will tint Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have tinted Continuous Form Present I am tinting he, she, it is tinting you, we, they are tinting Past I, he, she, it was tinting you, we, they were tinting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been tinting he, she, it has been tinting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been tinting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be tinting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been tinting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As he had expected, Grigoriev's skin was tinted faintly golden, the result of prolonged use of Longivex. She looks very much like Crilly, though her hair is cut and tinted like a soap opera actress. word sets WORD SETS► Colours amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► tinted glass (=coloured rather than completely transparent)· The car had tinted glass. ► tinted glasses (=with coloured glass)· He always wore a pair of tinted glasses. to slightly change the colour of something, especially hair → dye
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