单词	purple
释义	purple1 nounpurple2 adjective purplepur‧ple1 /ˈpɜːpəl $ ˈpɜːr-/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpurple Origin: 900-1000 Latin purpura, from Greek porphyra type of shellfish from which purple coloring was obtained Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Amid all the purple, there was cardinal and gold, spilling from guts and pouring from hearts. Her hair is wild black grass, diluted to purple across her brow. I read the few sentences printed in purple on the leaf of pale yellow paper. Later something else purple takes on an even deeper significance. One year after his discovery, the flamboyant Empress Eugenie decided that purple would be the colour for the season. There is a huge range of colours, from an almost black purple, through red, orange, yellow and white. 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► somebody's face is dark/red/purple with rage · His face went purple with rage. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► deep · In species with variegated leaves the dorsal side is olive brown, light to dark red or deep purple.· The color of the body is a deep blue to purple and that of the head a bright orange-yellow.· Into this silence, Cherry was singing: When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls.· His eyes seemed bruised around the rims, deep purple. VERB► turn · These markers turn purple four hours ahead of menstruation, giving the wearer plenty of notice.· Twenty seconds after that, his cheeks started to bulge and his face began to turn purple. a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue purple1 nounpurple2 adjective purplepurple2 ●●● S3 W3 adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A tall black-haired woman in a purple robe opened it. Above them, the sky is purple with twilight. Barney Orlansky was purple and gold from head to toe -- hat, shirt and high-top shoes in Lakers colors. It was a shabby army-surplus shoulder-bag which some one had painstakingly embroidered with purple stars. On the live Bishop the silver pectoral cross rose and fell on the purple cassock. The air hostesses on the flight to Bangkok wear pink and purple sarongs with gold borders, western eye-makeup, smiles. Their heads were the only two not covered with purple shrouds, Blackbourne said. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► turned purple  His face turned purple with rage. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody's face is dark/red/purple with rage · His face went purple with rage. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► purple with rage/purple in the face etc► purple patch A 15-minute purple patch in which they scored 19 points a 22-14 win Durham City. Ian and a friend bagged 90 cod in just two hours in one purple patch. It is neither a purple patch nor is it coincidence. Talk of his absence coinciding with our recent purple patch can't have helped. There are very few purple patches whereas the outdoor game - tactically - can be slow. Were they a coincidence or are you going through a purple patch at the moment? ► purple prose/passage In his maturity what he remembered of his style of speaking were purple passages and a rather caustic irony. Lady Thatcher will be honing her purple prose for the debate in the Lords. William Holden plays a hack scriptwriter down on his luck, and his purple prose gives the film its biting tone. 1having a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue2purple with rage/purple in the face etc with a face that is dark red, caused by anger:  His face turned purple with rage.3purple patch a time when you are very successful – used especially in news reports:  Steve’s purple patch continued with a second victory on Tuesday.4purple prose/passage writing that uses difficult or unusual words – used to show disapproval
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