单词	lurid
释义	luridlu‧rid /ˈlʊərɪd, ˈljʊərɪd $ ˈlʊrɪd/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINlurid Origin: 1600-1700 Latin luridus ‘pale yellow’, from luror ‘pale yellow color’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES lurid red nail polish details of lurid sexual misconduct The carpets were a lurid shade of green. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A lurid miasma dazed his vision. For good measure, he had added a lurid red moon opposite it. The injury done on that October night in Lambeth was certainly a lurid reminder of the reality of extremist campaigning. The reader will not find lurid accounts of a vast, secret conspiracy coiled and ready to strike again. These days the cast are younger and prettier, the stories more lurid. When Margo Adams announced years ago that Wade Boggs had chartered her as a road-trip mistress, that was lurid. Yellow street lamps looked lurid in the greyness. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorbrightly coloured► bright a bright colour is strong and very easy to notice: · The artist clearly loved bright colours.· If you are cycling at night, always wear something bright.bright blue/red/yellow etc: · The front door was painted bright red.· a bright yellow van ► colourful British /colorful American having a lot of different colours, especially bright colours: · The garden was full of colourful and fascinating flowers.· That's a really colourful tie you're wearing.· Stunning tropical fish swim in and out of the colorful rock formations. ► brilliant : brilliant white/blue/green etc so bright that it almost hurts your eyes to look at it: · a brilliant blue sky· The room was painted a brilliant white. ► multicoloured British /multicolored American having several different colours, especially bright colours: · A giant multicoloured flag waved in the midday sun.· A group of women sat around talking, their multi-coloured dresses radiant. ► gaudy something that is gaudy has too many different colours or is too brightly coloured, with the result that it looks cheap and in bad taste: · I didn't like the decorations - they looked rather gaudy.· She smelled of cheap perfume and wore gaudy clothing and fake costume jewellery. ► garish too brightly coloured in a way that is unpleasant to look at: · Her hair had been dyed a garish shade of red.· The streets are lined with garish neon signs.· The traditional designs have been replaced by much more garish colours. ► vibrant vibrant colours are very bright and strong - used when you like these colours very much: · the vibrant reds and oranges of the leaves in autumn· The streets of the capital are vibrant with color. ► lurid lurid colours are too bright and look very unattractive - used when you dislike these colours: · The carpets were a lurid shade of green. 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 1a description, story etc that is lurid is deliberately shocking and involves sex or violence SYN  explicit:  lurid headlines He told me in lurid detail what would happen to me.2too brightly coloured SYN  gaudy:  a lurid orange dress—luridly adverb
随便看	acceptably acceptance accepted access access course accessibility accessible accessibly accession accessorize accessory access point access provider access road access time accident accidental accidental death accidentally accident and emergency accident prone acclaim acclaimed acclamation acclimatization

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