单词 | colorings |
释义 | color1 of 2noun col·or ˈkə-lər plural colors often attributive 1 a : a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects b(1) : the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation (see saturation sense 4) for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources the changing color of the sky also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness comes in six colors (2) : a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray c colors plural : clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4) color : clothing that is neither dark nor light in color Wash your colors separately from your darks and lights. 2 : something used to give color : pigment 3 a : two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation movies in color b : the use or combination of colors 4 : skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) The charges … allege that the social network discriminates based on color … —often used with of … the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color. see also man of color, person of color, woman of color 5 : complexion tint: a : the tint characteristic of good health … sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth's cheeks. b : blush 6 a : an identifying badge, pennant, or flag —usually used in plural a ship sailing under Swedish colors b : colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing —usually used in plural a jockey wearing the colors of the stablewore his college colors to the game 7 a : character, nature —usually used in plural showed himself in his true colors b colors plural : position as to a question or course of action : stand … the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this … 8 a : vividness or variety of effects of language … that color and force of style which were later to make him outstanding among American editors … b : local color 9 : vitality, interest The play had a good deal of color to it. 10 : analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest a color commentator 11 a : an outward often deceptive show : appearance His story has the color of truth. b : a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office c : a pretense offered as justification : pretext the color for his action d : an appearance of authenticity : plausibility lending color to this notion 12 colors plural a : a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered b : armed forces 13 : the quality of timbre in music the color and richness of the cello 14 : a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing 15 : a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together color 2 of 2verb colored; coloring; colors transitive verb 1 a : to give color to b : to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting) She colors her hair. 2 : to change as if by dyeing or painting: such as a : influence "The lives of most of us have been colored by politics … " b : misrepresent, distort a highly colored version of the facts c : gloss, excuse color a lie 3 : characterize, label … call it progress; color it inevitable with shades of job security intransitive verb 1 : to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc. His granddaughter Fernanda sat at his side, coloring with crayons. 2 : to take on color specifically : blush She colored at the mention of his name. colorer ˈkə-lər-ər noun colorings noun1 as in pigments a substance used to color other materials added more coloring to the buttercream frosting to get the perfect shade of blue Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in colors the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face the pale coloring of people of Irish descent Synonyms & Similar Words
3 as in exaggerations the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts the unexciting facts were given a sensational coloring in the local news Synonyms & Similar Words
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