colours

(ˈkʌləz) or

colors

pl n1. (Heraldry) a. the flag that indicates nationalityb. military the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the colours2. (Military) a pair of silk flags borne by a military unit, esp British, comprising the Queen's Colour showing the unit's crest, and the Regimental Colour showing the crest and battle honours3. true nature or character (esp in the phrase show one's colours)4. a distinguishing badge or flag, as of an academic institution5. (General Sporting Terms) sport Brit a badge or other symbol denoting membership of a team, esp at a school or college6. informal a distinguishing embroidered patch denoting membership of a motorcycle gang7. nail one's colours to the mast a. to refuse to admit defeatb. to declare openly one's opinions or allegiances

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	colours - a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors"colorsemblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	colours - a flag that shows its nationality colorsensign - colors flown by a ship to show its nationalityflag - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive designplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Translations

旗帜表示所属某人色彩标志的衣帽被选入运动队

colour

(American) color (ˈkalə) noun1. a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them. What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.颜色2. paint(s). That artist uses water-colours.颜料3. (a) skin-colour varying with race. people of all colours.肤色4. vividness; interest. There's plenty of colour in his stories. 多彩多姿，独特风格 adjective (of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white. colour film; colour television.彩色的 verb to put colour on; to paint. They coloured the walls yellow.给...着色ˈcoloured adjective1. having colour. She prefers white baths to coloured baths.有色的2. belonging to a dark-skinned race. There are only two white families living in this street – the rest are coloured.有色人种的 noun (sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin. 有色人种（尤指黑人） ˈcolourful adjective1. full of colour. a colourful pattern.色彩丰富的2. vivid and interesting. a colourful account of his experiences.丰富多彩的ˈcolouring noun1. something used to give colour. She put pink colouring in the icing.着色2. complexion. She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).面色ˈcolourless adjective1. without colour. Water is colourless.无色的2. not lively or interesting. a colourless young woman. 无趣的，无特色的 ˈcolours noun plural1. the distinction of winning a place in the team in some sports. He won his cricket colours last season.被选入运动队2. a flag. Army regiments salute the colours when on parade.旗帜3. a tunic of certain colours worn by a jockey to show that his race-horse belongs to a certain person. （表示所属某人色彩标志的）衣帽 ˈcolour-blind adjective unable to tell the difference between certain colours. As he was colour-blind he could not distinguish between red and green.色盲的ˈcolour scheme noun an arrangement or choice of colours in decorating a house etc. （室内装饰的）色彩设计 ˌoff-ˈcolour adjective not feeling well. He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.身体不适的colour in to put colour into (drawings etc). He coloured in all the oblong shapes on the page.上色show oneself in one's true colours to show or express one's real character, opinion etc. He pretends to be very generous but he showed himself in his true colours when he refused to give money to charity.现出本性with flying colours with great success. He passed his exam with flying colours.大为成功

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noun a distinguishing emblem

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noun a flag that shows its nationality

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