| 单词 | dyed |
| 释义 | dyed (once / 1497 pages) adj Something that's dyed has been stained or tinted an artificial color. If your best friend has bright pink hair, you can be sure it's dyed. If your 80 year-old grandfather still has the same pitch black hair he had when he was 20, it may be dyed, and when you can't stand the color of your pale yellow curtains, after you dye them you may be more fond of your new dyed curtains. The adjective dyed comes from the verb dye, which until the 19th century was also spelled die — today, this spelling means "stop living." WORD FAMILYdyed: undyed+/dye: dyed, dyeing, dyer, dyes/dyeing: dyeings/dyer: dyers USAGE EXAMPLESAbbie’s hair is dyed a brilliant shade of fuschia, a la David Bowie. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) For instance, a Seattle Times classified for May 28, 1897, reads, “Hats and bonnets, reshaped, dyed, cleaned or pressed; latest styles. 1504 Fifth, Idaho Block.” Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) Her worn hands are dyed with henna, a fashionable flourish. Wall Street Journal(Dec 02, 2016) adj (used of color) artificially produced; not natural Syn bleached, colored, coloured artificial, unreal contrived by art rather than nature |
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