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单词 sallow
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sal•low1 /ˈsæloʊ/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est. 
  1. of a sickly, yellowish color:a sallow complexion.
sal•low•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sal•low1  (salō),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, v. 
adj. 
    1. of a sickly, yellowish color:sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.

    v.t. 
    1. to make sallow.
    • Gmc)
    • bef. 1000; Middle English sal(o)we, Old English salo; cognate with Old Norse sǫlr yellow; compare French sale dirty (
    sallow•ish, adj. 
    sallow•ness, n. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bilious, jaundiced.

sal•low2  (salō),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. Plant Biology, British Termsany of several shrubby Old World willows, esp. Salix atrocinerea or the pussy willow, S. caprea.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sealh; cognate with Old High German salaha, Latin salix

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sallow /ˈsæləʊ/ adj
  1. (esp of human skin) of an unhealthy pale or yellowish colour
vb
  1. (transitive) to make sallow
Etymology: Old English salu; related to Old Norse sol seaweed (Icelandic sōlr yellowish), Old High German salo, French sale dirty

ˈsallowish adj ˈsallowness n
sallow /ˈsæləʊ/ n
  1. any of several small willow trees, esp the Eurasian Salix cinerea (common sallow), which has large catkins that appear before the leaves
  2. a twig or the wood of any of these trees
Etymology: Old English sealh; related to Old Norse selja, Old High German salaha, Middle Low German salwīde, Latin salix

ˈsallowy adj
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