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单词 pink-collar
释义

pink1 /pingk/

noun
  1. A light red colour
  2. Any plant or flower of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, including carnation and sweet william
  3. Extended to some other plants, such as sea pink (thrift), Carolina pink (see under Carolina), Indian pink (see under Indian)
  4. A scarlet hunting-coat or its colour
  5. The person wearing it
  6. A person who is something of a socialist but hardly a red (also informal pinkˈō; pl pinkˈos or pinkˈoes)
  7. The fine flower of excellence
  8. The most perfect condition
  9. The highest point, the extreme
  10. An exquisite (obsolete)
adjective
  1. Of the colour pink
  2. Slightly socialistic
  3. Slightly pornographic, somewhat blue (film, etc)
  4. Relating to homosexuals
transitive verb and intransitive verb

To make or become pink

ORIGIN: Ety doubtful

pinkˈiness noun

pinkˈing noun

The reddening of gemstones by heat

pinkˈish adjective

Somewhat pink

pinkˈishness noun

pinkˈness noun

pinkˈy adjective

Slightly pink

pinkˈ-collar adjective

Of or relating to women as a section of the workforce

pink elephants see under elephant

pinkˈ-eye noun

  1. Acute contagious conjunctivitis
  2. An acute contagious infection in horses due to a filterable virus, the eye sometimes becoming somewhat red
  3. A red discoloration in salt fish, etc

pinkˈ-eyed adjective

Having pink eyes (see also under pink6)

pink gin noun

Gin with Angostura bitters

Pink Lady noun

A cocktail typically made of gin, grenadine, cream, egg white and lemon juice

pink noise noun

Noise of mid to low frequency

pink pound noun

The spending power attributed to homosexuals as a market sector

pinkˈroot noun

  1. Indian pink, or other species of Spigelia
  2. Its root, a vermifuge

pink salmon noun

  1. A Pacific species of salmon, the humpback
  2. Its flesh as food

pink slip noun (US informal)

A notice of dismissal given to an employee

pink-slipˈ transitive verb

To dismiss from employment

in the pink

In perfect health or condition

pink of perfection

The acme of perfection

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