yellow

英 [ˈjeləʊ]

美 [ˈjeloʊ]

adj.  黄的; 黄色的; 黄皮肤的，黄色人种的; 胆怯的
n.  黄; 黄色
v.  (使)变黄

复数：yellows　比较级：yellower　现在分词：yellowing　过去式：yellowed　第三人称单数：yellows　过去分词：yellowed　

中考高考IELTS考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2173 / COCA.1665

牛津词典

adj.

• 黄的；黄色的
  having the colour of lemons or butter
  1. pale yellow flowers
     淡黄色的花朵
  2. a bright yellow waterproof jacket
     明黄色的防水夹克
• （轻蔑语）黄皮肤的，黄色人种的
  an offensive word used to describe the light brown skin of people from some E Asian countries
• 胆怯的
  easily frightened

noun

• 黄；黄色
  the colour of lemons or butter
  1. She was dressed in yellow.
     她穿着黄衣服。
  2. the reds and yellows of the trees
     红色和黄色的树叶

verb

• （使）变黄
  to become yellow; to make sth become yellow

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 黄;黄色
  Something that isyellowis the colour of lemons, butter, or the middle part of an egg.
  1. The walls have been painted bright yellow...
     墙壁漆成了亮黄色。
  2. Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
     金为主卧室挑选了偏冷色调的蓝色和黄色。
• VERB （通常因陈旧）变黄，发黄
  If somethingyellows, it becomes yellow in colour, often because it is old.
  1. The flesh of his cheeks seemed to have yellowed...
     他似乎有些面色发黄。
  2. She sat scanning the yellowing pages.
     她坐着浏览发黄的书页。

双语例句

• A light-bulb hanging from the ceiling filled the room with a cold yellow light
  屋子里天花板上吊着的一个灯泡散发着冷冷的黄光。
• He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth
  他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。
• She had pale thin yellow hair she pulled back into a bun.
  她把一头稀疏的浅黄色头发向后梳，挽成了个圆髻。
• You might use a yellow filter to improve the clarity of a hazy horizon.
  可以使用黄色滤光器让模糊的视野更加清晰。
• Coral can be yellow, blue, or green.
  珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。
• I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt
  我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。
• He was wearing a bright yellow T-shirt and a bandanna around his neck.
  他穿着一件亮黄色的T恤，脖子上围着一条鲜艳的印花大围巾。
• The petals can be cooked with rice to colour it yellow.
  可以把这些花瓣跟米饭一起煮，使米饭变成黄色。
• For our dining room I have chosen ochre yellow walls.
  我决定把我们餐厅的墙壁刷成赭黄色。
• Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.
  樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。