| 单词 | colourless |
| 释义 | colourless (kʌləʳləs ) regional note: in AM, use colorless 1. adjective Something that is colourless has no colour at all. ...a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste. Synonyms: uncoloured, faded, neutral, bleached 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone's face is colourless, it is very pale, usually because they are frightened, shocked, or ill. Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. His complexion was colorless and he hadn't shaved. Synonyms: ashen, washed out, wan, sickly 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Colourless people or places are dull and uninteresting. ...the much more experienced but colourless General. We hurried through the colourless little town set on the fast-flowing Nyakchu. Collocations: colourless gas The colourless gas comes from slurry, farm waste and fertiliser. Times, Sunday Times At the time it was thought that the plague was spread by a cloud of colourless gas, a miasma, that could only be stopped by carrying fragrant flowers. Times, Sunday Times The colourless gas was once used in the polymer industry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This colourless gas has a strong ammonia-like odor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She returned after a few moments with a large bottle of colourless liquid and placed it on the table. Times, Sunday Times The floor was still littered with ampoules filled with a colourless liquid. Times, Sunday Times Wielding a crowbar, sledgehammer and screwdriver, they threatened the grandparents, aged 81 and 79, and sprayed a colourless liquid in their faces. The Sun This colourless liquid has been of recurring theoretical interest in organic chemistry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A colourless liquid with a fishy odour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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