| 单词 | to turn colour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn (†one's) colour e. to turn (†one's) colour: to change colour, become a different colour; (of a person) to become pale or red in the face (now rare).Cf. quot. 1450 at sense 36a(a). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > paleness > [verb (intransitive)] > become or turn pale blakea1225 fallowa1250 blokec1275 bloknec1315 bleykec1327 blikena1400 falla1450 to paint pale (also white)a1529 blemish1530 appale1534 to turn (one's) colour1548 wan1582 bleak1605 whiten1775 blench1813 etiolate1882 the world > matter > colour > change of colour > change colour [verb (intransitive)] turn1568 chameleonize1599 to turn (one's) colour1604 discolour1612 colour1667 stir1792 the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > [verb (intransitive)] > change colour to change (one's) huec1380 to change coloura1387 to change countenance (also face)c1425 change1600 to turn (one's) colour1604 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxiv It maie euidently appere, that the blacke Ethyopian, or the blacke coloured rauen, wil soner turne their colours. ?1567 M. Parker Def. Priestes Mariages 129 And knittyng his browes, he laied his hande on his dagger, and set his countenaunce in suche sorte, that the Frenche hardie Ambassadour, tourned coloure wonderfully. 1589 J. Banister Antidotarie Chyrurg. 273 Let them boyle till they turne colour. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 522 Looke where he has not turnd his cullour, and has teares in's eyes. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Manley Power of Love vi. 346 She turned Colour, and was much surprized to see so great a Company. 1899 Tit-Bits 19 Aug. 420/2 [These] buttons..do not turn colour. 1965 M. Allingham Mind Readers (2008) xii. 123 It was a friendly question but the Deputy Commander laughed abruptly and turned colour. 1988 T. Vennum Wild Rice & Ojibway People Pref. p. vii. The crisp early autumn day, with clear, deep blue sky and sugar maples beginning to turn color, was reflected from the lake. 2016 C. L. Tan Sarong Party Girls vii. 86 Ah Beng became damned angry. After his face turned color a bit, he turned around and used his finger to signal his friends to come over. < as lemmas |
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