tinge

tinge

T0225600 (tĭnj)tr.v. tinged (tĭnjd), tinge·ing or ting·ing (tĭn′jĭng), ting·es 1. To apply a trace of color to; tint.2. To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality: "The air was blowy and tinged with rain" (Joyce Carol Oates).n.1. A small amount of a color incorporated or added.2. A slight added element, property, or influence: a tinge of regret.

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[Middle English tingen, from Latin tingere.]

tinge

(tɪndʒ) n1. a slight tint or colouring: her hair had a tinge of grey. 2. any slight additionvb (tr) , tinges, tingeing, tinging or tinged3. to colour or tint faintly4. to impart a slight trace to: her thoughts were tinged with nostalgia. [C15: from Latin tingere to colour]

tinge

(tɪndʒ)

v. tinged, tinge•ing ting•ing, v.t. 1. to impart a slight degree of some color to; tint. 2. to impart a slight taste or smell to. n. 3. a slight degree of coloration. 4. a slight admixture; trace: a tinge of garlic. [1470–80; < Latin tingere to dye, color]

tinge

Past participle: tinged
Gerund: tingeing/tinging

Imperative
tinge
tinge

Present
I tinge
you tinge
he/she/it tinges
we tinge
you tinge
they tinge

Preterite
I tinged
you tinged
he/she/it tinged
we tinged
you tinged
they tinged

Present Continuous
I am tingeing/tinging
you are tingeing/tinging
he/she/it is tingeing/tinging
we are tingeing/tinging
you are tingeing/tinging
they are tingeing/tinging

Present Perfect
I have tinged
you have tinged
he/she/it has tinged
we have tinged
you have tinged
they have tinged

Past Continuous
I was tingeing/tinging
you were tingeing/tinging
he/she/it was tingeing/tinging
we were tingeing/tinging
you were tingeing/tinging
they were tingeing/tinging

Past Perfect
I had tinged
you had tinged
he/she/it had tinged
we had tinged
you had tinged
they had tinged

Future
I will tinge
you will tinge
he/she/it will tinge
we will tinge
you will tinge
they will tinge

Future Perfect
I will have tinged
you will have tinged
he/she/it will have tinged
we will have tinged
you will have tinged
they will have tinged

Future Continuous
I will be tingeing/tinging
you will be tingeing/tinging
he/she/it will be tingeing/tinging
we will be tingeing/tinging
you will be tingeing/tinging
they will be tingeing/tinging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tingeing/tinging
you have been tingeing/tinging
he/she/it has been tingeing/tinging
we have been tingeing/tinging
you have been tingeing/tinging
they have been tingeing/tinging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tingeing/tinging
you will have been tingeing/tinging
he/she/it will have been tingeing/tinging
we will have been tingeing/tinging
you will have been tingeing/tinging
they will have been tingeing/tinging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tingeing/tinging
you had been tingeing/tinging
he/she/it had been tingeing/tinging
we had been tingeing/tinging
you had been tingeing/tinging
they had been tingeing/tinging

Conditional
I would tinge
you would tinge
he/she/it would tinge
we would tinge
you would tinge
they would tinge

Past Conditional
I would have tinged
you would have tinged
he/she/it would have tinged
we would have tinged
you would have tinged
they would have tinged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tinge - a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"mite, soupcon, jot, hint, pinch, speck, touchsmall indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitudesnuff - a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
	2.	tinge - a pale or subdued color undertonetint, shade, tincture, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
Verb	1.	tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"color, colour, distortaffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
	2.	tinge - color lightly; "her greying hair was tinged blond"; "the leaves were tinged red in November"tinct, tint, touchhenna - apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month"color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"tincture - stain or tint with a color; "The leaves were tinctured with a bright red"complexion - give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"

tinge

noun1. tint, colour, shade, cast, wash, stain, dye, tincture His skin had an unhealthy greyish tinge.2. trace, bit, drop, touch, suggestion, dash, pinch, smack, sprinkling, smattering, soupçon (French) Could there have been a slight tinge of envy in her voice?verb1. tint, colour, shade, stain, dye The living room was tinged yellow by the sunlight.2. suffuse, touch, flavour, modify, sour, imbue His homecoming was tinged with sadness.

tinge

noun1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation:cast, hue, tint, tone.2. The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment:gradation, hue, shade, tint.3. A slight amount or indication:breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, touch, trace, whiff, whisper.Informal: whisker.

Translations

淡色调

tinge

(tindʒ) noun a trace, or slight amount, of a colour. Her hair had a tinge of red. 淡色調 淡色调