| 单词 | amber |
| 释义 | amber (once / 1094 pages) nadj Amber is a brownish yellow color. Many cats have green eyes but those with amber eyes are likely to have yellow or white fur. Amber is also a translucent golden or honeyed-yellow colored gemstone, often used to make jewelry. That's where the color amber gets its name. Amber comes from the ocean floor — most of it is harvested from the Baltic Sea off the coast of Russia. The most likely origin of amber is the Latin word for "bitter," amarus, as the color yellow was often associated with bitterness and envy. WORD FAMILYamber: amberly, ambers USAGE EXAMPLESAmber Rudd is to be secretary of state for energy and climate change. BBC(Mar 19, 2016) All Amber Alerts will receive a Wireless Emergency Alert, which pushes the notifications to mobile devices and interrupts broadcasts. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Pasztor said in an October jailhouse interview with WANE-TV that she decided to kill her children after hearing an Amber Alert for them. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry Hyper natural resin a plant exudate 2n a deep yellow color an amber light illuminated the room Syn|Hyper gold yellow, yellowness yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons 3adj of a medium to dark brownish yellow color Syn brownish-yellow, yellow-brown chromatic being or having or characterized by hue |
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