| 单词 | turquoise |
| 释义 | turquoise (once / 3504 pages) n If your favorite color is turquoise, it means that you're partial to a particular bluish-green shade. The color known as turquoise comes from the semi-precious gem of the same name. Chemically, turquoise is a mineral made of copper aluminum phosphate, but you're most likely to be familiar with its polished form, especially in rings and necklaces and belt buckles. Interestingly, the word for this traditionally Native American gem comes from a word that means "Turkish," based on its long-ago introduction from Turkey to other parts of Europe. WORD FAMILYturquoise: turquoises USAGE EXAMPLESThree turquoise faux advertising posters are dedicated to a dark ale called Society. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) After several hours of endless turquoise ocean, reef islands suddenly materialise just north of the equator. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) “Polar Treasures” surrounds a turquoise radiance with messy loops, threads and splashes of paint, about to slide into a single irresistible gravity field. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1n a shade of blue tinged with green Syn|Hyper aqua, aquamarine, cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue blue, blueness blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime 2n a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone Hyper mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition opaque gema gemstone that is opaque |
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