单词 | yellow |
释义 | yellow (once / 83 pages) 1nadjv 2adj WORD FAMILY yellow: yellowed, yellower, yellowest, yellowing, yellowish, yellowly, yellowness, yellows+/yellowish: yellowishly USAGE EXAMPLESBut just as he predicts, cars accelerate through, hoping to cross the signal as the yellow flashes. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) The Yellow Jackets struggled badly in the lane, unable to capitalize on 13 offensive rebounds in the first half. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Yellow French’s mustard is a pain, they said. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons Syn|Hypo|Hyper yellowness canary, canary yellow a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge amber, golda deep yellow color brownish yellowa yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge gamboge, lemon, lemon yellow, maizea strong yellow color old golda dark yellow orange yellow, saffrona shade of yellow tinged with orange pale yellow, straw, wheata variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white greenish yellowa shade of yellow tinged with green ocher, ochrea moderate yellow-orange to orange color chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour a color that has hue 2adj of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk Syn xanthous, yellowish chromatic being or having or characterized by hue 3adj affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc Syn icteric, jaundiced unhealthy not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind 4adj changed to a yellowish color by age yellowed parchment Syn yellowed old of long duration; not new 5v turn yellow 2The pages of the book began to yellow Hyper color, colour, discolor, discolour change color, often in an undesired manner 1adj easily frightened Syn chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied cowardly, fearful lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted 2adj cowardly or treacherous "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight too yellow to stand and fight Syn dishonorable, dishonourable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor 3adj typical of tabloids yellow press Syn scandalmongering, sensationalistic sensational causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion |
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