| 单词 | green |
| 释义 | green —greenage, n. —greenly, adv. /green/, adj., greener, greenest, n. , v. adj. 1. of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves. 2. covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields. 3. characterized by the presence of verdure. 4. made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad. 5. not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged: This peach is still green. 6. unseasoned; not dried or cured: green lumber. 7. immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced: a green worker. 8. simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled. 9. fresh, recent, or new: an insult still green in his mind. 10. having a sickly appearance; pale; wan: green with fear; green with envy. 11. full of life and vigor; young: a man ripe in years but green in heart. 12. environmentally sound or beneficial: green computers. 13. (of wine) having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due esp. to a lack of maturity. 14. freshly slaughtered or still raw: green meat. 15. not fired, as bricks or pottery. 16. (of cement or mortar) freshly set and not completely hardened. 17. Foundry. a. (of sand) sufficiently moist to form a compact lining for a mold without further treatment. b. (of a casting) as it comes from the mold. c. (of a powder, in powder metallurgy) unsintered. n. 18. a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea. 19. Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments. 20. green coloring matter, as paint or dye. 21. green material or clothing: to be dressed in green. 22. greens, a. fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration; wreaths. b. the leaves and stems of plants, as spinach, lettuce, or cabbage, used for food. c. a blue-green uniform of the U.S. Army. 23. grassy land; a plot of grassy ground. 24. a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common. 25. Also called putting green. Golf. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole. 26. See bowling green. 27. a shooting range for archery. 28. Informal. See green light (def. 1). 29. Slang. money; greenbacks (usually prec. by the): I'd like to buy a new car but I don't have the green. 30. (cap.) a member of the Green party (in Germany). 31. read the green, to inspect a golf green, analyzing its slope and surface, so as to determine the difficulties to be encountered when putting. v.i. , v.t. 32. to become or make green. 33. Informal. to restore the vitality of: Younger executives are greening corporate managements. [bef. 900; ME, OE grene; c. G grün; akin to GROW] |
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