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carmine

/kahr-min, -mahyn/US // ˈkɑr mɪn, -maɪn //UK // (ˈkɑːmaɪn) //

茉莉花,胭脂红,胭脂虫,胭脂水粉

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a crimson or purplish-red color.
    • : a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.

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Examples

  • Instead he wore a shaggy beard and a carmine sweater unzipped to the middle of his chest, vaguely resembling the Orthodox saints depicted in the icons that filled his office.

  • Cooper and Renner are solid as the loose cannon Richie and the upstanding Carmine, respectively.

  • He went on: “We told her (Carmine) that Jacintha was admitted to hospital for blood pressure problems.”

  • Or Mr. Carmine, a Yonkers toupee-maker with a thick Italian accent and a (very) full head of gray hair.

  • But in the book, Father Carmine just has one unhealthy tabby cat.

  • Nor, later, the Massacios from the church of Santa Maria del Carmine.

  • He died from the effects of the poison as is indicated by the slight carmine tinge to the blood.

  • That touch of deep carmine right here in the center of my lips was quite an idea.

  • It is of carmine silk damask with gold thread, and the inner vest is of white lawn.

  • A reason for this act is to be seen when we introduce a little finely powdered carmine into the water near the head of the fish.

  • You tackled Carmine because he was in the way and you ran into him and put your arms around him to keep from falling on your nose.