colors
颜色,色彩
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Definitions
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- : the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- : the natural appearance of the skin, especially of the face; complexion: She has a lovely color.
- : a ruddy complexion: The wind and sun had given color to the sailor's face.
- : a blush: His remarks brought the color to her face.
- : vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work: Melville's description of a whaling voyage is full of color.
- : details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period: The novel takes place in New Orleans and contains much local color.
- : something that is used for coloring; pigment; paint; tint; dye.
- : background information, as anecdotes about players or competitors or analyses of plays, strategy, or performance, given by a sportscaster to heighten interest in a sportscast.
- : colors, any distinctive color or combination or pattern of colors, especially of a badge, ribbon, uniform, or the like, worn or displayed as a symbol of or to identify allegiance to, membership in, or sponsorship by a school, group, or organization.nature, viewpoint, or attitude; character; personality: His behavior in a crisis revealed his true colors.a flag, ensign, etc., particularly the national flag.U.S. Navy.the ceremony of hoisting the national flag at 8 a.m. and of lowering it at sunset.
- : skin complexion as a characteristic of a particular people or ethnic group, especially when other than white: one's religion and color;a person of color;people of color;a man of color;alumni of color;children of color.
- : outward appearance or aspect; guise or show: It was a lie, but it had the color of the truth.
- : a pretext: She did it under the color of doing a good deed.
- : Painting. the general use or effect of the pigments in a picture.
- : Phonetics. timbre.
- : Chiefly Law. an apparent or prima facie right or ground: to hold possession under color of title.
- : Music. tone color.
- : a trace or particle of valuable mineral, especially gold, as shown by washing auriferous gravel.
- : Physics. any of the labels red, green, or blue that designate the three states in which quarks are expected to exist, or any of the corresponding labels for antiquark states.Compare quantum chromodynamics, quark model.
- : Printing. the amount of ink used.
- : Heraldry. a tincture other than a fur or metal, usually including gules, azure, vert, sable, and purpure.
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- : involving, utilizing, yielding, or possessing color: a color TV.
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- : to give or apply color to; tinge; paint; dye: She colored her hair dark red.
- : to cause to appear different from the reality: In order to influence the jury, he colored his account of what had happened.
- : to give a special character or distinguishing quality to: His personal feelings color his writing.
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- : to take on or change color: The ocean colored at dawn.
- : to flush; blush: He colored when confronted with the incriminating evidence.
Phrases
- color of someone's money, see the
- false colors
- horse of a different color
- lend color to
- look through rose-colored glasses
- under false colors
- with flying colors
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Those new laws often had the effect of making it harder for poor people and people of color to vote.
Offered in a variety of water-resistant colors, the Five Star college-ruled, 100-sheet notebooks are just right for single-subject note taking.
Smaller companies led by people of color appear to struggle in particular, a trend that aligns with the findings of an independent study by WalletHub.
Tristan is the founder of the eponymously named Walker & Company, which makes health and beauty products for people of color.
Coker previously told Voice of San Diego that during the meeting McCoy seemed unwilling to even acknowledge that there was a breakdown in trust between police and communities of color.
It treats touchscreens and TV programs as just one more way to introduce toddlers to animals, colors, and other concepts.
With the first set I did, the colors of the couch determined that the rest of it would be blue and yellow and white.
Meanwhile younger, lighter colors evoke citrus and tree fruits, candy sugars and vanilla toffee.
But there is much ambivalence between her bright colors and sharp lines.
Family crests and nicknames are stitched into headrests, colors are specified for seat stitching, veneers are chosen for the dash.
Mrs. Woodbury paints in oils and water-colors; the latter are genre scenes, and among them are several Dutch subjects.
According to the general verdict, she was equally successful in oils and water-colors.
The brilliant imaginative mind has woven it into romance, making its colors brighter still with the sunlight of inspired phantasy.
You are white, and purple, and all colors, and you never sing about the house or talk to me or to any body.
It is in tune with the old gambling spirit that still colors the country; no doubt has kept it alive.