greens
绿色植物,绿色蔬菜,绿色食品,绿色的
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Definitions
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green·er, green·est.
- : of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- : covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields.
- : characterized by the presence of verdure.
- : made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad.
- : not fully developed or perfected in growth or condition; unripe; not properly aged: This peach is still green.
- : unseasoned; not dried or cured: green lumber.
- : immature in age or judgment; untrained; inexperienced: a green worker.
- : simple; unsophisticated; gullible; easily fooled.
- : fresh, recent, or new: an insult still green in his mind.
- : having a sickly appearance; pale; wan: You’re looking a little green there—are you going to be sick? She was excited and laughing happily when the plane took off, but when her skydiving instructor opened the door at 9,000 feet, her face went positively green with fear.
- : full of life and vigor; young: a man ripe in years but green in heart.
- : environmentally sound or beneficial: green computers.
- : having a flavor that is raw, harsh, and acid, due especially to a lack of maturity.
- : freshly slaughtered or still raw: green meat.
- : not fired, as bricks or pottery.
- : freshly set and not completely hardened.
- : Foundry. sufficiently moist to form a compact lining for a mold without further treatment. as it comes from the mold. unsintered.
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- : a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nanometers; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- : Art. a secondary color that has been formed by the mixture of blue and yellow pigments.
- : green coloring matter, as paint or dye.
- : green material or clothing: to be dressed in green.greens. Also called Army greens .a blue-green uniform of the U.S. Army.
- : greens, fresh leaves or branches of trees, shrubs, etc., used for decoration.the leaves and stems of plants, as spinach, lettuce, or beets, used as food.
- : grassy land; a plot of grassy ground.
- : a piece of grassy ground constituting a town or village common.
- : Also called putting green. Golf. the area of closely cropped grass surrounding each hole.
- : bowling green.
- : a shooting range for archery.
- : Informal. green light.
- : Slang.Usually the green . money; greenbacks: I'd like to buy a new car but I don't have the green.
- : Green, a member of the Green party.
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- : to become or make green.
- : Informal. to restore the vitality of: Younger executives are greening corporate managements.
Phrases
- green about the gills
- green light, the
- green thumb
- green with envy
- grass is always greener
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Greens also were less than enthusiastic about new massive public works.
I remember them coming over all adorable with mac and cheese, collard greens, fried chicken.
The salmon is presented atop a mound of sautéed vegetables: mushrooms, peppers, squash, onions, leafy greens, and herbs.
Greens Powder - I try to eat lots of dark leafy greens in my diets but somedays are more difficult than others.
The point of the Santa Claus myth is to compel children to play nice, finish their greens, and go to bed early.
One of the men told with much relish how he had found enough dandelions for a "mess o' greens."
Underneath them, a great rug in the center transformed the floor with the heavy faded yellows and greens of its rich softness.
Potatoes are becoming as common in France as in England, and the greens of all sorts are to the full as good.
Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
I des wish you look at dat pone er co'n-bread, honey, en dem ar greens, en see ef dey aint got Remus writ some'rs on um.