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hue

/hyoo or, often, yoo/US // hyu or, often, yu //UK // (hjuː) //

色调,色相,色素,色泽

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a gradation or variety of a color; tint: pale hues.
    • : the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.
    • : color: all the hues of the rainbow.
    • : form or appearance.
    • : complexion.

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Examples

  • Images and videos of the marine mollusks flashing bright purple and yellow hues litter the internet, perpetuating the idea that these animals are constantly putting on a show in the wild.

  • The hue indicates that it burns without soot, suggesting that such flames could be useful in cleaning up oil spills or for more environmentally friendly power generation.

  • Scientists have resurrected a purple-blue hue that had been lost to time.

  • They’ve also mapped out the molecule that produces its blue hue.

  • Because each hue has a slightly different wavelength, each refracts a different amount.

  • Her pin-up curls may have been envy-worthy, but it was the bleach blond, almost snow white, hue of her hair that become iconic.

  • This was a madcap game, the ball hurtling from end to end, chased by tired legs of every hue.

  • I have found a pale greenish hue to be very soothing personally.

  • The dress is a classic, with its soft, lavender hue, chiffon fabric, and minimalist shape.

  • Does Blackness, as a social color, change the hue of all the other colors it touches?

  • Her face was mild and pale; but it was the transparent hue of the virgin flower of spring, clad in her veiling leaves.

  • The wind-blown rain-makers lost their leaden hue and became a soft pearl-gray, all fleecy white around the edges.

  • The question is, do these words of Hue de Rotelande throw any light upon this disputed point?

  • She watched the colour fade from his cheeks, and the ugly, livid hue that spread in its room to his very lips.

  • Their colour is generally of a cinereous hue, but a few were noticed that were variegated black and white.