yellow

英 [ˈjeləʊ]

美 [ˈjeloʊ]

adj.  黄的; 黄色的; 黄皮肤的，黄色人种的; 胆怯的
n.  黄; 黄色
v.  (使)变黄

复数：yellows　比较级：yellower　现在分词：yellowing　过去式：yellowed　第三人称单数：yellows　过去分词：yellowed　

中考高考IELTS考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2173 / COCA.1665

牛津词典

adj.

• 黄的；黄色的
  having the colour of lemons or butter
  1. pale yellow flowers
     淡黄色的花朵
  2. a bright yellow waterproof jacket
     明黄色的防水夹克
• （轻蔑语）黄皮肤的，黄色人种的
  an offensive word used to describe the light brown skin of people from some E Asian countries
• 胆怯的
  easily frightened

noun

• 黄；黄色
  the colour of lemons or butter
  1. She was dressed in yellow.
     她穿着黄衣服。
  2. the reds and yellows of the trees
     红色和黄色的树叶

verb

• （使）变黄
  to become yellow; to make sth become yellow

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 黄;黄色
  Something that isyellowis the colour of lemons, butter, or the middle part of an egg.
  1. The walls have been painted bright yellow...
     墙壁漆成了亮黄色。
  2. Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
     金为主卧室挑选了偏冷色调的蓝色和黄色。
• VERB （通常因陈旧）变黄，发黄
  If somethingyellows, it becomes yellow in colour, often because it is old.
  1. The flesh of his cheeks seemed to have yellowed...
     他似乎有些面色发黄。
  2. She sat scanning the yellowing pages.
     她坐着浏览发黄的书页。

双语例句

• He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth
  他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。
• The leaves have turned yellow.
  树叶枯黄了。
• The ducklings have shed their yellow down.
  小鸭褪了黄毛。
• The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.
  树叶在秋日的晨曦中泛出红黄色的光。
• The chrysanthemums are in bloom; some are red and some yellow.
  菊花开了，有红的，有黄的。
• She sat scanning the yellowing pages.
  她坐着浏览发黄的书页。
• Coral can be yellow, blue, or green.
  珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。
• She embroidered the cloth with a pattern in yellow and green stitches.
  她用黄绿两种线在那块布上绣了一个图案。
• You might use a yellow filter to improve the clarity of a hazy horizon.
  可以使用黄色滤光器让模糊的视野更加清晰。
• The basement hallway is painted a warm yellow.
  地下室的走廊漆成了暖黄色。