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colouring

UK //ˈkʌlərɪŋ//US //ˈkʌlərɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'colouren',来自古法语 'colorer',最终源自拉丁语 'colorare'(着色),与 'color'(颜色)相关。

noun

❶ 指给某物上色的行为或过程,常用于绘画、印刷或装饰等领域,也可以指物体呈现的颜色效果。

“The children enjoyed the colouring of the pictures in their books.”

(孩子们很喜欢给书上的图画上色。)

“The artist used bright colouring to make the painting more vivid.”

(艺术家使用了鲜艳的色彩让画作更加生动。)

❶ 指人或动物的肤色、毛发颜色等外观特征,常用于描述外貌或种族特征。

“Her dark colouring comes from her Mediterranean ancestry.”

(她深色的肤色源自她的地中海血统。)

“The bird's bright colouring helps it attract mates.”

(这只鸟鲜艳的羽毛颜色有助于它吸引配偶。)

同义词:pigmentation, hue, tint, shade, dyeing

verb

❶ 给某物添加颜色的动作,可以是绘画、染色或其他方式改变物体颜色的行为。

“She was colouring her hair blonde for the summer.”

(她正在把头发染成金色迎接夏天。)

“The children spent the afternoon colouring in their activity books.”

(孩子们整个下午都在给活动书上的图画上色。)

❶ 影响或改变某事物的性质或看法,通常用于比喻意义。

“Her personal experiences colour her view of the situation.”

(她的个人经历影响了她对这种情况的看法。)

“The media coverage has coloured public opinion on the issue.”

(媒体报道影响了公众对这个问题的看法。)

同义词:dyeing, tinting, painting, staining, influencing

常见短语

food colouring — 食用色素,添加到食物中改变其颜色的物质,常用于烘焙和食品加工。

“The baker used red food colouring to make the icing look like roses.”

(面包师使用了红色食用色素让糖霜看起来像玫瑰花。)

hair colouring — 染发产品或染发过程,指改变头发颜色的行为或使用的染发剂。

“She visits the salon every month for professional hair colouring.”

(她每个月都去沙龙做专业染发。)