color

1. → see: colour

1. DNA is the genetic material inside every cell that carries the blueprints for everything from hair color to the risk of cancer.
   脱氧核糖核酸是存在于每个细胞内的基因物质，它承载从头发颜色到致癌风险等各种遗传型板。
2. Black communities spoke up to defend the rights of all people of color.
   黑人群体大声疾呼，要求维护有色人种的权利。
3. The actors were metamorphosed into a living tapestry of color at the dress rehearsal
   带妆彩排的时候，演员们变幻出一幅活生生的锦绣画卷。
4. The deathly pallor of her skin had been replaced by the faintest flush of color
   她如死灰般苍白的皮肤开始现出淡淡的血色。
5. What is the use of a book about interior design without a plenitude of pictures in color?
   要是没有大量的彩色图片，一本关于室内设计的书还有什么用途呢？
6. Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers
   因为他是色盲，所以他喜爱大朵艳丽的花。
7. Nancy liked it well enough, but complained about the color
   南希还蛮喜欢它，只是有点不满意它的颜色。
8. The color of the curtains has a clash with the color of the wall.
   窗帘的颜色与墙的颜色不协调。
9. The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of color.
   这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。
10. What color did you paint the door?
    你把门漆成什么颜色？
11. Yellow is a cheerful color.
    黄色是令人高兴的颜色。
12. They have a yellowish color owing to the accumulation of elastin in the media.
    因中膜中含有很多弹性纤维所以呈黄色。
13. She made a mistake do not admit that I am under the the stubborn Jin may be up, and have to give her a little color and look.
    她犯了错还不承认，这下我的犟劲可上来了，非得给她点颜色看看。
14. The color of the sky shaded from gold into orange.
    天空的颜色从金黄色渐渐变为橘黄色。
15. Several color papers of special structures were published by Eastman kodak.
    此外，柯达公司还推出了几种特殊结构的彩色相纸。
16. A color model used by the printing industry that is based on mixing cyan, magenta, and yellow.
    印刷行业使用的一种颜色模型，建立在蓝绿色、绛红色和黄色相混合的基础上。
17. These traits are hereditary, like eye color or foot size, and there's nothing you can do to change them.
    这些特征是遗传性的，如眼的颜色和脚丫子的大小，这都是你所无法驾驭的。
18. This consciousness again brought the unwonted color to her cheeks.
    这种念头又使她的双颊升起了少有的红潮。
19. Will the color in this material fade?
    这种料子的颜色褪色吗？
20. His hair is just the same color as mine.
    他头发的颜色和我的一模一样。
21. I selected the Argyle pattern and changed the background color to a shade of blue.
    我选择了Argyle模式，并将背景颜色改成带阴影的蓝色。
22. KPIs were also improved to add custom colors, and a custom palette for range color definitions was introduced.
    还改进了KPI，添加了自定义颜色，并引入了用于范围颜色定义的自定义面板。
23. The CSS modifies the color of the text for these classes.
    该CSS修改了这些类中文本的颜色。
24. If you choose a color in this control, the text in the Editor applet appears in that color.
    如果您在控件中选择了颜色，Editorapplet中的文本会显示所选的颜色。
25. Color and light can also change the way we think.
    颜色和亮度同样也能改变我们的思维方式。
26. She has an eye for color and style in clothes.
    她对衣服的色彩和款式很有眼力。
27. This is a lucky color in China.
    在中国这是一个吉祥的颜色。
28. Astronomers can estimate the size and brightness of a star by its color.
    天文学家能从恒星的颜色估计它的大小和亮度。
29. What color are my eyes and fur?
    我的眼睛和毛皮是什么颜色的？
30. We had looked at color charts, painted sample patches and narrowed down the choices.
    我们一起看了比色图表和刷好的样品，并缩小了选择范围。

noun

1. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

   Synonym:    colour

2. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   1. he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
   2. he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
   3. the situation soon took on a different color

   Synonym:    semblanceglosscolour

3. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
   1. a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light

   Synonym:    colourcoloringcolouring

4. the timbre of a musical sound
   1. the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music

   Synonym:    colourcolorationcolouration

5. interest and variety and intensity
   1. the Puritan Period was lacking in color
   2. the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness

   Synonym:    colourvividness

6. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
   1. each flavor of quarks comes in three colors

   Synonym:    colour

7. a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

   Synonym:    colourpeople of colorpeople of colour

8. any material used for its color
   1. she used a different color for the trim

   Synonym:    coloring materialcolouring materialcolour

verb

1. change color, often in an undesired manner
   1. The shirts discolored

   Synonym:    discolordiscolourcolour

2. add color to
   1. The child colored the drawings
   2. Fall colored the trees
   3. colorize black and white film

   Synonym:    colorizecolorisecolourisecolourizecolourcolor incolour in

3. affect as in thought or feeling
   1. My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
   2. The sadness tinged his life

   Synonym:    tingecolourdistort

4. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
   1. color a lie

   Synonym:    colourgloss

5. decorate with colors
   1. color the walls with paint in warm tones

   Synonym:    colouremblazon

6. modify or bias
   1. His political ideas color his lectures

   Synonym:    colour

adj

1. having or capable of producing colors
   1. color film
   2. he rented a color television
   3. marvelous color illustrations

   Synonym:    colour