- a. 黄色的；黄皮肤的；胆小的；猜疑的；耸人听闻的
- n. 黄色；蛋黄；黄种人；黄疸
- v. 使变黄；变黄
形变: 比较级:yellower 最高级:yellowest
名复: yellows
动变: 过去式:yellowed 过去分词:yellowed 现在进行时:yellowing
yellow
KK:[ˈjɛlo] DJ:[ˈjеlǝu]
a.
- 黄色的
- 黄皮肤的；黄色人种的
- 【口】胆小的；卑鄙的
- 猜疑的
- （新闻等）耸人听闻的
n.
- 黄色；黄色颜料（或染料）[U][C]
- 蛋黄[C][U]
- 黄种人[C]
- 【兽医】黄疸[the P]
vt.
- 使变黄，使发黄
vi.
- 变黄，发黄
派生
a.
yellowish
n.
yellowness
辨析
同义:
a.（金）黄色的，黄褐色的
golden gold aureate gilt honey xanthous xanthic quince yellow zinc yellow cadmium yellow canary yellow lutescent buff fulvous ecru blond flaxen yellowish sandy stramineous straw lemon saffron sunny canary amber buttera.病黄色的
jaundiced sallowa.东方人的，黄种人的
Mongolian Mongoloid Oriental Asiatic Chinese Vietnamese Cambodian Thai Laotian Siamesea.懦弱的，胆小的
cowardly craven pusillanimous timid timorous fearful afraid frightened fainthearted weak-kneed lily-livered unmanly cringing sneaking panicky spineless mousy wimpy chicken afraid of one's shadowa.轰动的
sensational blood-and-thunder melodramatic cheap exaggerated lurid keyhole-peeping以上来源于：《英汉大辞典》
adj.
- of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks. ▸offensive having a yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people).▸denoting a warning of danger which is thought to be near but not actually imminent.
- informal cowardly.
- (of a book or newspaper) unscrupulously sensational.
n.
- yellow colour or pigment.
- used in names of yellow butterflies and moths, e.g. clouded yellow.
- (yellows) any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.
v.
become a yellow colour, especially with age.Phrase
- the yellow peril
offensive the political or military threat regarded as being posed by the Chinese or by the peoples of SE Asia.
Derivative
- yellowed adj.
- yellowing adj.
- yellowish adj.
- yellowness n.
- yellowy adj.
Etymology
OE geolu, geolo, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to gold.
以上来源于：《简明牛津英语词典》
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