Yellow
[ 'jɛlo ]
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adj. 黄色的;黄皮肤的;黄种人的;胆怯的;
vt.& vi. （使某物）变黄或发黄;
n. 黄色;黄种人;黄色颜料;
📝 例句
The Chinese belong to the yellow race.
中国人属于黄种人。
He was too yellow to stand up for his rights.
他太怯懦,不敢维护自己的权利。
A faint yellow tone came into the sky over the low land.
低低的陆地上空，出现了昏黄的色彩。
Blue, for example, is peaceful, and yellow is brash.
例如，蓝色表示宁静，黄色表示急躁。
Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.
樱桃的颜色由近乎黑到黄各不相同。
🌱 联想助记
【串】fellow(同事)follow(跟随)在后面bellow(大声吼叫),留给我一块yellow(黄色)的mellow(成熟的)
【记】※ yell-喊叫,yellow-黄色,fellow-人:爱喊叫的黄种人
※ fellow-家伙,yellow-黄色:那个家伙,穿着黄衣服
※ ye-拼音“爷”,llo-似数字“110”,w-拼音“巫”:爷爷打110报警请求抓捕黄色的巫婆
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
yellow
adj
1
(a) of the colour of ripe lemons, egg yolks or gold, or of a colour similar to this 黄（色）的. =>illus at spectrum 见spectrum插图.
(b) (often offensive 常作轻蔑语) having the light brown skin and complexion of certain eastern Asian peoples （某些东亚民族）黄皮肤的.
2 (also `yellow-bellied) (infml derog 口, 贬) cowardly 胆怯的
I always suspected he was yellow. 我总怀疑他很胆小.
3 (idm 习语) a yellow `streak cowardice in sb's character 生性怯懦. yellow, n
(a) [C, U] the colour yellow 黄色
several different yellows (ie shades of yellow) in the paintbox 颜料盒中有几种不同色调的黄色.
(b) [U] yellow substance,material or covering; yellow clothes 黄色的物质、 材料或外层; 黄色的衣服
wearing yellow 穿著黄衣服. yellow, v [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) become yellow （使某物）变黄或发黄
yellowing autumn leaves 变黄的秋叶
The manuscript had yellowed/was yellowed with age. 手稿因年久而发黄了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['jelәu]n. 黄色a. 黄色的【医】 黄色
📖 同为「小学」词汇
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He showed no consideration for his wife.
他从不体贴他的妻子。
I can't afford it.
我买不起。
For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have very hard indeed.
对于过惯了一顿饭吃7道菜、睡亚麻细布床单的人来说，变换一下生活环境来到阿尔卑斯山山区，那一定是很艰难的。