green
adj (-er, -est)
1 of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; of the colour of growing grass, and the leaves of most plants and trees 綠色的; 青色的
as green as grass 像青草般綠的
fresh green peas 鮮嫩的豌豆. =>illus at spectrum 見spectrum插圖.
2 covered with grass or other plants 長著青草或其他植物的
green fields, hills, etc 綠色的田野、 山丘等.
3
(a) (of fruit) not yet ripe (指水果)未成熟的; 生的; 青的: green bananas 青香蕉
apples too green to eat 生得不能吃的蘋果.
(b) (of wood) not yet dry enough for use (指木頭)未乾燥的, 潮的
Green wood does not burn well. 潮木頭不好燒.
(c) (of tobacco) not dried (指煙草)未乾的.
4 (infml 口) immature; inexperienced; easily fooled 未成熟的; 無經驗的; 易受愚弄的
a green young novice 無經驗的年輕新手
You must be green to believe that! 你真幼稚, 竟然相信那個!
5 [usu pred 通常作表語]
(of the complexion) pale; sick-looking (指面色)蒼白, 帶病容
The passengers turned quite green with sea-sickness. 旅客們由於暈船而臉色發青.
6 [pred 作表語]
extremely envious 非常嫉妒
I was absolutely green (with envy) when I saw his splendid new car. 我看到他那輛漂亮的新汽車就非常眼紅.
7 (fig rhet 比喻, 修辭) flourishing; full of vigour; fresh (used esp in the expressions shown) 旺盛的; 精力充沛的; 新鮮的(尤用於下列示例)
live to a green old age 老當益壯
keep sb's memory green, ie not allow sb (dead) to be forgotten 對(逝去的)某人永記不忘.
8 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(esp politics 尤用於政治) (favouring the party that is) particularly concerned about protecting the environmentand the plants and animals that grow in it 特別關注保護環境及野生動植物的; 擁護有此主張的黨派的
green politics 主張保護環境的政見.
9 (idm 習語) give sb/get the green `light (infml 口) give sb/get permission to do sth 準許某人[獲準]做某事; 開綠燈. the grass is greener on the other side => grass1.
green n
1 [U, C] green colour 綠色: the green of the English countryside in spring 春天英國郊野呈現青蔥的顏色
curtains of bright emerald green 淺翠綠色的簾子
a picture in greens and blues, ie with various shades of green and blue 以不同深淺的綠色和藍色繪成的畫.
2 [U] green clothes 綠色的衣服
a girl dressed in green 穿綠衣的女孩.
3 greens [pl]
(a) vegetables with large edible green leaves, eg cabbage, spinach 綠色蔬菜(如洋白菜、 菠菜).
(b) (US) vegetation; greenery 植物; 綠葉; 綠樹
Christmas greens, eg branches of fir and holly for decoration 圣誕節的綠色植物(如供裝飾用的樅樹和冬青的樹枝).
4 [C] area of land with grass growing 草地; 綠地
the village `green, ie public or common land 公有的或共有的土地
a `bowling-green, ie for the game of bowls 草地滾球場.
5 [C] area with grass cut short surrounding a hole on a golf-course 高爾夫球場上球洞周圍剪短的草地: a `putting-green 輕擊區
the 13th `green 第13輕擊區. =>illus at golf 見golf插圖.
6 Green [C] (usu pl 通常作復數) member of a green1(8) political party 綠黨黨員.
?? 擴展釋義
*[gri:n]n. 綠色, 綠色顏料a. 綠色的, 未成熟的, 新鮮的, 青春的, 無經驗的, 臉色發青的【醫】 綠相關詞組: give the green light to sb in the green
?? 同詞根單詞
groupn. 組,團體;群,批;(雕塑等的)群像;(英美的)空軍大隊;
vt.& vi. 使成群,集合;
vt. 分類,歸類;
grainn. 谷物,糧食;(沙,金,鹽等的)顆粒;谷粒,籽粒;(木材,大理石等的)紋理;
vt. 把…作成細粒;把…漆[畫]成木紋;染透;刮去(皮上的)毛;
vi. 成谷粒;