yellow
adj
1
(a) of the colour of ripe lemons, egg yolks or gold, or of a colour similar to this 黃(色)的. =>illus at spectrum 見spectrum插圖.
(b) (often offensive 常作輕蔑語) having the light brown skin and complexion of certain eastern Asian peoples (某些東亞民族)黃皮膚的.
2 (also `yellow-bellied) (infml derog 口, 貶) cowardly 膽怯的
I always suspected he was yellow. 我總懷疑他很膽小.
3 (idm 習語) a yellow `streak cowardice in sb's character 生性怯懦. yellow, n
(a) [C, U] the colour yellow 黃色
several different yellows (ie shades of yellow) in the paintbox 顏料盒中有幾種不同色調的黃色.
(b) [U] yellow substance,material or covering; yellow clothes 黃色的物質、 材料或外層; 黃色的衣服
wearing yellow 穿著黃衣服. yellow, v [I, Tn]
(cause sth to) become yellow (使某物)變黃或發黃
yellowing autumn leaves 變黃的秋葉
The manuscript had yellowed/was yellowed with age. 手稿因年久而發黃了.