red

/red/ n. / adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

红色;红色的;变红的

释义与例句

n. 红色
the colour of fresh blood or of a ripe tomato, at the long-wavelength end of the visible spectrum
  1. Red is often used on warning signs because it is easy to notice.
    红色醒目,因此常用于警示标志。
  2. The artist mixed a little blue into the red to make it darker.
    画家在红色颜料里调了一点蓝色,使颜色变深。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She chose a deep red for the front door.
    她选了深红色来漆前门。
adj. 红色的;变红的
having the colour red, or becoming red in the face because of emotion, heat, or effort
  1. A red double-decker bus stopped outside the library.
    一辆红色双层公共汽车停在了图书馆外。
  2. He wore a red woollen scarf on the coldest morning of the year.
    在一年中最冷的那个早晨,他围着一条红色羊毛围巾。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Her face went red when everyone started singing to her.
    大家开始对她唱歌时,她的脸涨红了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 red 既可作名词“红色”,也可作形容词;red hair 通常指自然的红褐色或橘红色头发,并非鲜红色。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • reddish 略带红色的;微红的
    形容词,指颜色接近红色但并非纯正或鲜明的红色。
  • redden 变红;使变红
    动词,可指脸因情绪或温度而变红,也可指使某物呈红色。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • pink 粉红色;粉红色的
    red 指红色,可深可浅、鲜明程度也不同;pink 通常指红色减浅形成的粉红色。bright red 是鲜红色,pale pink 是淡粉红色,二者不能互换。
    The bedroom walls were painted a pale pink. 卧室的墙被刷成了淡粉红色。
常见搭配
  • bright red 鲜红色
    The post box was painted bright red so that it could be seen from a distance. 邮筒被漆成鲜红色,以便从远处就能看到。
  • red hair 红发;红褐色头发
    Her red hair looked almost gold in the evening sunlight. 她的红发在傍晚的阳光下看上去近乎金色。
  • turn red 变红;涨红
    His ears turned red after he had been outside in the freezing wind. 他在刺骨的寒风中待了一阵后,耳朵冻得通红。