Word · Frequency #24616
bluish
蓝色的；天蓝色的
having a blue color, like a clear sky
- 1.
Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
带蓝色的；有蓝色调的。
- 2.
Somewhat depressed; sad.
略带忧郁；悲伤的
带蓝色的；有蓝色调的。；略带忧郁；悲伤的；带蓝色的
In use
The water in the lake looked bluish in the early morning light.
Her skin had a bluish tint because she was very cold.
The artist mixed white with blue to get a bluish shade for the sky.
bluish + [noun]
bluish 常修饰颜色、光、皮肤等名词，表示略带蓝色。
The bluish light of dawn filled the room.
黎明的淡蓝色光芒充满了房间。
look/turn + bluish
look/turn 后接 bluish，描述外观或状态变化；turn 强调从一种颜色变为略带蓝色。
Her fingertips turned bluish in the cold.
她的指尖在寒冷中变成了淡蓝色。
bluish + [color adjective]
与颜色词连用构成复合色调，如 bluish green（蓝绿色）。
The sky was a bluish grey before the storm.
暴风雨前天空是蓝灰色的。
Common mistakes
The water has bluish.The water has a bluish tint.
bluish 是形容词，不能作 has 的宾语；表达“带一点蓝色”时应搭配名词 tint 或 color，如 a bluish tint。
The sky looks blueish today.The sky looks bluish today.
bluish 是 blue 加后缀 -ish 的标准拼写，不要在 blue 后多加 e 写成 blueish。
Connections
Collocations
- bluish tint
- 淡蓝色调，微蓝的色泽
- The water in the pool had a bluish tint.游泳池的水带有淡蓝色调。
- bluish-green
- 蓝绿色的，青绿色的
- The butterfly's wings are bluish-green in the sunlight.阳光下，蝴蝶的翅膀呈蓝绿色。
- bluish gray
- 蓝灰色的
- The old building was painted a bluish gray.那座老建筑被漆成了蓝灰色。
- bluish glow
- 淡蓝色的光
- A bluish glow came from the computer screen.电脑屏幕发出淡蓝色的光。
- bluish lips
- 发青的嘴唇，乌青的嘴唇
- Her bluish lips showed she was freezing.她发青的嘴唇说明她冻坏了。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bluish 是 blue 加后缀 -ish，蓝色里掺点白，像蒙了层薄纱的淡蓝，记住“有点蓝”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述、书面描写 bluish 是中性的颜色词，通常用于描述略带蓝色的物体，在日常口语和书面表达中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 bluish 押韵的是 newish（/ˈnuːɪʃ/），二者重读元音和后面的 /ɪʃ/ 相同。blue（/bluː/）有相同的 /uː/ 元音但没有 /ɪʃ/ 结尾；brownish、reddish、whitish、greenish 虽都带 -ish，但重读元音不同，不押韵。
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