camel + noun
作定语时直接放在名词前,说明颜色,一般不用比较等级。
He bought a camel coat for the winter.
他买了一件驼色大衣过冬。
浅棕色,如骆驼的颜色。
having a light brown color like that of a camel
浅棕色,如骆驼的颜色。
Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
She wore a camel coat to the office today.
她今天穿了一件驼色外套去办公室。
用法提示:这里 camel 是形容词,表示浅棕色的、驼色的,修饰 coat。
The new sofa is camel, so it goes well with the wooden floor.
新沙发是驼色的,所以和木地板很搭配。
用法提示:camel 作表语,描述主语的颜色为浅棕色。
He picked a camel sweater for the trip because it matches his jeans.
他为旅行挑了一件驼色毛衣,因为它和牛仔裤很相配。
用法提示:camel 作定语修饰 sweater,意为浅棕色的。
作定语时直接放在名词前,说明颜色,一般不用比较等级。
He bought a camel coat for the winter.
他买了一件驼色大衣过冬。
作表语,放在 be 等系动词之后,说明某物的颜色。
The walls of the living room are camel.
客厅的墙壁是驼色的。
“in + 颜色词”表示身上穿着某种颜色的衣物。
She was dressed in camel from head to toe.
她从头到脚都穿着驼色。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a camel color coat for winter.
正确表达She bought a camel coat for winter.
汉语“驼色”里带一个“色”字,学习者常把“色”照搬成 color,于是写成 camel color coat。但 camel 本身作形容词就是“驼色的”,可直接放在名词前修饰,再加 color 等于名词叠用,不符合英语习惯。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wore a camel's coat to the interview.
正确表达He wore a camel coat to the interview.
表示颜色时 camel 是形容词,直接作定语修饰名词,不能加 's。加了 's 的 camel's 表示所属或材质(“骆驼的大衣/驼毛大衣”),无法表达“驼色的”这一颜色义。
驼色大衣
She wore a classic camel coat over a black turtleneck.
她在黑色高领毛衣外穿了一件经典驼色大衣。
驼色毛衣
He bought a soft camel sweater for the winter.
他买了一件柔软的驼色毛衣过冬。
驼色长裤
The model paired camel trousers with a white shirt.
模特用白衬衫搭配驼色长裤。
驼色围巾
She wrapped a camel scarf around her neck.
她把一条驼色围巾围在脖子上。
驼色手提包
He gave her a camel handbag for her birthday.
他送给她一个驼色手提包作为生日礼物。
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