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the colouring of sth
colouring 在这里是不可数名词，表示“颜色、色彩”，后用 of 说明所属对象。
The colouring of the insect makes it invisible among the leaves.
这种昆虫的颜色使它藏在树叶间难以被发现。
颜色；色彩
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颜色；色彩
the colour or appearance of something, resulting from the way it reflects or emits light
The colouring of the insect makes it invisible among the leaves.
这种昆虫的颜色使它藏在树叶间难以被发现。
事物因发出、透射或反射光线而产生的视觉属性
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
用于给食物着色的可消化物质
a digestible substance used to give color to food
改变某物颜色的行为或过程
the act or process of changing the color of something
The artist spent hours on the fine colouring of the petals.
艺术家花了几个小时仔细描绘花瓣的着色。
This brand of natural colouring is made from beetroot and turmeric.
这个品牌的天然着色剂是由甜菜根和姜黄制成的。
Her fair colouring makes her stand out in the crowd.
她白皙的肤色使她在人群中很显眼。
colouring 在这里是不可数名词，表示“颜色、色彩”，后用 of 说明所属对象。
The colouring of the insect makes it invisible among the leaves.
这种昆虫的颜色使它藏在树叶间难以被发现。
food colouring 是英式拼写，美式拼写为 food coloring；常作不可数名词。
This yoghurt contains no artificial food colouring.
这种酸奶不含人工食用色素。
hair colouring 可指“染发”这一行为，也可指染发产品。
Regular hair colouring can cause damage to your hair.
经常染发会损伤头发。
Not this
I like colour.
Use this
I like colouring.
当表示‘喜欢涂色/着色’这一活动时，名词应为 colouring；colour 作名词仅指‘颜色’这一视觉属性，不表示行为。中文的‘颜色’与‘上色’在此需要区分。
Not this
I bought some food colour.
Use this
I bought some food colouring.
表示‘食用色素’时，英文固定使用不可数名词 food colouring；单独使用 colour 不含‘色素、染料’之义，这是搭配错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
食用色素
Add a few drops of green food colouring to the icing.
在糖霜里加几滴绿色食用色素。
人造色素
Many processed foods contain artificial colouring.
许多加工食品含有人造色素。
天然色素
The orange drink uses natural colouring from carrots.
这款橙色饮料使用来自胡萝卜的天然色素。
染发
Her job involves hair colouring and cutting.
她的工作包括染发和剪发。
保护色
The lizard's protective colouring blends with the desert sand.
这只蜥蜴的保护色与沙漠沙子融为一体。
打破常规，不拘一格；不以常规方式思考或做事
By colouring outside the lines, the designer came up with a unique solution.
通过打破常规，这位设计师想出了一个独特的方案。
Use colouring naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把英式拼写colour加-ing，就是“着色、染色”的动作；想象拿颜料给画上色，记住颜色里藏着字母u。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、食品包装说明、美术或工艺讨论 该词通常为中性表达，日常和一般书面语境都适用；在涉及食物或颜料时多指着色剂或染色过程。
通常不可数，表示着色过程或物质；在指多种着色类型时可作可数名词。
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