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be + lavender (color)
lavender 作为不可数颜色名词，前面可加修饰语。
The walls are painted a soft lavender.
墙壁漆成了柔和的淡紫色。
熏衣草
lavenders — plural of lavender
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
熏衣草
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
The walls are painted a soft lavender.
墙壁漆成了柔和的淡紫色。
一组欧洲植物,属于薄荷科的薰衣草属
Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
淡蓝紫色,像薰衣草花的颜色
A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.
She planted lavender along the path to enjoy its fragrance.
她沿着小路种了熏衣草，享受它的香气。
The lavender in her garden attracts bees and butterflies.
她花园里的熏衣草吸引蜜蜂和蝴蝶。
I bought a bunch of dried lavender to put in a vase.
我买了一束干熏衣草放在花瓶里。
lavender 作为不可数颜色名词，前面可加修饰语。
The walls are painted a soft lavender.
墙壁漆成了柔和的淡紫色。
lavender 作形容词，直接修饰名词。
She wore a lavender dress to the party.
她穿了一条淡紫色的裙子去派对。
lavender 作为植物是不可数名词，也可说 a lavender plant。
Many gardeners grow lavender for its fragrance.
许多园丁因为它的香味而种植熏衣草。
Not this
I painted my room lavenders.
Use this
I painted my room lavender.
作为颜色时，'lavender'是不可数名词，不能加s。
Not this
She bought a lavender color bag.
Use this
She bought a lavender bag.
'lavender'可直接作形容词修饰名词，表示淡紫色，无需再加'color'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
薰衣草精油
She added a few drops of lavender oil to her bath.
她在浴缸里加了几滴薰衣草精油。
薰衣草田
Rows of purple lavender fields stretched to the horizon.
一排排紫色的薰衣草田一直延伸到地平线。
薰衣草的香味
The room was filled with the calming lavender scent.
房间里弥漫着令人平静的薰衣草香味。
薰衣草花
She dried lavender flowers to make potpourri.
她把薰衣草花晒干做成百花香。
淡紫色
She painted her bedroom walls a soft lavender color.
她给卧室的墙壁刷上了柔和的淡紫色。
薰衣草香皂
This lavender soap has a gentle and relaxing fragrance.
这种薰衣草香皂有一种温和放松的香味。
小心保存；典当
She laid up her grandmother's ring in lavender.
她把祖母的戒指小心保存起来。
（为掩饰同性恋身份的）假婚姻
Many celebrities used to enter lavender marriages to hide their sexuality.
许多名人过去常通过假婚姻来掩饰自己的性取向。
熏衣草蓝，滴哩滴哩，熏衣草绿；当我是国王，滴哩滴哩，你就是王后。
Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green; When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen.
这是一首经典英文童谣，常被用于儿童歌曲和影视作品中，表达了对美好爱情的向往。
我感到薰衣草迷雾，在悄悄靠近我。
I feel the lavender haze, creeping up on me.
出自泰勒·斯威夫特（Taylor Swift）的歌曲《Lavender Haze》，描述了一种梦幻、迷离的恋爱状态。
Use lavenders naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音似'拉文德'，联想一位叫拉文德的女子穿着淡紫色裙子，站在薰衣草田中。
语域：neutral 常见场景：gardening、fashion、aromatherapy 通常作名词，指熏衣草植物或其淡紫色，在园艺、时尚和芳香疗法中常见；形容词用于描述颜色，也属中性。整体语气中性，无特殊正式或随意倾向。
The noun is usually uncountable for the color or dried flowers, but countable for specific plants or types.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.