Word
off-white
米白；灰白
核心释义
Any pale colour that is almost white.
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任何接近白色的浅色。
Any pale colour that is almost white.
任何接近白色的浅色。；黄白色；米白
用法In use
She painted the kitchen walls in a soft off-white.
用法提示：off-white 作为名词，指一种颜色，这里用作介词宾语，表示颜色名称。
The wedding dress was an elegant off-white, not pure white.
用法提示：off-white 作为名词，表示一种颜色，在句中作主语补足语。
I prefer off-white for the trim because it contrasts nicely with the bold wall color.
用法提示：off-white 作为名词，指颜色，这里用作介词宾语，表示选择的颜色。
in off-white
常用于描述房间、家具或衣物的整体配色。
The entire hallway is decorated in off-white.
整条走廊都以米白色装饰。
an off-white
作可数名词，用不定冠词指某一种具体的米白色。
They picked an off-white for the kitchen cabinets.
他们为厨房橱柜选了一种米白色。
off-whites
复数形式常与形容词连用，泛指多种接近白色的浅色。
The new paint line comes in soft off-whites and warm grays.
新涂料系列有柔和的米白色和暖灰色。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子She chose a off-white for the curtains.正确表达She chose an off-white for the curtains.
off-white 的读音以元音音素开头，所以不定冠词要用 an；不能只看拼写首字母是 o 就用 a。
易错句子The paint store has many off-white.正确表达The paint store has many off-whites.
off-white 表示“一种米白色”时是可数名词，复数形式是 off-whites；many 后面必须接可数名词复数。
易错句子She prefers off-white than pure white.正确表达She prefers off-white to pure white.
动词 prefer 表示比较时固定搭配是 prefer A to B，不能用 than；这里 off-white 和 pure white 都是被比较的颜色名词。
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