olive + noun
作定语,直接放在名词前,表示灰绿色。
He was wearing an olive shirt.
他穿着一件橄榄绿的衬衫。
灰绿色的,像未成熟橄榄的颜色。;黄绿色的;黄褐色的;橄榄色的
grayish green, like the color of an unripe olive
灰绿色的,像未成熟橄榄的颜色。
Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
She wore an olive sweater that matched the autumn leaves.
她穿着一件橄榄绿的毛衣,与秋叶的颜色很相配。
用法提示:句中 olive 是形容词,表示“橄榄绿的”颜色。
The soldier's olive uniform helped him blend into the forest.
士兵的橄榄绿制服帮助他融入森林之中。
用法提示:olive 在这里作定语,修饰 uniform,指灰绿色的军装。
They painted the kitchen walls a soft olive to create a calm atmosphere.
他们把厨房的墙壁刷成柔和的橄榄绿色,以营造宁静的氛围。
用法提示:olive 用作表语补足语,描述墙壁的颜色为橄榄绿。
作定语,直接放在名词前,表示灰绿色。
He was wearing an olive shirt.
他穿着一件橄榄绿的衬衫。
作表语,用在 be、look、seem 等系动词之后。
The curtains look olive in this light.
在这种光线下,窗帘看起来是灰绿色的。
与 turn、go 等表示变化的动词连用,说明颜色发生改变。
The sky turned olive before the storm.
暴风雨来临前,天空变成了灰绿色。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought a olive-green scarf.
正确表达She bought an olive-green scarf.
olive 的读音以元音音素 /ˈɑləv/ 开头,不定冠词必须用 an 而不能用 a。汉语没有冠词系统,学习者容易只凭“辅音字母 o 不是元音字母”而误写 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sofa is olive color.
正确表达The sofa is olive.
英语颜色形容词作表语时直接单独使用,后面不加 color/colour;汉语说“橄榄色的”,学习者常把“色”直译成 color。若确实要加,须把它变成复合形容词 olive-colored,而不是名词 color。
橄榄绿
She painted the kitchen walls olive green.
她把厨房的墙刷成了橄榄绿。
橄榄褐,军绿色
The military trucks were painted olive drab.
军用卡车被漆成了橄榄褐色。
橄榄色皮肤
He has olive skin and dark, curly hair.
他皮肤呈橄榄色,头发又黑又卷。
深橄榄绿
The curtains were a deep olive that darkened the whole room.
窗帘是深橄榄绿色,使整个房间都暗了下来。
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