Dictionary entry
orange red
noun
橙红
a reddish-orange color
In use
The artist mixed orange red for the center of the painting.
Her dress was a bright orange red that caught everyone's eye.
At sunset, the sky turned a soft orange red.
orange red + noun
用作定语,修饰名词。
The solution turned an orange red color.
溶液变成了橙红色。
be + orange red
用作表语,描述主语的颜色。
The precipitate is orange red.
沉淀物是橙红色的。
Common mistakes
The wall is orange and red.The wall is orange-red.
“orange and red”表示两种独立的颜色,而“orange-red”是一种混合色(橙红色),应使用连字符或直接连写表示复合颜色。
The car is red orange.The car is orange red.
英语中复合颜色词的顺序决定色调偏向:"orange red" 偏向橙色的红色(橙红),而"red orange" 偏向红色的橙色(红橙),二者不同,不能混淆。
Connections
Confusing words
- red orange
- 红橙色 · red orange偏红,orange red偏橙;两者虽为同轴颜色,但红色与橙色比例不同,学习者常混淆顺序。
- orangered
- 橙红色(CSS颜色名) · orangered是标准命名颜色,常用于数字或设计领域;orange red为描述性短语,指任意偏橙的红色,两者在具体语境中不可互换。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用作颜色描述
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