Dictionary entry
ruby-red
adjective
红宝石色；宝石红色
ruby-red
- 1.
s of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
宝石红
宝石红
In use
The old car was painted a ruby-red color that shone in the sunlight.
She wore a ruby-red dress to the evening party.
The autumn leaves turned a deep ruby-red before falling.
ruby-red + noun
ruby-red作为颜色形容词直接修饰名词，表示该名词的颜色。
She wore a ruby-red dress to the party.
她穿了一件宝石红的裙子去参加派对。
be + ruby-red
系动词后加ruby-red作表语，描述主语的颜色特征。
The sunset sky was ruby-red.
日落时的天空是宝石红的。
verb + noun + ruby-red
ruby-red作宾语补足语，表示使某物呈现该颜色。
The artist painted the walls ruby-red.
艺术家把墙壁涂成了宝石红色。
Common mistakes
She bought a ruby red scarf.She bought a ruby-red scarf.
作为形容词修饰名词时，复合颜色词需要加连字符，避免歧义。
I love the ruby-red of her lipstick.I love the ruby-red color of her lipstick.
ruby-red 是形容词，不能直接用作名词表示颜色本身，需要加上 color 或使用其他名词结构。
Connections
Confusing words
- ruby
- 红宝石色的 · ruby作形容词时可直接表示深红色，但更常见的是作名词指宝石；ruby-red强调像红宝石那样的红色，常用于描述特定色调。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.