Word · Frequency #7155
scarlet
猩红色；鲜红色
a brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange
- 1.
A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
鲜红色,有时带橙色
- 2.
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
一种鲜红色,有时带有橙色调
- 3.
Cloth of a scarlet color.
猩红色的布料
猩红色布料；猩红布；鲜红色,有时带橙色；一种鲜红色,有时带有橙色调；猩红色的布料；猩红色
In use
The artist mixed white with scarlet to create a lighter shade.
She wore a dress of deep scarlet that caught everyone's attention.
The autumn leaves turned from green to brilliant scarlets and golds.
in + scarlet
in scarlet 表示穿着猩红色衣物。
The bride wore a dress in scarlet.
新娘穿了一件猩红色的裙子。
a + modifier + scarlet
用不定冠词表示一种猩红色调。
The painter mixed a deep scarlet.
画家调制了一种深猩红色。
the + scarlet + of + noun
表示某物的猩红色特征。
The scarlet of the autumn leaves was breathtaking.
Connections
Collocations
- scarlet fever
- 猩红热
- Scarlet fever is a contagious bacterial infection.猩红热是一种传染性细菌感染。
- scarlet letter
- 红字
- She was forced to wear a scarlet letter as a punishment.她被迫佩戴红字作为惩罚。
- bright scarlet
- 亮猩红色
- The artist chose a bright scarlet for the background.艺术家选择了亮猩红色作为背景。
- deep scarlet
- 深猩红色
- The sunset was a deep scarlet.日落是深猩红色。
- dressed in scarlet
- 穿着红衣
- She arrived dressed in scarlet.她穿着红衣到达。
- a touch of scarlet
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“scar”是伤疤，“let”是让——让伤疤留下鲜红色印记，记住scarlet是猩红色。
Context & Register
scarlet 通常用作颜色名词，语体中性，多用于描述物品、服饰或自然景色的颜色。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-let' often rhyme with /lɪt/ (e.g., booklet, bracelet, leaflet, pamphlet, tablet). Note that 'outlet' is pronounced /ˈaʊtlɛt/ with /ɛt/, not a perfect rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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