Word · Frequency #14082
tinge
给…染上少许颜色；使略带…色调
to give something a small amount of colour, or cause a slight change in its shade
- 1.
To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
给......增添少量颜色；染色；(引申)增添少量其他东西
- 2.
To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
轻微影响或改变,尤指因实际或比喻性的某种影响
- 3.
To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
因添加颜色而轻微改变色调；(引申)因增添其他东西而轻微改变性质
- 4.
affect as in thought or feeling
影响思想或感情
轻微影响；使带有一丝（情感或想法）；给......增添少量颜色；染色；(引申)增添少量其他东西；轻微影响或改变,尤指因实际或比喻性的某种影响；因添加颜色而轻微改变色调；(引申)因增添其他东西而轻微改变性质；影响思想或感情
In use
The last rays of the sun tinged the mountain tops with orange.
A strange excitement tinges his voice whenever he talks about space.
The rain is tingeing the pavement a darker shade.
The sadness tinged his life
Verb forms
base tinge · third person tinges · -ing tingeing · past tinged · past participle tinged
注意：现在分词形式为 tingeing，也可写作 tinging。
Connections
Collocations
- be tinged with
- 略带；带有一丝
- Her voice was tinged with sadness.她的声音略带悲伤。
- be tinged pink
- 染上淡粉色
- The clouds were tinged pink at sunrise.日出时云彩染上了淡粉色。
- tinge something with
- 给某物增添少量…；使略带上…
- The last light tinged the lake with gold.最后的一缕光线给湖面染上金色。
- slightly tinged
- 微微带有一丝…的
- Her joy was slightly tinged with doubt.她的喜悦中微微带有一丝疑虑。
Idioms & figurative uses
- be tinged with
- 带有…的色彩；夹杂着…（情绪或特质）His apology was tinged with sarcasm.他的道歉带着一丝讽刺。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tinge 音近‘听’，像‘听’到一滴颜料落下的声音，只给事物染上淡淡的一层色调或一丝影响。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学与散文、新闻评论与正式演讲、日常口语（be tinged with） tinge 作动词时多用于书面或文学性表达，表示颜色或情感/性质的轻微变化；在口语中比较常见于 be tinged with 这类搭配。整体属于中性的语体，但带有一定的文学色彩。
Grammar Note
及物动词，常后接直接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
含 hinge、cringe、binge、fringe、singe 等词均以 -nge 结尾，读 /ɪndʒ/，与 tinge 押韵。注意 plunge 拼写同为 -nge，但读 /plʌndʒ/，并不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.