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yellow + noun
作定语修饰名词，表示颜色属性。
She wore a yellow dress.
她穿了一条黄色的裙子。
黄色的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
黄色的
of the color between green and orange, like an egg yolk
She wore a yellow dress.
她穿了一条黄色的裙子。
Of a yellow hue.
Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
Related to the Free Democratic Party, a political party in Germany.
黄色的
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
The sunflower has bright yellow petals.
向日葵有明亮的黄色花瓣。
She wore a yellow dress to the party.
她穿了一条黄色连衣裙去派对。
In autumn, the leaves turn yellower each day.
秋天，树叶一天比一天更黄。
作定语修饰名词，表示颜色属性。
She wore a yellow dress.
她穿了一条黄色的裙子。
系表结构，描述主语的颜色特征。
The bananas are yellow.
香蕉是黄色的。
表示颜色变化，常与turn或become连用。
The leaves turn yellow in autumn.
树叶在秋天变黄。
表示由于某种原因（如时间、阳光）而变黄。
The old pages were yellow with age.
旧书页因年代久远而发黄。
Not this
This banana is more yellow than that one.
Use this
This banana is yellower than that one.
在英语中，单音节形容词的比较级通常加-er，而不是用more。'yellow'是单音节词，所以比较级应该是'yellower'。
Not this
She has a yellow big jacket.
Use this
She has a big yellow jacket.
英语中，多个形容词修饰名词时，通常按大小、形状、颜色等顺序排列。颜色形容词应放在大小形容词之后，所以应为'big yellow jacket'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
黄热病
The mosquito can spread yellow fever in tropical areas.
这种蚊子在热带地区会传播黄热病。
黄牌（警告）
The referee showed him a yellow card for the foul.
裁判因犯规向他出示了黄牌。
黄页电话簿
I looked up the plumber's number in the yellow pages.
我在黄页上查了水管工的电话号码。
黄丝带（思念或欢迎的象征）
They tied a yellow ribbon around the tree to welcome him home.
他们在树上系了一条黄丝带，欢迎他回家。
黄色新闻（耸人听闻的报道）
The newspaper was criticized for its yellow journalism.
这家报纸因黄色新闻而受到批评。
黄色标线
You cannot park here because of the yellow line on the road.
因为路上有黄色标线，你不能在这里停车。
胆小的，怯懦的
He was too yellow-bellied to admit his mistake.
他太胆小，不敢承认自己的错误。
低级煽情的新闻报道，黄色新闻
That tabloid is known for yellow journalism.
那家小报以煽情低俗的报道闻名。
（体育比赛中的）黄牌，警告
The referee showed him a yellow card for the foul.
裁判因他犯规向他出示了黄牌。
你所做的一切，是的，都闪耀着黄色。
Her scarf is yellow, like the sun.
她的围巾是黄色的，就像太阳一样。
我们都住在黄色的潜水艇里。
The Beatles' song 'Yellow Submarine' uses the color yellow playfully.
披头士乐队的歌曲《黄色潜水艇》诙谐地使用了黄色。
Use yellow naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
用蛋黄的颜色记yellow：蛋黄是黄色的，看到蛋黄就联想到yellow。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing colors、traffic lights、nature and weather、clothing and design 在描述颜色时，yellow 是中性常用词，通常用于口语和书面语，如描述物品颜色、自然景象等，正式与非正式场合都可使用。
Used attributively before nouns; can also be used predicatively after linking verbs.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.