Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2173
yellow
黄色的
of the color between green and orange, like an egg yolk
- 1.
Of a yellow hue.
- 2.
Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
- 3.
Related to the Free Democratic Party, a political party in Germany.
- 4.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
黄色的
耸人听闻的；低俗煽情的；（德国）自由民主党的
In use
The sunflower has bright yellow petals.
She wore a yellow dress to the party.
In autumn, the leaves turn yellower each day.
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。
subject + be + yellow
系表结构，描述主语的颜色特征。
The bananas are yellow.
香蕉是黄色的。
turn/become + yellow
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。
Connections
Collocations
- yellow fever
- 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。
- yellow card
- 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。
- yellow pages
- 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。
- yellow ribbon
- 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。
- yellow journalism
- 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。
- yellow line
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用蛋黄的颜色记yellow：蛋黄是黄色的，看到蛋黄就联想到yellow。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
Used attributively before nouns; can also be used predicatively after linking verbs.
Pronunciation & Spelling
fellow、mellow、bellow、jello、cello 与 yellow 的元音和尾音一致（/ɛloʊ/，重音在第一音节），押韵。注意 hello 虽拼写相近，但读作 /həˈloʊ/，重音在第二音节，与 yellow /ˈjɛloʊ/ 不押韵；pillow /ˈpɪloʊ/、below /bɪˈloʊ/ 也因元音或重音不同而不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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.