Word · Frequency #2173
yellows
黄色；黄色颜料
yellows is the plural of yellow.
核心释义
the color yellow; yellow color or pigment
- 1.
The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
- 2.
黄色；黄色颜料
yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
- 3.
One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
- 4.
One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
- 5.
A yellow card.
- 6.
Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow colored species. Compare sulphur.
黄牌；斯诺克黄球（值2分）；英式台球中的黄球；黄蝶（黄粉蝶亚科的蝴蝶）；黄色
用法In use
The yellow of the lemon was so bright that it stood out on the plate.
用法提示：此处 yellow 是名词，指黄色这一颜色。
The painter mixed a little white into the paint to get a softer yellow.
用法提示：yellow 在这里作名词，表示一种黄色调。
For the background of the portrait, the artist chose a warm yellow.
用法提示：句中 yellow 为名词，指黄色这种颜色。
the yellow of sth
常用来指物体中黄色的部分。
The yellow of the egg is rich in nutrients.
蛋黄的黄色部分营养丰富。
a shade of yellow
用于描述不同深浅的黄色。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bright yellow
- 亮黄色
- She painted the wall a bright yellow.她把墙刷成了亮黄色。
- pale yellow
- 淡黄色
- The curtains are a pale yellow.窗帘是淡黄色的。
- deep yellow
- 深黄色
- The sunset turned the sky a deep yellow.日落把天空染成了深黄色。
- the color yellow
- 黄色
- The color yellow is often associated with happiness.黄色常常与快乐联系在一起。
- shades of yellow
- 各种黄色调
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
黄色 'yellow' 中有 'yell'（喊叫），想象黄色太刺眼让人想喊叫。
语境与语域Context & Register
描述颜色时的中性语境
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'fellow' and 'mellow' share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the /loʊ/ ending, making true rhymes. 'Pillow' and 'willow' have the same /oʊ/ ending but a different stressed vowel, so they are spelling lookalikes but not perfect rhymes.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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