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1. Oxford Dictionary

   yellow

   • IPA[ˈjɛləʊ]

   英式

   • adj.
     of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks；having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people).
   • n.
     yellow colour or pigment；yellow clothes or material
   • v.
     become yellow, especially with age

   • noun: yellow, plural noun: yellows

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks curly yellow hair 同義詞 yellowish, yellowy, lemon, lemony, amber, ... 更多gold, golden, blonde, light brown, fair, flaxen
   • ▪ offensive having a naturally yellowish or olive skin (as used to describe Chinese or Japanese people).
   • ▪ denoting a warning of danger which is thought to be near but not actually imminent he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert
   • 2. informal not brave; cowardly he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow 同義詞 cowardly, lily-livered, faint-hearted, chicken-hearted, pigeon-hearted, ... 更多craven, spiritless, spineless, timid, timorous, fearful, trembling, quaking, shrinking, cowering, afraid of one's own shadow, pusillanimous, weak, feeble, soft, informalchicken, weak-kneed, gutless, yellow-bellied, wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified, wet, candy-assed, vulgar slangchickenshit, archaicpoltroon, recreant, poor-spirited反義詞 brave, courageous
   • ▪ archaic showing jealousy or suspicion.
   • 3. (of a style of writing, especially in journalism) lurid and sensational he based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. yellow colour or pigment the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow a wide range of colours from rich vibrant reds, yellows, blues, and greens to more unexpected pastel shades
   • ▪ yellow clothes or material everyone dresses in yellow
   • 2. a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker he missed an easy yellow in frame four
   • 3. used in names of moths or butterflies that are mainly yellow in colour.
   • 4. any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. become yellow, especially with age the cream paint was beginning to yellow

   片語

   • the yellow peril