1. U 彩色　the quality in objects which can be seen
2. C 颜色　red, blue, green, etc.
3. S U 脸色，气色　the general appearance of a person's skin
4. C 肤色　the color of a person's skin showing which race they belong to
5. U 特色，个性；情调　details or behavior of a place, thing, or person, that interest the mind or eye and excite the imagination; character
6. C U 颜料　 substance used to give color to sth

　add ～　添色
　alter〔turn〕 ～　改变颜色
　assume ～　呈一色
　blend ～　混合颜色
　change ～　变色
　gain〔lose〕 ～　脸色变得红润〔脸色变得苍白〕
　give〔lend〕 ～ to　使…显得可信，给…增添色彩
　have a high ～　脸色红润
　match the ～ of sth　与某物的颜色相称
　put in ～s　着色
　wear ～s　穿有色彩的衣服
　beautiful〔bright, clear〕 ～　美丽〔鲜明，清晰〕的颜色
　cold〔warm〕 ～　冷〔暖〕色
　fashionable〔prevalent〕 ～　流行色
　local〔political〕 ～　地方〔政治〕色彩
　organic ～　有机颜料
　pink ～　粉色
　protective ～　保护色
　rich ～　丰富的色彩
　soft ～　柔和的颜色
　tender ～　温柔的脸色
　tinting ～　着色颜料
　transparent ～　透明色彩
　watery ～　水彩色
　～ film〔photo〕　彩色电影〔照片〕
　film in ～　彩色电影
　in dark ～s　悲观地
　people of all ～s　各色人种
　under the ～ of friendship　以友谊为借口
　without ～　不加渲染

　I think the colour of the paint will blend in the wall very nicely.　我认为这幅画的颜色会跟墙很和谐。
　The colour of these curtains approximates that of the rug.　这些窗帘的颜色与地毯的颜色接近。
　The colour of the wall and the colour of the carpet will blend together.　墙的颜色和地毯的颜色很和谐。
　This colour shows your complexion off to the best advantage.　这种颜色使你的脸显得格外好看。
　The new colour is lighter, and the old paint shows through.　新刷的漆颜色较浅，使原来的漆显露出来。
　Will the colour in this material fade?　这种料子的颜色褪色吗?
　Why split hairs over the colour of the dress?　为什么对衣服的颜色这类小事争论不休?
　This colour lends warmth to the room, as it gets no natural sunlight.　这种颜色给房间增添了暖和的感觉，因为这房间得不到自然阳光的照射。
　This colour will last.　这颜色耐久。
　Take care to match the sewing thread with the cloth so that the stitches, being of the same colour, will not show.　要尽量使线的颜色和布相配，这样就看不出线缝了。
　Her husband mixed the colour for her.　她的丈夫给她调了颜色。
　The artist mixed blue with yellow paint to produce the colour green he wanted.　这位画家把蓝色的颜料和黄色的颜料调和起来，配成他需要的绿颜色。
　Sugar acquires a brown colour by being burnt.　砂糖炒焦了便成茶褐色。
　You can stain the wood with this special liquid to give it a pleasing colour.　你可以用这特制的液体染这块木料，使之看起来赏心悦目。
　I want to paint my bed a bright colour.　我想把我的床漆上一种明亮的颜色。
　A colour may kill another near it.　一种颜色可能使相近的颜色显不出来。
　Do you think these two colours will blend together?　你认为这两种颜色和谐吗?
　He painted some bees with little spots of colours.　他在一些蜜蜂身上点上颜色。
　These colours won't last if exposed to the sun.　这些颜色如果暴露于阳光下，其色彩是不会维持多久的。
　I matched the colour of my sweater with the colour of my shirt.　我使毛线衫的颜色和裙子的颜色协调起来。
　The two colours jar.　这两种颜色不谐调。
　Keep the background colours dark so that the main figure will show more clearly.　背景的色调要暗，这样主要人物就会更突出了。
　The colours go so very well together.　这颜色搭配得极好。
　The bright colours engage a baby's attention.　鲜艳的颜色引起婴孩的注意。
　The painter was busy mixing his colours.　画家在忙着调颜色。
　You can adjust the colour on the TV by turning this knob.　你可以转动这个旋钮来调整电视的颜色。
　I try my best to blend the colour of the paint (in) with the curtains.　我尽量使这幅画的色调和窗帘的颜色和谐。
　Blue, red and yellow are colours.　蓝、红、黄都是颜色。
　Everything we see has colour.　我们能看到的每一样东西都有颜色。
　Please sort these cards according to their colour.　请按颜色将这些卡片分开。
　The little girl paints nicely in water colours.　小姑娘的水彩画画得很好。
　(Of) what colour is his new car?　他的新车是什么颜色的?
　(With) what colour shall I paint your door?　我用什么颜色给你刷门?
　My car is (of) the same colour as yours.　我的车和你的车颜色一样。
　The bright colours of the flowers arrested the girl's attention.　花的艳丽色彩引起了那姑娘的注意。
　Insects are attracted to flowers by their colour, scent and nectar.　昆虫为花的色彩、香气和花蜜所吸引。
　The painter evolved his ideas about the form and colour out of the work of an earlier artist.　这位画家从一位早期美术家的作品中形成了他对形式与色彩的见解。
　The design of the building is well matched in colour.　这幢建筑物的设计在色彩上很调和。
　The room is lacking in colour.　这间房缺乏色彩。
　The azaleas made a mass of colour in the garden.　杜鹃花给花园添了一片色彩。
　Do you like oil paintings or water colour?　你喜欢油画还是喜欢水彩画?
　The painter has left many water colour sketches that have won for him a significant place.　那位画家给后世留下了许多水彩素描，为他在绘画史上赢得了一席之地。
　Our new neighbour is always flinging his money about, with his colour television and his new car every year.　我们的新邻居为了摆阔气总是乱花钱，每年买一台彩色电视和一辆新车。
　They are saving up to buy a colour TV set.　他们在存钱买彩色电视机。
　The thieves couldn't shift any of those stolen colour televisions.　这伙盗贼无法把任何一部偷来的彩色电视机脱手。
　The price of the colour TV has jumped to five thousand yuan.　彩电的价格已突升到5000元。
　He is going with me to help me pick out a colour TV set.　他要陪我一起去，帮我选一台彩电。
　She loves the life, noise, and colour of the market.　她喜欢市场的热闹、喧哗和多彩多姿。
　He lost colour during his illness.　他生病期间脸色变得很苍白。
　The fever gave her a high colour.　发烧使她的脸都变红了。
　The old lady became angry at the remarks and changed colour.　老太太听了这些话非常生气，脸变得通红。
　The clothes blends in with her colour of skin very much.　这件衣服和她的肤色很协调。
　We raised our colours when we reached the top of the mountain.　当我们到达山顶的时候，我们升起了我们的队旗。
　There is a pirate ship under false colours on the sea.　海上有一只海盗船挂着假冒的旗帜航行。
　He would rather die than lower his colours.　他宁死不屈。
　In the face of sharp criticisms the young scientist still stuck to his colours.　面对着尖锐的批评，这位青年科学家依然坚持自己的主张。
　This only serves to expose more clearly their true colours.　这只不过使他们的真面目暴露得更清楚。

 ♣ give a false colour to　
　歪曲　give a wrong character or tone
　Newspapers often give a false colour to the news they reported.　报纸常常歪曲它们所报道的新闻。
　The detective gives a false colour to this whole business.　这个侦探彻底地歪曲了整个事件。
　He spent several weeks giving a false colour to the problem.　为了歪曲这一问题的事实，他花了几个星期。
　You gave a false colour to the words he said.　你歪曲了他讲话的真实意图。
　He gave a false colour to the facts to suit his own purposes.　他歪曲事实使其符合自己的目的。
 ♣ give sb his colours　
　把某人选入运动队　choose sb to be one of sports team members
　Tom finally was given his colours.　汤姆最终被选入运动队。
 ♣ haul down one's colours　
　妥协，投降，认输　yield; admit defeat
　After several weeks of argument, the trade union leaders had to haul down their colours and accepted the government's earlier offer.　经过几周的辩论，工会领袖只好妥协，接受了政府早先提出的条件。
 ♣ lay on the colours　
　夸大　exaggerate
　No matter what he talks he likes to lay on the colours.　无论他谈些什么，他都喜欢夸大。
　She always lays on the colours when she tells something she's done.　每当她谈及自己所做的事时，她总是言过其实。
　People will not believe a man who always lays on the colours.　人们不会相信老是夸大的人。
　He always lays on the colours to make his stories more amusing.　他总是用夸张的手法使他的故事更有趣。
 ♣ lend colour to　
　使显得更真实或更可信　make sth seem more likely
　〔说明〕 lend colour to通常不用于进行体。
　The wounds on the prisoner's arm lend colour to his story that he was beaten by his fellow criminals.　这个囚犯说他挨了同伙的打，胳膊上的伤令他的话显得更可信。
 ♣ lower one's colours　
　放弃要求　give up one's demand
　Two hours later he lowered his colours.　两小时之后，他放弃了要求。
　I asked him to lower his colours but he insisted.　我叫他放弃算了，但他却坚持。
　They found it hard to justify their son's lowering his colours.　他们难以理解儿子竟然放弃了要求。
　When he finally found out it was bad for him, he lowered his colours.　最后他发现这事对自己不利，就放弃了要求。
　Well, you can lower your colours, there's no hope that we shall get it now!　得了，你就放弃要求吧，咱们别指望再得到它了。
 ♣ nail colours to the mast　
　明确表示自己的观点；阐明观点　declare one's opinion
　The candidate nailed his colours to the mast on the question of civil rights.　那位候选人明确表示了他对民权问题的观点。
　It's your turn to nail your colours to the mast.　该你阐述你的观点了。
 ♣ off colour　
　色泽不佳；身体不舒服　not in good health
　That carpet is somewhat off colour.　那木匠身体不舒服。
　The old lady looked a little off colour.　这老太太看起来气色不佳。
　You are off colour; you'd better take a rest.　你气色不好，休息一下吧。
 ♣ put false colour upon　
　歪曲　distort
　Don't believe him; he often puts false colour upon news.　不要相信他的话，他常常歪曲新闻。
 ♣ sail under false colours　
　冒充，欺骗　be a hypocrite or impostor
　They entered the harbor by sailing under false colours.　他们靠欺骗入了港口。
 ♣ see in its true colours　
　看清某事的真面目　see the truth of a thing
　It's not easy to see the matter in its true colours.　看清此事的真相不容易。
 ♣ see the colour of sb's money　
　接受某人的钱　receive one's money
　Before reporting he saw the colour of the man's money.　报告前他接受了那个男人的钱。
 ♣ show one's true colour　
　露出真面目　show what one really is
　At last he showed his true colour.　最后他露出了真面目。
 ♣ stick to one's colour　
　坚持自己的观点　refuse to change one's opinion or party
　Nobody agreed with him but he stuck to his colours.　没人同意他，但他坚持自己的观点。
 ♣ with flying colours　
　出色地　outstanding; remarkable
　The teacher judged his students have finished the exercises with flying colours.　老师估计学生们已出色地做完了练习。
　Ignoring fatigue, they kept at the job and finished it three weeks quicker than planned with flying colours.　他们不顾疲劳地坚持工作，比计划提前三个星期出色地完成了任务。
　After she finished her conversation with flying colours, she hung up.　她出色地谈完之后，把电话挂了。
　The speaker hammered at his opponent's ideas with flying colours.　讲演人对其对手的主张不断地、出色地进行抨击。
　We must have this work finished with flying colours by Monday.　我们一定要在星期一以前出色地完成这项工作。
　Please honour your agreement by working until the project is finished with flying colours.　请遵守你们的协议，出色地完成这个项目。
　If you had not interfered, I should have finished my work with flying colours by now.　要不是你打扰我的话，我现在早已出色地完成了我的工作。

 ♣ colours, banner, flag, standard
　参见flag条。

1. 她喜欢红色。
　［误］ She likes red colour.
　［正］ She likes colour red.
　［析］ colour的意思是“颜色”， red的意思是“红颜色”，意思重复。正句中的red是colour的同位语。
2. 天空湛蓝如海。
　［误］ The sky has the colour of the deep sea.
　［正］ The sky is the colour of deep sea.
　［析］ 当描述物体的颜色时，用动词be，不用have.
3. 小蚂蚁被抱出茧外，此时他们的颜色还很苍白。
　［误］ The baby ants are helped out of the cocoons, still pale at colour.
　［正］ The baby ants are helped out of the cocoons, still pale in colour.
　［析］ 和色彩名词连用要用介词in，意为“是…色的”。
4. 这部车是红色的。
　［误］ The car is red colour.
　［正］ The car is of red colour.
　［正］ The car is red.
　这部车是红褐色的。
　［误］ The car is reddish-brown colour.
　［正］ The car is a reddish-brown colour.
　［析］ colour由表示颜色的词（如red, blue, green, etc.)修饰时，不能直接用在be之后，但可用"be of+red+colour”结构。如不用colour，直接用red等表示颜色的名词作表语，则可以直接用在be之后，此时是省略了介词of. 如果该颜色不常见，特别是复合词，有“一种…色”的描绘意味，则可直接修饰colour，其前还常加不定冠词a，这时也可看作用在be之后且省略of.

1. vi.变红；脸红　 take on or change colour; become red in the face
2. vt.着色；渲染　 cause sth to have colour; give a special effect or feeling to (a person, event, etc.)

　～ all the shapes　把所有的图形都涂上了颜色
　～ cloth　染布
　～ news　渲染消息
　～ one's testimony　歪曲证词/cn>
　～ tales　夸张故事
　～ the picture　给图画上色

～+副词

　～ amusingly　染上令人吃惊的颜色
　～ angrily　染上令人生气的颜色
　～ brilliantly　染上明亮的颜色
　～ conspicuously　染上显而易见的颜色
　～ distinctly　染上截然不同的颜色
　～ emotionally　染上令人激动的颜色
　～ enchantingly　染上令人着迷的颜色
　～ exquisitely　染上精美的颜色
　～ faintly　染上暗淡的颜色
　～ garishly　染上鲜艳夺目的颜色
　～ gorgeously　染上华丽的颜色
　～ harmoniously　染上和谐的颜色
　～ highly　染上十分好的颜色
　～ incredibly　惊人地脸红
　～ lavishly　染上过分的颜色
　～ necessarily　必要地着色
　～ normally　正常地涂色
　～ obscurely　染上不清楚的颜色
　～ painfully　染上令人痛心的颜色
　～ synthetically　染上综合性的颜色
　～ unevenly　染上不均的颜色
　～ violently　猛劲地渲染
　～ up　脸红，夸大

～+介词

　～ by　受到…影响，带有…意向
　～ in　着色
　～ with　用…着色

　The question was unexpected. She coloured very slightly.　问题出乎意料，她脸稍微有一点红。
　As soon as he started arguing he coloured quickly.　他一开始争辩，脸就马上红起来。
　The Cardinal coloured with vexation.　红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。
　Either dye or paints are used to colour cloth.　不论是染料还是颜料都是用来染布的。
　Mary coloured her picture with pencils.　玛丽用彩色铅笔给她的图画上色。
　The child coloured all the shapes on the page with a crayon.　那孩子用蜡笔把这页上所有的图形都涂上了颜色。
　Personal feelings coloured his judgement.　他的判断带有个人感情的色彩。
　The witness coloured his testimony.　那个证人歪曲了他的证词。
　Don't let your personal feelings colour your judgment.　别让你个人的感情左右你的决断。
　She tried to colour her lie.　她试着掩饰她的谎言。
　She tried to colour her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.　在她等候发言时，她竭力掩饰紧张的心情。
　News is often coloured.　新闻常被渲染。
　Travellers' tales are often highly coloured.　旅行者的故事常是极为夸张的。
　His criticisms are clearly coloured by hostility.　他的批评明显带有敌意。
　One's point of view is necessarily coloured by past experience.　一个人的观点必然会受到以往经历的影响。
　He coloured the walls green.　他把墙壁刷成绿色。
　He didn't like white, so he decided to colour the sheet green.　他不喜欢白色，因此决定把被单染成绿色。
　The soap was coloured a light blue.　肥皂做成了浅蓝色。
　The bird is coloured yellowish in the back, wings and tail.　这鸟的背部、翼、尾羽呈淡黄色。
　The coloured flags are fluttering in the breeze.　彩旗在微风中飘扬。
　The flame in the furnace can be looked at through coloured glasses.　可以通过有色眼镜观看高炉内的火焰。

 ♣ colour in　(v.+prep.)
　给…着色　fill in with colour
　The child was colouring in a series of outline drawings.　这孩子在给一套素描着色。
 ♣ colour up　(v.+adv.)
1. 变红；脸红 become red in the face
　She coloured up at the young man's name.　一提到那个青年男子的名字，她的脸就红了。
　He coloured up with annoyance.　他因愤怒而脸色变红。
2. 夸大 exaggerate
　Some journalists like to colour their stories up with alluring details of people's private lives.　一些新闻记者喜欢用诱人的私生活细节来夸大故事。

 ♣ colour, dye, paint, stain
　这几个词的共同含义是“着色，染色”。其区别是：
1. colour的意思最广泛，不管染色的深浅，不分使用什么染料，也不分给什么东西染色。用于比喻义，有“渲染，夸张”的意思，而dye, paint, stain没有此义。
2. dye, paint指有意地“染色”。dye指使用染料永远地改变物体的颜色，如毛纺织品或头发等；paint指把颜料或涂料涂在墙壁、家具等物体表面，使用的材料是耐久的，有“描绘，画画”的倾向。例如：
　Black will dye over other colours.　黑色能把大多数其他颜色染掉。
　This dress had been dyed several times.　这件连衣裙已染过几次了。
　She dyed her hair red.　她把头发染成红色。
　When will you paint the wall? 　你们什么时候漆墙?
　We painted the house once, then we went over it again.　我们把房间油漆了一遍，然后又打扫了一遍。
　The hero in the storybook was painted as a brave man.　故事书中的主人公被描绘成一个勇敢的人。
3. stain可以指由于使用疏忽或其他原因使物体染上并非本身所固有的颜色，因此有“变污”的意思。例如：
　This carpet stains easily, so try not to spill anything on it.　这块地毯很容易弄脏，所以请尽量避免把东西溅到上面。
　She has stained the floorboards dark brown.　她把地板漆成了深褐色。
　His crimes stained the family honor.　他的罪行玷污了他家庭的名誉。
4. dye, colour有“脸红”的意思， paint, stain则没有。例如：
　Deep blushes dyed her cheeks.　她双颊透红。
5. colour也可用作名词。

　［同义词］ n. tinge, tint, tone v. blush, stain, tinge
　［词源］古法语、拉丁语color（色泽，色彩，颜色）