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色
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Definitions
- 1. color
- 2. look
- 3. appearance
- 4. sex
Example Sentences
1 shown聽到這事之後，湯姆為之 色 變。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 色
stern
partial color blindness
Technicolor
off-white; creamy white
multicolored
expression
having sound and color (idiom); vivid
light tan (color)
cyberporn
black (without gloss)
follower of wine and women
anthocyanidin (biochemistry)
(bird species of China) plain flowerpecker (Dicaeum minullum)
green pest prevention and control; environmentally friendly methods of pest control and prevention
pansy
pigment
(bird species of China) blue pitta (Hydrornis cyaneus)
scenery
tan (color)
to paint
warp brocade
chroma key
(bird species of China) silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)
skin color
to look for; to seek out; to choose
signal made with one's eyes
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)
hematin (blood pigment)
deep red
protective coloration
cytochrome
colored wine (made from grapes or other fruit, as opposed to a rice wine etc)
to trick sb into having sex
variety
night scene
red-orange color
variety
Israelite
buff (color)
pleased with oneself
violet (color)
to forget loyalty when in love
to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
anthocyanin (biochemistry)
to show one's feelings
ginger (color)
to lose color
ashen-faced (idiom)
(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue
beautiful girl
University of Arkansas
monotone
sex scandal
ashamed look
multicolored
solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
gray
to smell, look and taste great
to turn green at the mention of sex
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
greedy for sex
(bird species of China) hooded pitta (Pitta sordida)
red-light district
black
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
hurried
salad oil
wine, sex, avarice and temper (idiom); four cardinal vices
to lose one's splendor
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
(pejorative) as detestable as each other; birds of a feather; cut from the same cloth
characteristic
color
pink
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
to color (a picture etc)
non-playable character (in a role-playing game)
monochrome picture
happy countenance
to go pale in panic (idiom)
bilirubin
(bird species of China) varied tit (Sittiparus varius)
protective coloration (esp. of insects)
happy
color of the sky
Arkansas, US state
Red Detachment of Women, revolutionary opera that premiered in 1964
ash gray
food and sex
chromosome
pale
stain
saturation (color theory)
yellow red
dark brown
buff
role
chemical colorimetry
color (of one's skin, a sign of good health)
coloration
purple
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
colored
Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi
complexion
(bird species of China) variegated laughingthrush (Trochalopteron variegatum)
(idiom) diverse; various; all kinds of
pornographic books and magazines
to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
(I'll) teach you a lesson
bronze color
to sexually assault
hemochromatosis
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
not in the least inferior (idiom)
quantum chromodynamics (particle physics)
dice cup
everything in the garden is lovely
silver (color)
color wheel
(dialect) intensity of the fire (in cooking, kiln firing etc)
twilight
autosomal chromosome
dark or deep green
amiable manner
Agent Blue
reddish
color separation
good looks (of a woman)
colors of spring
milky white
multicolored
scarlet (color)
pink
(bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi)
Bose or Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi
to lose color
Agent Orange (herbicide)
socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era
full color
happy expression
white
player character (in a role-playing game)
Sera monastery near Lhasa, Tibet
lime (color)
ashen-faced
tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid
red tourism, focused on sites in China associated with the Communist Revolution
tan
(of complexion) to lose one's color; to blanch; to look wan
male homosexuality
lecher
polytene chromosome
tryptophan
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
to paint
not show one's feeling or intentions
smiles of exultation
Arkansas, US state
genetic chromosome abnormality
Sêrtar county (Tibetan: gser thar rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
photography enthusiast
to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it
trinitrotoluene (TNT), C6H2(NO2)3CH3
dye
color
various
green
porn
bleaching agent
to give sb a meaningful look
divine fragrance, national grace (idiom); an outstanding beauty
plastid (organelle in plant cell)
lecher
to coordinate colors
bright and multicolored
pink
coffee color
French dressing
to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear
dice cup
wallowing in lust
(bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
dark
tangerine yellow
yellow (color)
red-purple
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart
Ithaca, Island state of Greece, the home of Odysseus 奧迪修斯|奥迪修斯[ào dí xiū sī]
top-quality
(bird species of China) blue-winged pitta (Pitta moluccensis)
red (color)
(bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi)
to lose one's head over lust
gray area
uveal melanoma
primary color
dark gray
heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
to seduce
satin (textile) (loanword)
complementary color
(fig.) fine
(lit. and fig.) chameleon
case involving sex scandal (law)
White Terror
see 五彩繽紛|五彩缤纷[wǔ cǎi bīn fēn]
the Smurfs
colorimetric analysis
colorless
to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
lecher; pervert; wolf
complexion
the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
to look famished
a turn for the better
porn business
cream (color)
Sedan (French town)
black pigment
leucoplast
yellow green
head of a division of the music academy of the imperial court
blue (color)
boson (particle physics)
pansy
dish
color contrast
brown
crazy about sex
Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party
dark brown
(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant
complexion
to change color
gender role
color vision
lilac (color)
true color
to show signs of anger
(bird species of China) red-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron formosum)
(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning
colors of autumn
beauty
to polish (a piece of writing)
crimson
(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)
pornographic novel
(of colors) to fade
(bird species of China) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
color-blind
the white race
(bird species of China) blue-rumped pitta (Hydrornis soror)
ashen-faced (idiom)
all kinds
azure
angry look
(bird species of China) beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella)
yellowtail
color gamut
non-ferrous metals (all metals excluding iron, chromium, manganese and their alloys)
salad dressing
varicolored
vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life
warm color (arch.)
Higgs boson (particle physics)
to excel in one's field
(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)
orange (color)
bleeding
color filter
national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)
Israel
indigo (color)
to both share the limelight
palette
ferrous metals (i.e. iron, chromium, manganese and alloys containing them)
Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi
monochrome photo
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
green
Sêrtar county (Tibetan: gser thar rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[gān zī zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
tone
brown
to lose color
chromosome
to throw the dice
natural color
Marcuse (philosopher)
orange (color)
wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust
gathering dusk
erotic (of art etc)
to want sex
process lens (working by color separation)
(of an animal) appearance or color of coat
angry or sullen look
indigo blue
color and luster
salad (loanword)
(bird species of China) scaly laughingthrush (Trochalopteron subunicolor)
role-playing game (RPG)
(slang) pervert
(bird species of China) eared pitta (Hydrornis phayrei)
black
to suddenly change color showing displeasure, bewilderment etc
remarkable; outstanding
see 色瞇瞇|色眯眯[sè mī mī]
hue
lovely color
not inferior in any respect
lustful
female charms
mad about sex
to wear colored glasses
goods
to wink at sb
crazy about sex
pornographic film
navy blue
violet (color)
calico cat
sex fiend
severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
colored races
sexual coloration
dark brown
cyan
White Day
to lose color
to blend colors
Baise prefecture in Guangxi
monochrome
shape and color
Agent Orange (herbicide)
Greenpeace (environmental network)
to fade
ploidy (number of homologous chromosomes)
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
debauched (idiom)
russet
light blue
pornography
blue rose
to enrich
(bird species of China) bronzed drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
a feast for the eyes (idiom)
charm
moonlight
Semu
\The Hunt for Red October\, a novel by Tom Clancy
purity in carat weight
sexual desire
colorful
(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. \red bomb\, because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)
smiling genially
the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
wine and women
clean, unadulterated food product
light color
to give sb a meaningful look
(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
(slang) green
maroon (color)
to fade
inherent qualities
to give sb a meaningful look
colored light
color printing using several overlaid images
trisomy
Agent White
camouflage colors (beige, brown etc)
face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
all kinds of
filbert
tint; coloring; coloration