COLOUR


Meaning of COLOUR in English

I. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a colour photo

Send us a colour photo of yourself.

a colour photograph

The book is fully illustrated with colour photographs.

a colour range British English , a color range AmE:

These curtains are available in a much wider colour range.

a colour television

a 32 inch colour television

an explosion of colour literary

After the rain, the desert bloomed in an explosion of color.

artificial colours (= used in food )

I try to buy food that is free from artificial colours.

colour bar

colour coded

The wires are colour coded for easy identification.

colour coded

colour coding

Most petrol stations use colour coding for different types of petrol.

colour scheme

colour supplement

colouring book

food colouring British English , food coloring American English

Dilute a little food colouring with water.

hair colour British English , hair color American English

Genes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.

local colour

His description of the smells from the market added a touch of local color.

passed with flying colours (= got very high marks )

She passed with flying colours .

primary colour

skin colour ( also the colour of your skin )

There is still discrimination on the basis of skin colour.

variable in size/shape/colour etc

These fish are highly variable in color and pattern.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

blue

They are yellow and blue in colour .

The edges of those fins are trimmed with the same blue colour .

Even those beautiful ones just by the beach. Blue and the colour of the sand.

Haematoxylin gives a bright blue colour and is suitable for visual comparisons, but the colour of the reagent prevents spectrophotometry.

The chevron is of silver lace with edging of dark blue facing colour .

It was a deep blue colour and had a matching hat like a tiny trilby, decorated with a feather.

Just as noticeable was the absence of the colour blue - the colour of imperial service.

bright

This is not simple mimicry, which would only entail being the same bright colour as a distasteful species.

It was high, and thick, and of a bright green colour .

Our door is painted a bright green colour with numerous messages using inappropriate language and phrases covering its exterior.

Their tart flavour adds piquancy and the bright colour looks stunning.

I awake at seven, amazed at myself, and bathe and dress in a bright colour .

The dream flashed across my mind in bright colour .

It is a smooth spreading sausage, similar in texture to a fine liver sausage, with a bright pink colour .

This type of pattern is usually white with each smaller diamond in the same bright primary colour .

dark

An old fragrance that's past its prime will become oily, strong-smelling, and may look darker in colour .

A dark colour applied thickly over lighter and brighter ones can be very exciting and dramatic.

It took its characteristic dark colour from the addition of roasted barley to it.

My favourite was the lightly spiced Cape Malay Rooibos Chai which had a pungent smell and dark colour .

Continue in plain knitting with dark colour .

It is very light in weight and its dark colour makes it almost invisible once in place.

The chevron is of silver lace with edging of dark blue facing colour .

different

But being well rid of him and being able to forget him were horses of a very different colour !

I planned to amplify this change of mood by having different colour schemes.

Women can wear different colour tights, or a new scarf or shirt.

Grated crayon added to paint produces interesting effects and can give different shades of colour .

In the Himalayas there is a bamboo with each section of a different colour .

The postmodernist reaction to commodification is of different colour .

full

Comprehensive ticket wallet including luggage labels, exclusive full colour street map of Amsterdam and detailed travel itinerary.

This new version looks and sounds superb with full blown 256 colour graphics and sound support.

Dye transfer a photographic colour print using special coated papers to produce a full colour image.

To find out obtain our comprehensive full colour brochure.

The women were dressed up, dramatic, bizarre, full of colour: Look at me!

Return the coupon today for a free full colour brochure and details of your nearest Atco Appointed Dealer.

Skilfully planned for most of the year it is full of colour .

Each guide also includes full colour underwater photographs illustrating the marine life you could expect to see.

light

But she was not taken out of herself by the sweeping cosmic changes of light and colour .

We had one called Stumpy, a Dales short horn, light roan in colour , which we reared from a calf.

The terraces were flooded with water, reflecting light and colour from the sky.

They are lighter in colour and lower in density than basalts or andesites, and contain fewer dark minerals.

The substitute scroll is smaller, and the bark is noticeably lighter in colour .

Even the horn was of a much lighter colour than usual, although it had been gilded with silver.

Lindauer Brut £7.49 Made from the Pinot and Chardonnay grape this dry wine had a light golden colour .

local

I had already begun an outline for another book and for that I needed some local colour in an Eastern bloc country.

Type B for 3 pers £4.75. Local colour All the time in the world!

More established resorts improve a lot on these standards, but perhaps offer less local colour and charm.

She had not gone unnoticed by Ron Barton of the True Brit who was, as always, in search of local colour .

Secondly the traditional dances and customs of a particular country that can give local colour and atmosphere to a plot or theme.

Their function is to supply realism or local colour , and for these purposes their use is perfectly legitimate.

pale

The woodwork is painted a pale stone colour throughout to complement the finely patterned wallcovering.

The front section of the vast Rathaus has been restored to its original pale sand colour .

The pale colour is usually white or yellow or orange and shows up vividly against the dark areas.

Her skin was a pale coffee colour .

One in particular, about a metre high, pale lemon in colour , was ornamented with neo-classical bandings in blue and gold.

Space was alive with ghostly curtains of light. Pale violet in colour , they waved gently in some invisible wind.

Her skin was a pale olive colour but absolutely clear and her magnificent eyes gave her face all the definition it needed.

Liquid colours are best used for painting and tinting, and where colours need to be paler .

red

Following this they release blood into their eyes which turns them a dull red colour .

It was red in colour and had much bigger wheels than the ordinary farm cart.

The sensitivity can be improved and interference from other ions diminished by extracting the red colour with a solvent.

And that is why the virginia creeper plant turns a lovely red colour in the autumn.

This one's a funky deep red metallic colour - an extremely capable-looking instrument.

A lovely rich rust red colour , it retails at around £4.75 a kilo.

She was Altun, and so her hair was red - a colour like a brightly burning fire.

A good tasting apple with a good red colour .

rich

She was ready for Stephen promptly at eleven, wearing a summer dress of wild silk in a rich pink-peach colour .

Make caramel sauce by cooking butter and sugar in a pan until it turns a rich brown colour .

The result was a beautifully rich , uniform colour .

The rich colour came to her cheeks at the daring thoughts and she caught her breath sharply.

Inside, there are frescoes in rich colour typical of the best of late Byzantine work.

River Island's creative combinations of design, rich colour and new fabrics build a versatile wardrobe for autumn/winter.

They are also pressure impregnated with wood preservative to give rich colour and guaranteed life of 15 years without rotting.

A lovely rich rust red colour , it retails at around £4.75 a kilo.

white

Alternatively, reverse colours , using dark green in feeder 1 and white or pastel colour in feeder 2, as illustrated.

Black and white and colour photos.

This allows real-life 3-D objects to be digitised in both black and white and colour .

Titanium white alkyd colour , Winsor &038; Newton.

Titanium white colour from Brera, Maimeri; no8 Bristlewhite brushes.

The format is A4 on newsprint, and is mainly black and white , with colour covers, keeping costs low.

It is not uncommon to find old goldfish that are pale lemon or even white in colour .

■ NOUN

change

The colour change can be obscured by dirt in the solution.

In well ventilated theatres it is unlikely that any colour change will occur unless accidental spillage should take place.

Arrange the colour changes so that each identical pair of rows is knitted with the same colour.

Again, a simple colour change in the test will tell you whether or not you are soon to be a mum.

He suggested that the colour changes observed by Moore were probably due to the trauma of transplantation rather than the change in diet.

Types of colour change Colour in fish is controlled by special skin cells called Chromatophores, which contain pigments.

The rotation of the colour changer can be adjusted to give slow or rapid colour change .

Dealing with this problem, many species have evolved various forms of colour change .

hair

You simply press the touch-pad which corresponds to your hair colour and the one which corresponds to your skin tone.

That's the promise of Contrasts High and Low lighting kits - the easy way to enhance your natural hair colour .

It can be brushed, combed or scrunched into your hair to enhance natural hair colour .

My hair colour doesn't affect me and I've never felt that people treat me as having lower than average intelligence.

The only roots Cilla has lost touch with are those of her natural hair colour .

The gene affects hair colour , and codes either for orange or for black.

The same thing is true in a different campaign for hair colour .

A woman peeks down her bikini bottom to remind herself of her true hair colour .

monitor

Obviously, the best visualisation will be achieved with a colour monitor but one is not essential.

For a colour monitor , more than one bit is needed to describe each pixel, and there are two approaches to this.

photograph

Paperback. 122 pages with colour photographs and illustrations.

It has an enticing colour photograph of palm trees and white sand.

It's full of great colour photographs and is all about endangered animals.

Correct colour photographs are difficult to achieve.

The exhibition is lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and features a moss garden composed entirely of local Ulster mosses.

He carried a colour photograph of his mill in the same way that others carry their wives and children.

From her handbag Blanche took out a colour photograph of Patricia Hoskin.

And, to whet your appetite, there are many delightful colour photographs .

scheme

I sewed curtains and quilts and the boys were allowed to choose their own colour schemes and furnishings.

Inside, a subtle colour scheme of white or light pastel shades is complemented by cool tiled floors and modern facilities.

The much-loved dresser was the inspiration for the colour scheme that links all five storeys.

As you know, I decided to keep the same colour scheme as we have in Paris.

I planned to amplify this change of mood by having different colour schemes .

And with so much wood in the room, a natural colour scheme has been chosen to complement it.

You may like to experiment with colour schemes designed to display particular fish species to best advantage.

skin

The gene involved makes the dark pigment-melanin-that is responsible for skin colour .

Her grandmother never used the words white and black to describe skin colour .

I like to use cosmetics as close to my natural skin colour as possible.

It's merely a question of altering your foundation to match your skin colour .

Their skin colour , sexuality or hair hue is irrelevant.

These experiments show that at least one-third of landlords discriminate against ethnic minorities on grounds of skin colour .

For example, skin colour assigns individuals to racial statuses such as black and white but this merely reflects the conventions of particular societies.

Prescriptives now has a foundation to suit just about every skin colour .

supplement

Another advertisement appears in the colour supplements aimed at recruiting people to mental health nursing.

A colour supplement had published one of her stories in a series by new authors.

Nobody could ever have thought that joining a cricket club was like opening a Sunday paper colour supplement .

Monday On this particular Monday morning, Adrian had the feeling that he had woken up in a colour supplement .

Without you the Sunday Times colour supplement would come out black-and-white.

Torn Sunday colour supplements made eyes at her from the railings.

television

The arrival of the Mendip mast and colour television brought an added breadth to viewing in the West.

The rooms were actually quite luxurious with a shower, colour television and duvet covered bunk beds.

All bedrooms are of a high standard offering private facilities, satellite colour television , in-house movies and hospitality tray.

All have colour televisions , direct dial telephones and tea and coffee making facilities.

All rooms have central heating, colour television , tea/coffee making facilities, en suite or private shower.

Foreign imports such as colour television sets and hi-fi systems cram shop windows, catering to demands for conspicuous consumption.

■ VERB

add

They are mainly seen in pub gardens and street cafes on the continent to offer shade and add colour .

Several additional features can now be added like colour or photographs and the product starts to take on a more professional look.

Christmas ribbon and wax fruit can be added for colour .

However, weaving can also be used to add colour and interest to small area of garments.

One area where this has worked particularly well is the Chromascan department, which adds colour tints to the basic paint.

Too many evergreens can look boring, so plant just a few choice ones to add colour to dull areas.

They have added some colour and flair to our underground surroundings.

A little finely chopped fresh coriander may also be added for colour .

bring

It is without doubt the reddest of all the naked-eye stars, though binoculars are needed to bring out its colour properly.

Colour foods contain additives, such as carotene, which brings out the colour pigments in fish.

Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?

Caltha palustris, the marsh marigold her in its single and double-flowered forms, brings sunny colour to the bog garden.

Confused, she lifted her face to his, a new kind of awareness bringing the colour to her cheeks.

You seem to have brought a bit of colour to our Jimmy's cheeks.

illustrate

The Red Sea guide is illustrated with full colour aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested underwater routes.

The exhibition is lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and features a moss garden composed entirely of local Ulster mosses.

Each coat of arms touched on is illustrated in full colour , and the augmentation is blazoned.

It is fully illustrated with colour photographs.

produce

The addition of iron oxide produced a darker brown colour in the glaze under reducing conditions.

One must produce an equivalent in colour .

Dye transfer a photographic colour print using special coated papers to produce a full colour image.

Metal is easily corroded, but the skill lies in producing an attractive colour which is even in tone and texture.

The resultant data is then merged by the software to produce the digitised colour images displayed on your screen.

This method produces the following colour differentiation in carbonate minerals: Calcite Varying through very pale pink to red.

Varying quantities of these colours can be blended to produce very high quality colour output.

Alternatively, manufacturers have recently produced a colour changer.

use

Some places use colour coding to tell people where different things are.

Most Creation 6 users know how easy it is to use colour and colour variations when designing on the screen.

It is good practice in any event to use a colour that is specific to manual detergents.

If you use too much colour you can end up with something that looks like a fruit salad.

These cells will convey information about wavelength boundaries that could be used to compute true colour .

However, weaving can also be used to add colour and interest to small area of garments.

As I've said, the YC6 can be used for changing colour when knitting single bed Fair Isle.

An exception might be if your local paper is one of those that sometimes use colour on their pages.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a lick of paint/colour etc

Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.

Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.

a riot of colour

A Delicious mural was painted, a riot of colour, with the adjoining pub lending us a ladder.

Ducks are very beautiful, a riot of colour.

In this quiet lane there was an extravagance of wild flowers, a riot of colour.

It was a riot of colour and pattern.

Most plastics, however, will display a riot of colour when treated similarly.

Since it was all in bloom, the yard was a riot of colour and scent.

brightly/highly/richly etc coloured

gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc

Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.

It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.

The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.

high complexion/colouring

Tone down high colouring by using a green moisturiser or under-make-up base before applying foundation.

nail your colours to the mast

richly coloured

splash of colour

A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.

Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?

Go on, create your own splash of colour!

It adds a bold splash of colour to all kinds of snacks, and turns everyday items into original-looking and great-tasting treats.

This will give the curtains a larger expanse and create a striking splash of colour.

the colour/blood drains from sb's face/cheeks

the exact colour/moment/type etc

But prosecutors in the Anwar Ibrahim indecency trial knew the exact moment of the chauffeur's trauma.

He looked up at the screen at the exact moment Rocky gave himself the name he would henceforth carry.

I can tell you the exact moment he fell in love with her.

I was then sure that the brush was holding the exact colour the painting required.

It is difficult to trace the exact moment at which he decided that the military situation was hopeless.

The user has to judge the exact moment to stop.

with flying colours

And they now look set to promote more harmonious race relations in the community after passing with flying colours.

Fortunately, like the other tests, the 31-year-old convent-educated beauty passed with flying colours.

He passed his exams with flying colours.

He would have passed it with flying colours.

Now he's gone back to driving school in an effort to pass with flying colours.

So far James has never given a scrap of trouble and has passed his MoT test with flying colours.

The Honey Thieves are a band who would graduate with flying colours from such a straight-forward system of appraisal.

Trinity High School has just been inspected by Ofsted and come out with flying colours.

your true colours

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

I like nice bright colours like yellow and pink

Look carefully at the rear door. It's not quite the same colour as the rest of the car.

The chameleon is able to change colour to protect itself.

What's your favourite colour ?

What colour is his hair?

You can't judge people by the colour of their skin.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Also its high resolution colour display means that the reader can use computer graphics to enhance articles or illustrations within the publication.

I was thinking of the colour of her hair: Daniel, you may remember, alluded to her as a redhead.

Keep drinking until it pales in colour .

One of the most popular has been carnelian, which owes its reddish colour to the presence of iron oxide.

Print quality was very good, with crisp, sharp text and well balanced colour graphics.

River Island's creative combinations of design, rich colour and new fabrics build a versatile wardrobe for autumn/winter.

The yellow tomatoes have a standard tomato flavour and provide an excellent colour contrast in salads.

II. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

hair

I notice his increased joviality and the way he's started colouring his hair .

Used in the right concentrations, they colour hair for up to six washes and add a protective film.

I know that, aesthetically, the results of colouring my hair might be an improvement.

judgement

He allows no prejudice to colour his Judgement , welcoming positive suggestions and ideas put to him.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a lick of paint/colour etc

Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.

Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.

a riot of colour

A Delicious mural was painted, a riot of colour, with the adjoining pub lending us a ladder.

Ducks are very beautiful, a riot of colour.

In this quiet lane there was an extravagance of wild flowers, a riot of colour.

It was a riot of colour and pattern.

Most plastics, however, will display a riot of colour when treated similarly.

Since it was all in bloom, the yard was a riot of colour and scent.

brightly/highly/richly etc coloured

gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc

Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.

It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.

The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.

high complexion/colouring

Tone down high colouring by using a green moisturiser or under-make-up base before applying foundation.

richly coloured

splash of colour

A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.

Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?

Go on, create your own splash of colour!

It adds a bold splash of colour to all kinds of snacks, and turns everyday items into original-looking and great-tasting treats.

This will give the curtains a larger expanse and create a striking splash of colour.

the exact colour/moment/type etc

But prosecutors in the Anwar Ibrahim indecency trial knew the exact moment of the chauffeur's trauma.

He looked up at the screen at the exact moment Rocky gave himself the name he would henceforth carry.

I can tell you the exact moment he fell in love with her.

I was then sure that the brush was holding the exact colour the painting required.

It is difficult to trace the exact moment at which he decided that the military situation was hopeless.

The user has to judge the exact moment to stop.

with flying colours

And they now look set to promote more harmonious race relations in the community after passing with flying colours.

Fortunately, like the other tests, the 31-year-old convent-educated beauty passed with flying colours.

He passed his exams with flying colours.

He would have passed it with flying colours.

Now he's gone back to driving school in an effort to pass with flying colours.

So far James has never given a scrap of trouble and has passed his MoT test with flying colours.

The Honey Thieves are a band who would graduate with flying colours from such a straight-forward system of appraisal.

Trinity High School has just been inspected by Ofsted and come out with flying colours.

your true colours

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

How can he make fair and impartial decisions when political loyalties colour his judgement?

Last time I tried to colour my hair it turned red!

Marigold petals were once used for colouring butter and cheese.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Both are easy to colour and mould into decorations.

It was a beautiful afternoon and Nature was colouring the Moor with breathtaking tints.

The dyes will colour the flower.

III. adjective

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a lick of paint/colour etc

Julie Mills moved into her Edwardian town house in London expecting to just give it a lick of paint.

Rooms have recently had a lick of paint, but nothing too drastic, making this an unbeatable central London bargain.

a riot of colour

A Delicious mural was painted, a riot of colour, with the adjoining pub lending us a ladder.

Ducks are very beautiful, a riot of colour.

In this quiet lane there was an extravagance of wild flowers, a riot of colour.

It was a riot of colour and pattern.

Most plastics, however, will display a riot of colour when treated similarly.

Since it was all in bloom, the yard was a riot of colour and scent.

gaily coloured/painted/decorated etc

Above me, the gaily painted signs of the taverns and food shops creaked in the wind and mocked my hunger.

It took up half a block of Tollemarche Avenue and was gaily painted in red and white.

The gaily painted striped poles of the merry-go-round figure in almost every work.

nail your colours to the mast

richly coloured

splash of colour

A fairly neutral background will make any small splash of colour sing out with particular vibrancy and significance.

Are there well tendered plants and flowers in hanging baskets and window troughs bringing splashes of colour to the room?

Go on, create your own splash of colour!

It adds a bold splash of colour to all kinds of snacks, and turns everyday items into original-looking and great-tasting treats.

This will give the curtains a larger expanse and create a striking splash of colour.

the colour/blood drains from sb's face/cheeks

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Does your new computer have a colour monitor?

You need a colour television to fully appreciate nature programmes.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.