purple

英 [ˈpɜːpl]

美 [ˈpɜːrpl]

adj.  紫色的; 华丽的文辞; 雕琢的章句
n.  紫色; 紫（红）衣，紫袍; 帝位，皇权; 皇族
vi.  使成紫色变紫

复数：purples　过去分词：purpled　现在分词：purpling　过去式：purpled　第三人称单数：purples　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 紫色的
  having the colour of blue and red mixed together
  1. a purple flower
     紫色的花
  2. His face was purple with rage.
     他气得脸色发紫。
• 华丽的文辞；雕琢的章句
  writing or a piece of writing that is too grand in style

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 紫色
  Something that ispurpleis of a reddish-blue colour.
  1. She wore purple and green silk.
     她穿着紫绿相间的绸缎衣服。
  2. ...sinister dark greens and purples.
     不祥的暗绿色和紫色
• ADJ （文章）词藻华丽的，堆砌意象的
  Purpleprose or apurple patchis a piece of writing that contains very elaborate language or images.
  1. ...passages of purple prose describing intense experiences.
     一篇篇描述强烈感受的词藻华丽的散文
• PHRASE （尤指运动员或球队）接连成功，好运不断
  If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through apurple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
  1. In the last 10 minutes Tranmere struck a purple patch which culminated in their goal.
     最后10分钟，特兰米尔队时来运转，终于收获了进球。

英英释义

noun

• a purple color or pigment
  Synonym:purpleness
• of imperial status
  1. he was born to the purple

verb

• color purple
  Synonym:empurplepurpurate
• become purple

adj

• of a color intermediate between red and blue
  Synonym:violetpurplish
• belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  1. golden age of imperial splendor
  2. purple tyrant
  3. regal attire
  4. treated with royal acclaim
  5. the royal carriage of a stag's head
  Synonym:imperialmajesticregalroyal
• excessively elaborate or showily expressed
  1. a writer of empurpled literature
  2. many purple passages
  3. an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
  Synonym:empurpledover-embellished

双语例句

• His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
  他的长靴和紫色贝雷帽表明他统领着苏格兰伞兵部队。
• Wow, you hit the green, blue and purple bottles!
  哇，你撞倒了绿色，蓝色和紫色瓶子。
• It's a purple orange.
  是一个紫色的桔子。
• Enormous cloud formations formed a purple mass.
  巨大的云层形成紫色云团。
• She wore purple and green silk.
  她穿着紫绿相间的绸缎衣服。
• Red and yellow and pink and green, Purple and orange and blue.
  红色和黄色和粉红色和绿色，紫色和橙色和蓝色。
• No! It's green, purple and white.
  不！它是绿色的，紫色和白色。
• A long thin wool coat and a purple headscarf protected her against the wind
  一件薄薄的羊毛长外套和一条紫色的头巾为她挡了风。
• He became purple with rage.
  他气得脸色发紫。
• One which is brought from the island of Samothrace and is purple like the cloak of caesar.
  一种是从萨莫雷斯岛买来的，如同凯撒那绛色的长袍。