- [uncountable, countable] a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food（食物的）着色剂，色素
- red food colouring红色食物着色剂
- Contains no artificial colouring or flavouring.不含人工色素或香料。
- [uncountable] the colour of a person’s skin, eyes and hair（皮肤、眼睛和头发的）颜色
- Blue suited her fair colouring.蓝色适合于她白皙的肤色。🔊🔊
- This face powder will enhance your natural colouring.这款粉饼将增强您的自然肤色。
Extra Examples- He daughter has very fair colouring.他女儿的肤色很漂亮。
- He had inherited his father's almost-silver hair and fair colouring.他继承了父亲近乎银色的头发和漂亮的肤色。
- Their colouring was identical: white skin, black hair and very dark eyes.他们的颜色都相同：白皮肤、黑头发以及黝黑的眼睛。
Topics Appearancec1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + colouring/coloringSee full entry - [uncountable] the colours that exist in something, especially a plant or an animal（尤指动植物的）天然色，色彩
- insects with vivid yellow and black colouring躯体带有鲜黄色和黑色的昆虫
- She realized the coins were fake when the gold colouring began to rub off.当金色开始擦掉时，她意识到硬币是假的。
Extra Examples- The guitar's overall colouring has obviously darkened with the passing of over three decades.经过三十多年的发展，吉他的整体色彩明显变暗。
- The meat is pre-salted, which explains its vivid pink colouring and its salty flavour.该肉已预先腌制，这说明其鲜艳的粉红色和咸味。
- monarch butterflies, with their spectacular black, brown and orange colouring君王斑蝶，身上是奇美的黑色、褐色和橙色