crimson

noun
🔊/ˈkrɪmzn/
🔊/ˈkrɪmzn/
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  1. a dark red colour
深红色的;暗红色的

crimson

adjective
🔊/ˈkrɪmzn/
🔊/ˈkrɪmzn/
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  1. dark red in colour深红色的;暗红色的
    • She went crimson (= her face became very red because she was embarrassed).她的脸羞得通红。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He turned bright crimson.他满脸通红。
    • She was crimson with rage.她气得脸绯红。
    • a beautiful deep crimson colour一种好看的深红色
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz. Compare with carmine.