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orange

noun
 
🔊/ˈɒrɪndʒ/
🔊/ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
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  1.  
     a round citrus fruit with thick skin of a colour between red and yellow and a lot of sweet juice橙子；柑橘
    • orange peel/zest/rind橙皮/皮/皮
    • an orange tree橙树
    • freshly squeezed orange juice鲜榨橙汁
    • orange groves (= groups of orange trees)橙树丛
    • orange blossom香橙花
    see also blood orange, navel orange, Seville orange
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • juicy
    • sour
    • sweet
    • …
    … of orange
    • segment
    verb + orange
    • eat
    • have
    • squeeze
    • …
    orange + noun
    • segment
    • slice
    • wedge
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     (British English) orange juice, or a drink made from or tasting of oranges橙汁；橘汁饮料
    • Would you like some orange?您想喝点橙汁吗？🔊🔊
    • A vodka and orange, please.请来一份橙汁伏特加酒。🔊🔊
    Topics Drinksa1
  3.  
     a bright colour between red and yellow橙红色；橘黄色
    • I like bright colours—orange and yellow are my favourites.我喜欢鲜艳的颜色-橙色和黄色是我的最爱。
    • purples and reds and deep shining oranges紫色和红色和深亮的橘子
    • To my left stood a young girl dressed in bright orange. 在我的左边站着一个穿着鲜橙色的女孩。
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
    4. see also Agent Orange
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang.
Idioms
apples and oranges
  1. (especially North American English) used to describe a situation in which two people or things are completely different from each other苹果橘子两码事；截然不同
    • They really are apples and oranges.他们确实是迥然不同。🔊🔊
    • They are both great but you can't compare apples and oranges.他们俩都很棒，但是截然不同，无法比较。🔊🔊
    • It’s a totally different situation, it’s apples and oranges.情况完全不同，是苹果和橙子。

orange

adjective
 
🔊/ˈɒrɪndʒ/
🔊/ˈɔːrɪndʒ/
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  1.  
     between red and yellow in colour橙红色的；橘黄色的
    • yellow and orange flames黄色和橙色的火焰
    • There was a warm orange glow in the sky.天空中散发出温暖的橙色光芒。
    • Its petals are orange. 它的花瓣是橙色的。
    • Tom was wearing a bright orange jacket.汤姆穿着一件鲜橙色的外套。
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
  2. Orange
     related to or belonging to a Protestant political group which believes that Northern Ireland should remain part of the UK奥兰治党的，奥兰治社团的（新教政治团体，主张北爱尔兰继续隶属英国）
    • an Orange march奥兰治党的游行
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang.