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pink

adjective
 
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  1.  
     pale red in colour粉红色的
    • pale pink roses淡粉色的玫瑰
    • She went bright pink with embarrassment.她尴尬得满脸绯红。🔊🔊
    • The sun was now just a pink glow in the evening sky.太阳现在只是傍晚的天空中的粉红色光芒。
    • She was wearing a hot (= bright) pink top. 她穿着一件热（亮）的粉红色上衣。
    • Outside, the sky is turning pink.在外面，天空变成粉红色。
    see also hot pink, salmon pink, shocking pink
    Extra Examples
    • He was pink with anger.他气得脸通红。
    • She could feel herself going pink.她能感觉到自己脸红了。
    • The western sky was glowing pink.西边的天空发出粉红色的光。
    Topics Colours and Shapesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • glow
    • go
    • grow
    • …
    adjective
    • fluorescent
    • hot
    • baby
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [only before noun] (British English) connected with gay people与同性恋者有关的
    • the pink pound (= money spent by gays and lesbians as an influence in the economy)同性恋群体消费力
  3. (informal, disapproving, politics政治) having or showing slightly left-wing political views政治观点偏左的；略呈左倾的
    • pale pink politics带左倾色彩的政治。
    compare red
    4. Word Originadjective mid 17th cent.: from pink (the plant), the early use of the adjective being to describe the colour of the flowers of this plant.

pink

noun
 
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  1.  
     [uncountable, countable] the colour that is produced when you mix red and white together粉红色
    • She was dressed in pink.她穿着粉红色的衣服。🔊🔊
    • She frowned as her cheeks flushed a light shade of pink. 脸颊泛起淡淡的粉红色，她皱了皱眉。
    • The bedroom was decorated in pale pinks.卧室涂成了淡粉红色。🔊🔊
    see also hot pinkTopics Colours and Shapesa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • glow
    • go
    • grow
    • …
    adjective
    • fluorescent
    • hot
    • baby
    • …
    preposition
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [countable] a garden plant with pink, red or white flowers that have a sweet smell香石竹；石竹
    3. Word Originnoun sense 1 mid 17th cent.: from pink (the plant), the early use of the adjective being to describe the colour of the flowers of this plant. noun sense 2 late 16th cent.: perhaps short for pink eye, literally ‘small or half-shut eye’; compare with the synonymous French word oeillet, literally ‘little eye’.
Idioms
in the pink
  1. (old-fashioned, informal) in good health满面红光；容光焕发

pink

verb
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(North American English ping)
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pink
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he / she / it pinks
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past simple pinked
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past participle pinked
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-ing form pinking
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  1. (of a car engine汽车发动机) to make knocking sounds because the fuel is not burning correctly发爆声；敲缸
    Word Originverb early 20th cent.: imitative.