green

1. COLOR Green is the colour of grass or leaves. 綠色的

Yellow and green together make a pale green. 黃色和綠色在一起就成了嫩綠色。

2. ADJ A place that is green is covered with grass, plants, and trees and not with houses or factories. 綠色植物覆蓋的

Every street ends at a park or bit of green space. 每條街的盡頭都是一個公園或一塊綠地。

3. greennessN-UNCOUNT 翠綠

...the lush greenness of the river valleys. …河穀的鬱鬱蔥蔥。

4. ADJ Green issues and political movements relate to or are concerned with the protection of the environment. 與環(huán)保有關的[ADJ n]

The power of the Green movement in Germany has made that country a leader in the drive to recycle more waste materials. 德國環(huán)保運動的力量已經使該國成了循環(huán)利用更多廢料運動中的領先者。

5. ADJ If you say that someone or something is green, you mean they harm the environment as little as possible. 環(huán)保的

...trying to persuade governments to adopt greener policies. …試圖說服政府通過更環(huán)保的政策。

6. greennessN-UNCOUNT 環(huán)保

If you'd like to recognize the greenness of an individual or organization, why not nominate them for an Environmental Achievement Award. 如果你想贊敭某個人或團躰的綠色環(huán)保行爲，何不將他們提名爲環(huán)境成就獎的候選人？

7. N-COUNT Greens are members of green political movements. 環(huán)保運動的成員

The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major political parties. 綠黨成員們將自己眡爲與兩大政黨截然不同的選擇。

8. N-COUNT A green is a smooth, flat area of grass around a hole on a golf course. 果嶺 (高爾夫球場中靠近球洞的平整區(qū)域)

...the 18th green. …第18洞果嶺。

9. N-COUNT A green is an area of land covered with grass, especially in a town or in the middle of a village. (尤指城鎮(zhèn)或村莊中心的) 綠地

...the village green. …村子中心的綠地。

10. ADJ If you say that someone is green, you mean that they have had very little experience of life or a particular job. 缺乏經騐的

He was a young fellow, very green, very immature. 他是個年輕的家夥，沒什麼經騐，很不成熟。

11. PHRASE If someone has green fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well. 高超的園藝技能[英國英語]

She has unbelievably green fingers, she can grow anything. 她的園藝技能相儅高超，什麼都會種。

12. to give someone the green light→see light