green

英 [ɡriːn]

美 [ɡriːn]

adj.  绿色的; 草绿色的; 长满青草的; 绿油油的; 青葱的; 未成熟的; 青的; 生的
n.  绿色; 草绿色; 绿色蔬菜; 绿叶蔬菜; (尤指城镇或村庄中心的)草地，草坪，公共绿地
v.  绿化; 使增强环境保护意识; 使善待环境

复数：greens　比较级：greener　最高级：greenest　

中考高考IELTSGRECET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.985 / COCA.890

习惯用语

adj.

green with envy
• （十分）妒忌的，嫉妒的，眼红的
  very jealous
the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)
• 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
  said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have

牛津词典

adj.

颜色 colour
• 绿色的；草绿色的
  having the colour of grass or the leaves of most plants and trees
  1. green beans
     青豆
  2. Wait for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights).
     等绿灯亮了再走。
青草覆盖 covered with grass
• 长满青草的；绿油油的；青葱的
  covered with grass or other plants
  1. green fields/hills
     绿油油的农田；青葱翠绿的山丘
  2. After the rains, the land was green with new growth.
     雨天过后，大地一片新绿。
果实 fruit
• 未成熟的；青的；生的
  not yet ready to eat
  1. green tomatoes
     青西红柿
人 person
• 不成熟的；缺乏经验的；幼稚的
  young and lacking experience
  1. The new trainees are still very green.
     这些受培训的新学员还很不成熟。
• 苍白的；发青的；无血色的
  being a pale colour, as if the person is going to vomit
  1. It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green.
     渡海时风浪很大，多数乘客看上去脸色发青。
政治 politics
• 环境保护的；赞成环境保护的
  concerned with the protection of the environment; supporting the protection of the environment as a political principle
  1. green politics
     主张环境保护的政见
  2. Try to adopt a greener lifestyle.
     尽量采取更有利于保护环境的生活方式。
  3. the Green Party
     绿党

noun

颜色 colour
• 绿色；草绿色
  the colour of grass and the leaves of most plants and trees
  1. the green of the countryside in spring
     春天乡村的青葱翠绿
  2. The room was decorated in a combination of greens and blues.
     这房间是把不同的绿色和蓝色搭配起来装饰的。
  3. She was dressed all in green.
     她全身绿装。
蔬菜 vegetables
• 绿色蔬菜；绿叶蔬菜
  green vegetables
  1. Eat up your greens.
     把你那份青菜都吃了吧。
草地 area of grass
• （尤指城镇或村庄中心的）草地，草坪，公共绿地
  an area of grass, especially in the middle of a town or village
  1. Children were playing on the village green.
     孩子们在村中心的草地上玩耍。
• 球穴区，果岭（洞口附近草修得很平整的地区）
  an area of grass cut short around a hole in a golf course
  1. the 18th green
     第18洞果岭
  2. Did the ball land on the green?
     球落在果岭了吗？
政治 politics
• 绿党（以保护环境为主要目标）
  the Green Party (= the party whose main aim is the protection of the environment)

verb

绿化 create parks
• 绿化
  to create parks and other areas with trees and plants in a city
  1. projects for greening the cities
     绿化城市的方案
政治 politics
• 使增强环境保护意识；使善待环境
  to make sb more aware of issues connected with the environment; to make sth appear friendly towards the environment
  1. an attempt to green industry bosses
     使企业老板重视环境保护的努力

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 绿；绿色
  Greenis the colour of grass or leaves.
  1. ...shiny red and green apples...
     红红绿绿、富有光泽的苹果
  2. Yellow and green together make a pale green.
     黄色与绿色混合能调配出淡绿色。
• ADJ-GRADED 长满青草的；绿油油的；碧绿的
  A place that isgreenis covered with grass, plants, and trees and not with houses or factories.
  1. Cairo has only thirteen square centimetres of green space for each inhabitant.
     开罗居民的人均绿地面积仅13平方厘米。
• ADJ 环境保护的；主张环境保护的
  Greenissues and political movements relate to or are concerned with the protection of the environment.
  1. The power of the Green movement in Germany has made that country a leader in the drive to recycle more waste materials.
     德国环保运动的影响力使得该国率先发起了回收利用更多废品的运动。
• ADJ-GRADED 有利于环境的；环保的；绿色的
  If you say that someone or something isgreen, you mean they harm the environment as little as possible.
  1. ...trying to persuade governments to adopt greener policies...
     试图说服政府采取更为环保的政策
  2. Our children are being educated to be green in everything they do.
     我们的孩子所受的教育是凡事都要注重环保。
• N-COUNT 绿党成员（主张环境保护）
  Greensare members of green political movements.
  1. The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major British political parties.
     绿党人士认为他们与英国的两个主要政党截然不同。
• N-COUNT （高尔夫球场的）球穴区，果岭
  Agreenis a smooth, flat area of grass around a hole on a golf course.
  1. ...the 18th green.
     第18洞轻击区
• N-COUNT （尤指城市或村庄中心的）草坪，绿地
  Agreenis an area of land covered with grass, especially in a town or in the middle of a village.
  1. ...the village green.
     村子里的草坪
• N-IN-NAMES （用于有绿地或过去有绿地的地方中）
  Greenis used in the names of places that contain or used to contain an area of grass.
  1. ...Bethnal Green.
     贝斯纳尔格林区
• N-PLURAL 绿叶菜；青菜
  You can refer to the cooked leaves of vegetables such as spinach or cabbage asgreens.
  1. Eat your greens.
     把青菜吃掉。
• ADJ-GRADED 未熟的；青的；生的
  You can describe fruit and vegetables asgreenwhen they are unripe and not ready to be eaten.
  1. Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.
     摘些还没有熟的水果然后在温暖阴暗的地方放熟。
• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏经验的；不成熟的；幼稚的
  If you say that someone isgreen, you mean that they have had very little experience of life or a particular job.
  1. He was a young lad, very green, very immature.
     他还是个毛头小子，幼稚得很，一点都不成熟。
• 非常嫉妒的；眼红的
  If you say that someone isgreen with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
• PHRASE 高超的园艺技能
  If someone hasgreen fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well.
  1. You don't need green fingers to fill your home with lush leaves.
     不是园艺大师也可以把自己的家里装点得绿意盎然。

in AM, use 美国英语用 a green thumb


• togivesomeonethe green light→ see:light

英英释义

noun

• street names for ketamine
  Synonym:Kjetsuper acidspecial Khoney oilcat valiumsuper C
• green color or pigment
  Synonym:greennessviridity
• any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
  Synonym:greensleafy vegetable
• an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
  1. the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker
  Synonym:putting greenputting surface
• a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
  1. they went for a walk in the park
  Synonym:parkcommonscommon

verb

• turn or become green
  1. The trees are greening

adj

• of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
  1. a green tree
  2. green fields
  3. green paint
  Synonym:greenishlight-greendark-green
• not fully developed or mature
  1. unripe fruit
  2. fried green tomatoes
  3. green wood
  Synonym:unripeunripenedimmature
• naive and easily deceived or tricked
  1. at that early age she had been gullible and in love
  Synonym:fleeceablegullible
• looking pale and unhealthy
  1. you're looking green
  2. green around the gills
• concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party

双语例句

• Pick and ripen any green fruits in a warm dark place.
  摘些还没有熟的水果然后在温暖阴暗的地方放熟。
• The view from our window was one of beautiful green countryside
  从我们的窗口能看见一片美丽的绿色田园风光。
• The walls were painted in two shades of green.
  墙壁是用深浅两种绿色油漆的。
• Cairo has only thirteen square centimetres of green space for each inhabitant.
  开罗居民的人均绿地面积仅13平方厘米。
• Our children are being educated to be green in everything they do.
  我们的孩子所受的教育是凡事都要注重环保。
• I shall paint the gate green.
  我将把大门油成绿色。
• The low mountains were a patchwork of green and brown.
  低矮的群山上，绿色和棕色混杂着。
• There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded
  灰泥上出现多条大裂缝，绿色百叶窗也褪色了。
• The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major British political parties.
  绿党人士认为他们与英国的两个主要政党截然不同。
• Coral can be yellow, blue, or green.
  珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。