yellow

noun · adjective · verb · interjectionA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

yellowsyeallowyelleryaller

1.
(countable, uncountable)The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
2.
(US, countable, uncountable)The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, the lighting of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(snooker) One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
4.
(countable, uncountable)(pocket billiards) One of two groups of object balls, or a ball from that group, as used in the principally British version of pool that makes use of unnumbered balls (the yellow(s) and red(s)); contrast stripes and solids in the originally American version with numbered balls).
5.
(countable, uncountable)(sports) A yellow card.
6.
(countable, uncountable)Any of various pierid butterflies of the subfamily Coliadinae, especially the yellow colored species. Compare sulphur.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

yelloweryellowestyeallow

Superlative

yelleryaller

1.
Of a yellow hue.
He had a yellow laptop in his bag.
2.
(informal)Lacking courage.
Đồng nghĩa: cowardly
3.
(publishing, journalism) Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
4.
(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)(chiefly derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, of the skin) Of a hue attributed to Far East Asians, especially the Chinese.
5.
(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)(chiefly derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).
6.
(Australia, dated, offensive)Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
7.
(US, dated)Synonym of high yellow.
Đồng nghĩa: high yellow
8.
(UK)(UK politics) Related to the Liberal Democrats.
yellow constituencies
9.
(politics) Related to the Free Democratic Party, a political party in Germany.
the black–yellow coalition

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

yellows

V_ing/Gerund

yellowing

V_ed/pp

yellowedyeallow

1.
(intransitive)To become yellow or yellower.
2.
(transitive)To make (something) yellow or yellower.
3.
(historical, transitive)(transitive, historical, Royal Navy) To promote (a captain) to flag rank without command of a squadron, ending his career; to make him a yellow admiral.

interjection

yeallowyelleryaller

1.
(BDSM, procedure word) Used to indicate that the speaker needs a temporary break from current sexual activity.

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Đồng nghĩa

cowardlyhigh yellowxanthoxanthamberlight wavelengths xantho- (xanth-)

Trái nghĩa

nonyellowunyellow

Cùng gốc / liên quan

beyellowedred greenlight in a set of three traffic lights red, greenAll pages starting with "yellow"metanil yellowTurner's yellownicotine yellow

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolwe, oblique form of Old English ġeolu, from *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós, from *ǵʰelh₃- (green, yellow).