a large round juicy citrus fruit with a tough bright reddish-yellow rind 柑橘,橙 ■[mass noun]a drink made from or flavoured with orange 橘子水,橙汁 a vodka and orange. 一份伏特加橙汁。
(亦作 orange tree)the leathery-leaved evergreen tree which bears this fruit, native to warm regions of south and SE Asia. Oranges are a major commercial crop in many warm regions of the world 橙树,柑树,橘树
Genus Citrus, family Rutaceae: several species, in particular the sweet orange (C. sinensis) and the Seville orange 柑橘属,芸香科:众多种,尤指甜橙(拉丁名C. sinensis)和酸橙 ■used in names of other plants with similar fruit or flowers, e.g. mock orange 类似柑橘的植物,如山梅花
[mass noun]a bright reddish-yellow colour like that of the skin of a ripe orange 橙黄色,橘黄色
[with modifier]a butterfly with mainly or partly orange wings 橙黄色蝴蝶
Several species in the family Pieridae, in particular American species in the genera Colias and Eurema 粉蝶科中数种,尤指豆粉蝶属和黄粉蝶属的美国种
adjective
reddish yellow, like a ripe orange in colour 橙黄色的 an orange glow in the sky. 空中的一片橙黄色光亮。
派生 orangey adjective
(亦作 orangy)
orangish adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang