orange

orange
noun
  1. 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。
  2. (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
  3. 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
  4. [mass noun]a bright reddish-yellow colour like that of the skin of a ripe orange
    橙黄色,橘黄色
  5. [with modifier]a butterfly with mainly or partly orange wings
    橙黄色蝴蝶
  6. 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
  1. 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
  1. (亦作 orangy)
orangish
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French orenge (in the phrase pomme d'orenge), based on Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang
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