green
[gri:n] adjective
COLOUR 颜色
ESSENTIAL
■of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour of grass 绿色的；草绿色的•green vegetables绿叶蔬菜
[gri:n] adjective
POLITICAL 政治的
ADVANCED
■relating to the protection of the environment 环境保护的•green politics/issues主张环境保护的政见／环保问题 •a green campaigner/activist环保运动／积极分子 •the Green Party绿党 go green
■to do more to protect nature and the environment 大力保护自然环境•The Chancellor proposed a crackdown on car and plane emissions, and the introduction of tax incentives to go green.总理提议打击汽车及飞机的废气排放，并为保护环境设立激励性税收。
[gri:n] adjective
PLANTS 植物
■covered with grass, trees and other plants 长满绿色植物的；有绿色植物覆盖的•the green hills of Ireland爱尔兰葱翠的山丘
[gri:n] adjective
NOT RIPE 不熟的
■(especially of fruit) not ripe enough to eat, or (of wood) not dry enough to use （尤指水果）不熟的，生的，青的；（木材）没有干的，湿的•green bananas/tomatoes生香蕉／番茄
[gri:n] adjective
NOT EXPERIENCED 没有经验的
■not experienced or trained 缺乏经验的；未经训练的；不熟手的•I was very green when I started working there.我刚开始在那里工作的时候还是个生手。
[gri:n] adjective
be green with envy
■to be very unhappy because someone has something that you want 十分妒忌，非常嫉妒；眼红•Ben's heading off to Spain for the week and I'm green with envy.本要到西班牙逗留一星期，真令我眼红。
[gri:n] adjective
give the green light to sth (informal green-light)
■to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen 给…开绿灯；准许；许可•The council has given the green light to the new shopping development.政务委员会已经准许建设新购物中心。
[gri:n] adjective
go/turn green
■to look pale and ill as if you are going to vomit 脸色发青；脸色苍白；病容满面
[gri:n] noun
COLOUR 颜色
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■the colour of grass; a colour between blue and yellow 绿色的；草绿色的•light/pale green浅绿色 •dark/bottle green深绿色
[gri:n] noun
GRASS 草
countable
■an area planted with grass, especially for use by the public （尤指公用）绿地，草坪，草地•Children were playing on the village green.孩子们正在村子的公共草地上玩耍。 countable
■used as a part of a name （用作地名的一部分）绿园•Sheep's Green希普绿园 countable
■a flat area of grass surrounding the hole on a golf course （高尔夫球场上的）球穴区
[gri:n] noun
FOOD 食物
greens
[plural]
■the leaves of green vegetables such as spinach or cabbage when eaten as food 绿叶蔬菜；青菜叶子 |