colour/'kʌlər $ -ər/

n. red, blue, green, yellow, etc.

v. make sth a particular colour

n. [C; U] 颜色：What colour is his bike? 他自行车是什么颜色的？

◇a bright/dark/light colour 鲜艳/深/浅的颜色

◇[与黑白相对而言时是不可数名词] Are the photos in colour or black and white? 照片是彩色的还是黑白的？

◇a colour TV彩电

v. [T] 给…着色：[colour sth red/blue] She drew a heart and coloured it red. 她画了一颗心，并把它涂成红色。

◇color one's hair 染发

◇brightly coloured glass 鲜艳的彩色玻璃

音组-our/-ər $ -ər/

colour; favour; harbour; honour; humour; labour

常犯错误

✗ What colour has the coat?

✓ What colour is the coat? 上衣是什么颜色？

用法colour一般不和green, blue等具体的颜色连用，如不说✗ a blue colour shirt；但对颜色进行提问时，要用What colour is it?

用法美语简写作color。