green /ɡriːn/ star5 CET4 TEM4 (greener,greens,greenest)

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  COLOR（色彩词） Green is the colour of grass or leaves. 绿色的

  例：

  Yellow and green together make a pale green.

  黄色和绿色在一起就成了嫩绿色。

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  ADJ（形容词） A place that is green is covered with grass, plants, and trees and not with houses or factories. 绿色植物覆盖的

  例：

  Every street ends at a park or bit of green space.

  每条街的尽头都是一个公园或一块绿地。

• 3.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） greenness 翠绿

  例：

  ...the lush greenness of the river valleys.

  …河谷的郁郁葱葱。

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  ADJ（形容词） Green issues and political movements relate to or are concerned with the protection of the environment. 与环保有关的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The power of the Green movement in Germany has made that country a leader in the drive to recycle more waste materials.

  德国环保运动的力量已经使该国成了循环利用更多废料运动中的领先者。

• 5.  

  ADJ（形容词） If you say that someone or something is green, you mean they harm the environment as little as possible. 环保的

  例：

  ...trying to persuade governments to adopt greener policies.

  …试图说服政府通过更环保的政策。

• 6.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） greenness 环保

  例：

  If you'd like to recognize the greenness of an individual or organization, why not nominate them for an Environmental Achievement Award.

  如果你想赞扬某个人或团体的绿色环保行为，何不将他们提名为环境成就奖的候选人？

• 7.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Greens are members of green political movements. 环保运动的成员

  例：

  The Greens see themselves as a radical alternative to the two major political parties.

  绿党成员们将自己视为与两大政党截然不同的选择。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） A green is a smooth, flat area of grass around a hole on a golf course. 果岭 (高尔夫球场中靠近球洞的平整区域)

  例：

  ...the 18th green.

  …第18洞果岭。

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） A green is an area of land covered with grass, especially in a town or in the middle of a village. (尤指城镇或村庄中心的) 绿地

  例：

  ...the village green.

  …村子中心的绿地。

• 10.  

  ADJ（形容词） If you say that someone is green, you mean that they have had very little experience of life or a particular job. 缺乏经验的

  例：

  He was a young fellow, very green, very immature.

  他是个年轻的家伙，没什么经验，很不成熟。

• 11.  

  PHRASE（习语） If someone has green fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well. 高超的园艺技能 [英国英语]

  例：

  She has unbelievably green fingers, she can grow anything.

  她的园艺技能相当高超，什么都会种。

• 12.  

  （） to give someone the green light →see light