名詞 color:

1. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
   同義詞：colour, coloring, colouring
2. interest and variety and intensity
   同義詞：colour, vividness
3. the timbre of a musical sound
   同義詞：colour, coloration, colouration
4. a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
   同義詞：colour, people of color, people of colour
5. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   同義詞：semblance, gloss, colour
6. any material used for its color
   同義詞：coloring material, colouring material, colour
7. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
   同義詞：colour
8. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
   同義詞：colour

動(dòng)詞 color:

1. add color to
   同義詞：colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
2. affect as in thought or feeling
   同義詞：tinge, colour, distort
3. modify or bias
   同義詞：colour
4. decorate with colors
   同義詞：colour, emblazon
5. gloss or excuse
   同義詞：colour, gloss
6. change color, often in an undesired manner
   同義詞：discolor, discolour, colour

形容詞 color:

1. having or capable of producing colors
   同義詞：colour

1. That's rather an effective use of color.
   這種使用顏色的手法效果相當(dāng)好。
2. This is a sort of indeterminate color.
   這是一種說不清的顏色。
3. What color is copper sulfate solution?
   硫酸銅溶液是什么顏色？
4. Pink is her favorite color.
   粉紅色是她最喜歡的顏色。
5. The art, manner, or process of applying color.
   著色法著色的技巧、風(fēng)格或過程
6. The leaves have started to color; it will soon be winter.
   樹葉已開始變色，很快就是冬天了。
7. What color did you paint the door?
   你把門漆成什么顏色？
8. She loved the life, noise, and color of the market.
   她愛市場上的生趣、喧嘩與多姿多彩。

col.or

n.Abbr. col.（名詞）縮寫 col.
That aspect of things that is caused by differing qualities of the light reflected or emitted by them, definable in terms of the observer or of the light, as:
顏色，色彩：不同性質(zhì)的光經(jīng)由物體反射或發(fā)射而形成的物體屬性，根據(jù)觀察者或光線可界定為：
The appearance of objects or light sources described in terms of the individual`s perception of them, involving hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources.
色調(diào)，色彩：物體或光源的視覺表象，包括物體及光源的色彩、光亮度及飽和度
The characteristics of light by which the individual is made aware of objects or light sources through the receptors of the eye, described in terms of dominant wavelength, luminance, and purity.
色調(diào)明暗度：光的一種屬性，人的視覺器官借以識(shí)別物體及光源，可界定為波長、亮度及純度
A substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint, that imparts a hue.
顏料：一種物質(zhì)，諸如染料、色料或油彩

The general appearance of the skin; complexion.
臉色：皮膚的整體表象；氣色
A ruddy complexion.
紅潤的膚色
A reddening of the face; a blush.
臉紅；緋紅
The skin pigmentation of a person not classed as white.
除白種人外有色人種的膚色
colors A flag or banner, as of a country or military unit.
colors 旗幟：一個(gè)國家或軍隊(duì)的旗幟或象征
colors The salute made during the ceremony of raising or lowering a flag.
colors 敬禮：升降旗時(shí)對(duì)旗幟敬禮
colors A distinguishing symbol, badge, ribbon, or mark:
colors 徽記：一個(gè)明顯的標(biāo)記、徽章、絲帶或印記：
例句：
the colors of a college.
學(xué)院校徽

colors One`s opinion or position:
colors 立場：一個(gè)人的意見或立場：
例句：
Stick to your colors.
堅(jiān)持你的立場

Often colors Character or nature:
常作 colors 特性：性質(zhì)或特點(diǎn)：
例句：
revealed their true colors.
揭露他們的真面目

Outward appearance, often deceptive:
表象：外在的表象，常帶有欺騙性：
例句：
a tale with only the slightest color of truth.
一個(gè)沒有一點(diǎn)真實(shí)性的故事

Appearance of authenticity:
真實(shí)意味：
例句：
testimony that lends color to an otherwise absurd notion.
給原本荒唐的說法帶來真實(shí)性的證詞

Variety of expression.
說法：不同的表達(dá)方法：
Vivid, picturesque detail:
細(xì)節(jié)：生動(dòng)、多彩的細(xì)節(jié)：
例句：
a story with a great deal of color in it.
有聲有色的故事

Traits of personality or behavior that attract interest.
性格：一些吸引人的個(gè)性或舉止
The use or effect of pigment in painting, as distinct from form.
著色：繪畫中使用色彩，有別于構(gòu)圖
Music Tonal quality.
【音樂】 音色
Law A mere semblance of legal right.
【法律】 表面（權(quán)利）：合法權(quán)益的表象
A particle or bit of gold found in auriferous gravel or sand.
微粒：金礦或沙堆中發(fā)現(xiàn)的金屬
Physics A quantum characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction.
【物理學(xué)】 顏色：確定夸克在強(qiáng)烈反應(yīng)中作用的量的屬性
n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
彩色的：常用來修飾另一個(gè)名詞：
例句：
color photography; color television.
彩色攝影；彩色電視

v.（動(dòng)詞）
col.ored,col.or.ing,col.ors
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To impart color to or change the color of.
上色：給…上色或變色

To give a distinctive character or quality to; modify.See Synonyms at bias
修飾：賦予某事物特殊的性質(zhì)；修飾參見 bias
To exert an influence on; affect:
施加影響：給某事物施加影響；影響：
例句：
The war colored the lives of all of us.
戰(zhàn)爭影響我們所有人的生活

To misrepresent, especially by distortion or exaggeration:
歪曲：靠歪曲或夸張來曲解事物：
例句：
color the facts.
歪曲事實(shí)

To gloss over; excuse:
掩飾：為…尋找遁詞；借口：
例句：
a parent who colored the children`s lies.
為孩子謊言開脫的家長

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

To take on color.
上色
To change color.
變色
To become red in the face; blush.
臉變紅了；臉紅

來源：
Middle English colour
中古英語 colour
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin color * see kel-
源自 拉丁語 color *參見 kel-

【引伸】
col.orer
n.（名詞）
The termsperson of color and people of color have been revived for use in formal contexts to refer to members or groups of non-European origin (e.g., Black people, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans):
person of color 和 people of color 的稱呼已經(jīng)恢復(fù)在正規(guī)場合的使用， 指代非歐洲裔人士（比如：黑人、亞洲人、太平洋諸島人以及北美土著人）：
例句：
.These are profound tendencies which strike at the middle class as well as the poor, at whites as well as people of color. (Jesse Jackson).
.這些事態(tài)無論對(duì)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)還是窮人，無論對(duì)白人還是有色人種都是一個(gè)打擊. （杰西·杰克遜）。

Many people preferpeople of color as a rough substitute for minorities because these groups are not in fact in the minority in many parts of America.See Usage Note at black
許多人喜歡用people of color 作為 minorities 的粗略代用語， 因?yàn)檫@些人實(shí)際上在美國許多地區(qū)并非為少數(shù)參見 black