scarlet

英 [ˈskɑːlət]

美 [ˈskɑːrlət]

adj.  猩红的; 鲜红的
n.  猩红色; 红衣; 象征罪恶的深红色; 绯红色

复数：scarlets　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 猩红的；鲜红的
  bright red in colour
  1. scarlet berries
     鲜红的浆果
  2. She went scarlet with embarrassment.
     她窘得满脸通红。

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 猩红色;绯红色;鲜红色
  Something that isscarletis bright red.
  1. ...her scarlet lipstick.
     她鲜红色的唇膏
• COLOUR (脸)羞红的,红晕的,涨红的
  If someone with pale skin turns or goesscarlet, their face becomes redder than usual because they are very embarrassed or angry.
  1. She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done...
     等她明白自己的所作所为后，尴尬得满脸通红。
  2. Her face went bright scarlet.
     她的脸变得通红。

英英释义

noun

• a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  Synonym:vermilionorange red

adj

• of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange)
  Synonym:redreddishruddyblood-redcarminecerisecherrycherry-redcrimsonrubyruby-red

双语例句

• I blushed scarlet at my stupidity.
  我为自己的愚蠢羞愧得满脸通红。
• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.
  深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• Her face flushed scarlet.
  她的脸涨得通红。
• James was quarantined for three weeks when he had scarlet fever.
  詹姆士患猩红热后被隔离了三个星期。
• The story of the scarlet letter grew into a legend.
  红字的故事渐渐变成了传说。
• The papers and other artefacts included a first sketch of Sherlock Holmes in the novel A Study in Scarlet.
  文件和其他手工作品中包括小说《血字的研究》里出现的夏洛克·福尔摩斯的第一幅素描。
• Scales of skin peel off after scarlet fever.
  猩红热病愈后皮肤上的鳞屑就会脱落。
• They have lost their only son through scarlet fever.
  他们失去了独生子，他是患猩红热死的。
• I have left thee to the scarlet letter, replied Roger Chillingworth.
  我把你留给了红宇，罗杰齐灵渥斯回答说。
• As the story develops, hawthorne endowed the scarlet letter "A" more profound meaning.
  随着故事的发展，霍桑赋予了红字“A”更多深层次的含义。