purple

英 [ˈpɜːpl]

美 [ˈpɜːrpl]

adj.  紫色的; 华丽的文辞; 雕琢的章句
n.  紫色; 紫（红）衣，紫袍; 帝位，皇权; 皇族
vi.  使成紫色变紫

复数：purples　过去分词：purpled　现在分词：purpling　过去式：purpled　第三人称单数：purples　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5326 / COCA.3894

牛津词典

adj.

COLOUR 紫色
Something that ispurpleis of a reddish-blue colour.
1. She wore purple and green silk.
  她穿着紫绿相间的绸缎衣服。
2. ...sinister dark greens and purples.
  不祥的暗绿色和紫色
ADJ （文章）词藻华丽的，堆砌意象的
Purpleprose or apurple patchis a piece of writing that contains very elaborate language or images.
1. ...passages of purple prose describing intense experiences.
  一篇篇描述强烈感受的词藻华丽的散文
PHRASE （尤指运动员或球队）接连成功，好运不断
If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through apurple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
1. In the last 10 minutes Tranmere struck a purple patch which culminated in their goal.
  最后10分钟，特兰米尔队时来运转，终于收获了进球。

noun

verb

adj

of a color intermediate between red and blue
Synonym:violetpurplish
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
1. golden age of imperial splendor
2. purple tyrant
3. regal attire
4. treated with royal acclaim
5. the royal carriage of a stag's head
Synonym:imperialmajesticregalroyal
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
1. a writer of empurpled literature
2. many purple passages
3. an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
Synonym:empurpledover-embellished

Look! Green, purple and brown.
看！绿色，紫色和棕色。
Purple and yellow flowers peeped up between rocks
岩石间隐约可见紫色和黄色的花儿。
Grape and onion are purple.
葡萄和洋葱是紫色的。
The distant mountain sides changed from a dark purple to a dull green.
远方山坡上的颜色由深紫变成了暗绿。
She wore purple and green silk.
她穿着紫绿相间的绸缎衣服。
I like red, orange, purple and yellow.
我喜欢红色、橙色、紫色和黄色。
His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
他的长靴和紫色贝雷帽表明他统领着苏格兰伞兵部队。
Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint
它的大叶子往往带点紫色。
The deep purple flowers so beloved by artists
受艺术家青睐的深紫色花
The Color Purple widens the theme and horizon of the Black literature.
《紫色》拓宽了黑人文学的主题和视野。