purple
noun
adj
ˈpɜːpəl
noun
1
a
dark
colour
that
is
a
mixture
of
red
and
blue
紫色
adj
2
having
a
dark
colour
that
is
a
mixture
of
red
and
blue
紫色的
3
purple with rage/purple in the face etc
with
a
face
that
is
dark
red,
caused
by
anger
由于生气而脸色发紫
His
face
turned
purple
with
rage.
他气得脸色发紫。
4
purple patch
a
time
when
you
are
very
successful
–
used
especially
in
news
reports
处于顺境的日子〔尤用于新闻报道〕
Steve’s
purple
patch
continued
with
a
second
victory
on
Tuesday.
史蒂夫继续一帆风顺，周二获得了第二次胜利。
5
purple prose/passage
writing
that
uses
difficult
or
unusual
words
–
used
in
order
to
show
disapproval
词藻堆砌的散文/过于雕饰的段落〔含贬义〕