プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
いろ【色】
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❶〔色彩〕a color，《英》 a colour；⇒いろあい（色合い）
明るい［暗い/はでな/落ち着いた］色
bright [dark/gay/quiet] colors
色を付ける
color
色を抜く
bleach
このスカーフはぬれたら色があせた
After getting wet, this scarf faded [became discolored].
この色はさめない［さめやすい］
This color 「is fast [fades easily].
色の配合
a color scheme
色を出すのに明礬(みょうばん)を使った
We used alum to bring out the color.
スカートと上着の色の取り合わせがまずい
The colors of the skirt and the jacket clash.
❷〔皮膚の色〕(a) complexion
色の白い
fair-complexioned；fair-skinned
色の黒い
dark-skinned
子供たちは２週間を海岸で過ごして色が黒くなった
After spending two weeks by the sea(side), the children were suntanned.
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❶〔表情〕an expression; a look
彼女の顔に失望の色が浮かんだ
「A look of despair [Signs of disappointment] appeared on her face.
彼の顔に驚きの色が見えた
He looked surprised.
彼は喜怒哀楽を色に出さない
He does not show [betray] his feelings.
彼は目の色を変えて部屋を飛び出して行った
With a stunned look (in his eyes), he rushed out of the room.
❷〔様子，おもむき〕
秋の色が濃くなった
Autumn is in the air.／It is becoming more and more like autumn.
彼の留守宅では憂いの色が濃くなった
Back at home, his family has become more and more worried.
❸〔種類〕a kind
色とりどりの食べ物
all sorts [kinds] of food／a variety of foods
庭には色とりどりの花が咲いていた
「Flowers of various kinds [All kinds of flowers] were in bloom in the garden.
色とりどりの衣装を着た人々がパレードに参加した
People in a full array [range] of costumes took part in the parade.
十人十色
((諺)) So many men, so many minds.
❹〔恋愛，情事〕a love affair；〔情夫〕a lover；〔情婦〕a mistress
色におぼれる
indulge in sensual pleasures
色を好む
be prone to love affairs；《口》 fool around；〔女を相手に〕be a womanizer
色を失う
彼女は恐怖のあまり色を失った
She was so terrified that she turned pale.
色を付ける
給料に少し色を付けてもらえませんか
Couldn't you add 「a little something to my wages as a bonus [a little sweetener to my salary]?
彼はとかく話に色をつける
He tends to embellish [exaggerate] his stories.
色をなす
turn red (with anger); turn purple (with rage)