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词汇 khaki
释义 khaki
noun
uk /ˈkɑː.ki/ us /ˈkæ.ki//ˈkɑː.ki/

khakinoun (COLOUR)


[ U ]
a yellowish-brown or greenish-brown colour: 卡其色,土黄色
The hat is available in green, red, gray, khaki, and black.
Most guests wore ivory, khaki, tan, or cream.
 
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Less common colours
apple green
argent
ashy
avocado
baby blue
carmine
cerise
dun
emerald
peacock blue
puce
racing green
ruddily
rust
salmon pink
sanguine
sapphire
shocking pink
sky blue
verdure

khakinoun (CLOTHES)


[ U ]
military-style clothes made of yellowish-brown or greenish-brown cloth: (常指用以做军装的)卡其布
Some were in khaki and some in white navy uniforms.
He was surrounded by armed guards wearing khaki.
 khakis[ plural ]
mainly US
loose cotton trousers, usually of a light brown colour: 斜纹布裤(通常为浅棕色)
He was dressed in khakis and a T-shirt.
At her private school, kids are required to wear khakis and polo shirts.
Loafers can be paired with casual pieces like jeans, short skirts and khakis.
Synonym
chinos
military-style clothes made of yellowish-brown or greenish-brown cloth: (常指用以做军装的)卡其布
The men look like soldiers, in khakis and caps.
He owned civilian clothes, but when he appeared in public he always wore crisply pressed military khakis.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Trousers
bell-bottomed
bell-bottoms
Bermuda shorts
blue jeans
bootcuts
cycling shorts
daisy dukes
denim
drainpipe
dress pants
kecks
knickerbockers
knickers
lederhosen
leggings
skort
stirrup pants
stride
tracksuit bottoms
trews
khaki
adjective
uk /ˈkɑː.ki/ us /ˈkæ.ki//ˈkɑː.ki/
of a yellowish-brown or greenish-brown colour: 卡其色的,土黄色的
Students may wear khaki, navy or black trousers or skirts.
We plan to paint the exterior walls khaki or terracotta.
The armoured cars were khaki or black.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Less common colours
apple green
argent
ashy
avocado
baby blue
carmine
cerise
dun
emerald
peacock blue
puce
racing green
ruddily
rust
salmon pink
sanguine
sapphire
shocking pink
sky blue
verdure

khaki | American Dictionary


khaki
adjective, noun[ C/U ]
us/ˈkæk·i, ˈkɑ·ki/
a pale yellow-brown color, or a type of cloth that is this color and is often used to make uniforms for soldiers:
[ pl ]I bought a new pair of summer khakis (= pants made of this cloth).

Examples of khaki


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The boys were dressed in khaki and gave up all other activities in order to establish a state.
They also bit me freely through white canvas leggings and khaki breeches.
If the speaker calls the category khaki, he or she is coming at it from the light or yellowish side, and extending it down into the darker brownish tans.
I will be the first to don khaki and to lead my fellow-countrymen into the field by your side.
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There are hundreds of thousands of men in khaki whose services could be conveniently utilised to rapidly load and discharge ships at our ports.
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Slightly more than half of them said they had no complaint to make about the quality of the khaki supplied to them.
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Is it not a fact that many of these people go home in their khaki battledress because they have no adequate civilian dress to wear?
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The wearing of khaki uniform clothing is not compulsory.
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What is true of the ordinary citizen camouflaged in blue is equally true of the ordinary citizen camouflaged in khaki.
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The way we save that trained lawyer is to put him into khaki and let him live in barracks.
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In any case who wants to wear a suit of blue dyed battledress after going about in khaki battledress for two years or 18 months?
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They are not compelled to purchase special footwear or khaki shirts, collars, ties or gloves for military use.
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I start with a criticism of the present issue khaki trousers.
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They will go into khaki again along with the loaf.
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There are the usual khaki silhouettes and the snap targets.
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