| 词汇 | amber |
| 释义 | amber noun[ U ] uk /ˈæm.bər/ us /ˈæm.bɚ/ a hard, transparent, yellowish-brown substance that was formed in ancient times from resin(= a substance produced by trees) and is used in jewellery: 琥珀 He has a collection of prehistoric insects preserved in amber.他收集了很多保存在琥珀中的史前昆虫化石。 Greek philosophers discovered that when amber is rubbed against cloth, lightweight objects will stick to it. humbak/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a yellow-brown colour: She combines strong geometry with subtle colors, from muted sage to pale amber. Favaios is an amber coloured sweet wine from the Pinhao area of Portugal's Douro Valley. mainly UK(US usuallyyellow) the yellowish-orange traffic light that shows between the green and the red to warn drivers that the lights are about to change: （交通信号）黄灯 The lights turned to amber.交通信号变成了黄灯。 2ndLookGraphics/E+/GettyImages Netsuke are miniature sculptures made of ivory, wood, jade or amber. In about eight years time, the steel will change to a dark amber. The lights flashed amber then green. Geology: precious & semi-precious stones blood diamond carbuncle carnelian conflict diamond cornelian cultured pearl garnet gem gemmy jade jet marcasite onyx opal pearl precious stone ruby semiprecious topaz unset You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Less common colours Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads amber adjective uk /ˈæm.bər/ us /ˈæm.bɚ/ yellow-orange or yellow-brown in colour: an amber light The lights cast an amber glow on the room. made of or containing the substance amber: an amber necklace She stopped at a shop specialising in beautiful amber jewellery. In the amber light of late afternoon, he sips his tea. Caramelized sugar should be a medium amber colour. She fingered the amber beads at her neck. He carried a cane and wore an amber signet ring. Less common colours apple green argent ashy avocado baby blue carmine cerise dun emerald indigo peacock blue puce racing green ruddily rust salmon pink sanguine shocking pink sky blue verdure You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Geology: precious & semi-precious stones Examples of amberamber The overall chemical and structural composition is used to divide ambers into five classes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Report on human cloning through embryo splitting: an amber light. Amber's method of working is based on building long-term relationships within communities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Amber's arrival has a profound effect on all the family members. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They also note that there is considerable terminological confusion in the terms amber and resinite, not to mention a whole host of specific mineral names. All plant-bearing layers have also yielded small amounts of fossil amber. All procedures were performed under dim light in a cold room, using chilled solvents and amber vials. Amber's world returned to normal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are several intriguing problems concerning amber. On the surface she refers to her amber beads but, metonymically, it speaks also of her skin tone: amber, a deep, often quite dark, golden color. To start with, it is not even clear exactly what sort of tree produced the fluid resins that subsequently hardened about their entombed captives to form the amber. In addition to these stages in the amber, a lemon-shaped body in the abdomen of the fly (best seen with transmitted light) was interpreted to represent the parasitic female nematode. Taphonomy of insects in carbonates and amber. At the end of the designated amber period, the file is coded "red". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The amber light has been showing for some time and now the red is firmly on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of amber These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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