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colourless (also colorless) adj.
⇨ clear 3 (a colourless liquid) ⇨ drab (a colourless voice)clear3 adjective It is clear to me that... 我很清楚⋯clear instructions 清晰的说明clear blue water 清澈碧蓝的水sunnya clear blue skysureAre you clear on that point?clear ♦︎ transparent ♦︎ translucent ♦︎ colourless ♦︎ see-throughThese words all describe sth which you can see through. 这些词均表示透明的、清澈的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆clear / transparent / translucent glass◆clear / transparent / see-through plastic◆clear / transparent / colourless varnish◆a clear / colourless liquid◆clear / translucent skin◆almost transparent / translucent / colourless■ clear that you can see through 透明的；清澈的◆Items must be carried in a clear plastic bag.物品必须装在透明塑料袋中运送。◆The water was so clear we could see the bottom of the lake.湖水清澈见底。◆The water comes out of the spring crystal clear (= completely clear) and totally pure.涌出的泉水清澈至纯。 OPP cloudy ⓘ Cloudy liquid is not very clear because it contains lots of small bits of dust or another substance. * cloudy指液体含有杂质而浑浊的、不清澈的◆The water looked cloudy and not fit to drink.水看上去很浑浊，不适合饮用。 ■ transparent that you can see through 透明的；清澈的◆The insect's wings are almost transparent.这种昆虫的翅膀几近透明。◆I've covered the photographs with transparent plastic sheets.我已用透明塑料薄膜对照片进行塑封。 OPP opaque ⓘ Opaque glass or liquid is not clear enough to see through or allow light through. * opaque指玻璃或液体不透明的、不透光的◆If you add water to the glass the liquid will go milky and opaque.如果向玻璃杯中加水，液体就会呈乳白色并变浑浊。 NOTE 辨析 Clear or transparent? Clear is the word used most often to describe water. When it is used to describe things other than water it usually comes before the noun. * clear最常用来形容水。当用它形容水以外的东西时，常位于名词前◆clear blue water清澈碧蓝的水◆The water was blue and clear.水湛蓝清澈。◆a clear plastic bag一个透明塑料袋◆The plastic bag was clear. Transparent is usually used to describe solid things or material, not liquids (except varnish). * transparent常用于形容固态物品或材质，而非液体（varnish除外）。 ■ translucent /trænsˈluːsnt, trænzˈluːsnt/ (written) allowing light to pass through but not transparent 半透明的◆The sky was a pale translucent blue.天空隐约呈淡蓝色。◆His skin was translucent with age.他因年老肤色有些暗淡。■ colourless (BrE) (NAmE colorless) without colour or very pale 无色的；苍白的◆Water is a colourless compound of hydrogen and oxygen.水是无色的氢氧化合物。◆Her illness had left her face deathly white and her lips colourless.疾病让她面色惨白，嘴唇苍白。■ ˈsee-through [usually before noun](of clothes or fabric) very thin so that you can see through it （衣服或织物）薄至透明的◆She was wearing a see-through blouse.她穿了一件透明的女式衬衫。 drab adjective drab ♦︎ grey ♦︎ featureless ♦︎ nondescript ♦︎ colourlessThese words all describe things or people that are not interesting or unusual so that you do not notice or remember them. 这些词均表示平淡无奇的、无趣的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a drab / grey / featureless / colourless world◆a drab / grey / featureless landscape◆a drab / featureless / nondescript building◆a drab / featureless room◆drab / featureless corridors / walls◆a grey / nondescript / colourless man◆rather drab / grey / featureless / nondescript / colourless■ drab (especially of a place) without interest or bright colour （尤指场所）无吸引力的，无光彩的◆She longed to be out of the cold, drab little office.她渴望离开那个冷冰冰的小办公室。■ grey (especially BrE) (NAmE usually gray) (of a person or life) not interesting, unusual or attractive in any way （人）无趣的；（生活）单调乏味的◆Ours is a company that isn't run by grey men in suits.我们公司不是由那些身穿套装、沉闷无趣的人所经营的。◆It is thought of as a city of grey bureaucracy.那一城市被认为是实行死板官僚体制的地方。■ featureless (especially of a place) without any noticeable features or qualities （尤指场所）没有特色的，平淡无奇的◆It is a barren and featureless wasteland.那是一片贫瘠且毫无特色的荒原。■ nondescript /ˈnɒndɪskrɪpt; NAmE ˈnɑːndɪskrɪpt/ (of a person or place) without any interesting or unusual features or qualities （人）平庸的，无个性的；（场所）无特色的◆He wore a shabby suit and looked thoroughly nondescript.他穿了一身破旧的套装，看上去毫无个性。◆It was a bare landscape occasionally interrupted by nondescript villages.那是一片荒芜的原野，偶然可以看到几个毫不起眼的村落。■ colourless (BrE) (NAmE colorless) without any interesting features or qualities; showing, or making people feel, no emotion 无趣的；枯燥的；缺乏情趣的◆He was a small, colourless man who worked as a clerk.他是个身材矮小、缺乏情趣的人，担任文书工作。◆'I suppose so,' she said in a colourless voice.“我想是这样吧。”她语调平板地说。◆Too many passive verbs make for flabby, colourless prose.过多使用被动语态会使散文软塌无力，毫无生气。ⓘ Colourless is used especially to describe sb's personality or voice, or a piece of writing. * colourless尤用于形容人的性格或声音，或文字作品。 OPP colourful ⇨ coloured |