colouring

noun

/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/

(US English coloring)

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[uncountable, countable] a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food（食物的）着色剂，色素
- red food colouring红色食物着色剂
- Contains no artificial colouring or flavouring.不含人工色素或香料。
[uncountable] the colour of a person’s skin, eyes and hair（皮肤、眼睛和头发的）颜色
- Blue suited her fair colouring.蓝色适合于她白皙的肤色。
- This face powder will enhance your natural colouring.这种爽身粉会增强你的自然肤色。
Extra Examples
- He daughter has very fair colouring.他女儿的肤色非常白皙。
- He had inherited his father's almost-silver hair and fair colouring.他继承了父亲几乎是银色的头发和白皙的肤色。
- Their colouring was identical: white skin, black hair and very dark eyes.他们的颜色都相同：白皮肤、黑头发以及黝黑的眼睛。
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- natural
- dark
- hair
- …
verb + colouring/coloring
- have
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[uncountable] the colours that exist in something, especially a plant or an animal（尤指动植物的）天然色，色彩
- insects with vivid yellow and black colouring躯体带有鲜黄色和黑色的昆虫
- She realized the coins were fake when the gold colouring began to rub off.当金色开始褪色时，她意识到这些硬币是假的。
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- The guitar's overall colouring has obviously darkened with the passing of over three decades.三十多年过去了，吉他的整体色彩明显变暗了。
- The meat is pre-salted, which explains its vivid pink colouring and its salty flavour.肉是预先腌制的，这解释了它鲜艳的粉红色和咸味。
- monarch butterflies, with their spectacular black, brown and orange colouring君王斑蝶，身上是奇美的黑色、褐色和橙色