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having the colour of grass or the leaves of most plants and trees 绿色的；草绿色的 green grass/leaves/vegetables 绿色的草/叶子/蔬菜 his piercing green eyes 他锐利的绿色眼睛 Wait for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights). 等绿灯亮了再走。
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesa1an olive green carpet 橄榄绿色的地毯 the lush green grass 葱翠的草 wearing an emerald green dress 穿着翡翠绿色的裙子
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covered with grass or other plants 长满青草的；绿油油的；青葱的 green fields/pastures/hills 绿色的田野/牧场/山丘 It's just two minutes' walk to the nearest public green space. 离最近的公共绿地只有两分钟的路程。 After the rains, the land was green with new growth. 雨天过后，大地一片新绿。
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not yet ready to eat 未成熟的 green tomatoes 青西红柿
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connected with the protection of the environment; supporting the protection of the environment as a political principle 环境保护的；赞成环保的 green energy 绿色能源 green politics 主张环保的政见 Try to adopt a greener lifestyle. 尽量采取更环保的生活方式。 the Green Party 绿党
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(of a person 人 young and without experience 不成熟的；缺乏经验的；幼稚的 (of a person or their skin 人或其皮肤 being a pale colour, as if the person is going to vomit 苍白的；发青的；无血色的
colour颜色
covered with grass青草覆盖
fruit果实
politics政治
person人
Word OriginOld English grēne (adjective), grēnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groen, German grün, also to grass and grow.
Idioms
the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)
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said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think they could be happier in a different place or situation 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
green with envy
very jealous (= angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has ) （十分）妒忌的，嫉妒的，眼红的
