tinge
verb [usually passive]- tinge something (with something)
to add a small amount of colour to something (轻微地)给…着色,给…染色 white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣 Pink tinged her pale cheeks. 她苍白的脸颊染上粉红色。 The sky was tinged with crimson. 天空染上了深红色。
- tinge something (with something)
to add a small amount of a particular emotion or quality to something 使略带…感情(或性质) a look of surprise tinged with disapproval 带有几分不满的惊奇神情 Sadness tinged his voice. 他的声音略带悲伤。
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin tingere ‘to dip or colour’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.