dye
dye — noun
- dyesingular
- dyesplural
1. a powder or liquid that you mix with water and use to give a new colour to fabri
a powder or liquid that you mix with water and use to give a new colour to fabric, hair, wood, or other materials.
Takeshi bought a red fabric dye at the shop to refresh his old curtains.
countable: a specific type of dye for a purpose
The hairdresser mixed two bottles of dye to create a deep brown colour for Hoa.
This natural dye comes from tree bark and gives fabric a warm golden colour.
Rachel spilled hair dye on the bathroom floor and had to clean it quickly.
Some food manufacturers add artificial dye to make candy look more colourful.
文法句型
a [type] dye
dye for [material]
用法筆記
Often paired with a material name (hair dye, fabric dye, food dye) to specify what the substance is meant for.
常見錯誤
dye — verb
- dyepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dyeshe / she / it
- dyedpast simple
- dyeing-ing form
1. to give a new colour to something such as cloth, hair, or wool by putting it int
to give a new colour to something such as cloth, hair, or wool by putting it into or covering it with a coloured liquid.
Bilal decided to dye his old white shirt navy blue for the party.
dye + object + colour adjective
Élise dyed her hair blonde last summer but has since returned to her natural colour.
The factory dyes thousands of metres of cotton fabric every single week.
Hoa carefully dyed the wool with plant-based colouring that would not harm the environment.
Nala asked her neighbour to help her dye the curtains a lighter shade of blue.
- bleach
removes colour rather than adding it
文法句型
dye + object + colour adjective
dye + object + with + substance
用法筆記
The new colour can be stated directly after the object without a preposition: 'She dyed her dress red.' Frequently used in the passive: 'The wool is dyed with natural ingredients.'