rose
/rəʊz/ (bre, ipa) · [rˈoz] /rəʊz/ (ame, ipa) · [rˈoz] /roʊz/ (ame, ipa)
rose — noun
- rosesingular
- rosesplural
1. a popular sweet-smelling flower, usually red, pink, white, or yellow, growing on
a popular sweet-smelling flower, usually red, pink, white, or yellow, growing on bushes whose woody stems are covered in sharp points called thorns.
Vivek gave Mayumi a single red rose on their first date.
[colour] rose for a romantic gift
The bush in Eve's front garden produces about thirty pink roses every June.
noun: roses grow on a bush
Be careful when you cut these stems — the thorns on the roses are sharp.
The bride carried a small bunch of white roses down the aisle.
Omar bought twelve yellow roses to congratulate his sister on her new job.
文法句型
a/the rose
[colour] rose
用法筆記
Often appears with a colour word (red, white, pink, yellow) and a container or quantity expression (a single, a bunch of, a dozen). The plural 'roses' covers both individual cut flowers and the bushes that grow them.
常見錯誤
2. a soft pink shade with a slight purple tint, named after the flower; mostly used
a soft pink shade with a slight purple tint, named after the flower; mostly used in design, fashion, and paint colour names.
Élise painted her bedroom walls a warm rose that looked lovely in evening light.
noun used as a colour name in design contexts
The label said the lipstick was a dusty rose, not bright red.
collocation: dusty rose
Anjali wore a long dress in deep rose to the autumn ball.
The cushions came in three soft shades: cream, sky blue, and pale rose.
文法句型
the colour rose
in rose
用法筆記
Common in product descriptions and interior design but rare in everyday speech, where speakers usually just say 'pink'. Often modified by 'dusty', 'pale', 'deep', or 'warm' to specify the exact shade.
3. a wine with a light pink colour, made by taking the dark grape skins out of the
a wine with a light pink colour, made by taking the dark grape skins out of the juice soon after the wine starts to ferment; usually drunk chilled.
Luca ordered a chilled bottle of rose to share with his guests on the terrace.
collocation: chilled bottle of rose
Sari prefers a dry rose with her grilled fish in summer.
pattern: rose pairs with food (with + meal)
The waiter recommended a French rose from a small vineyard near Marseille.
Ingrid poured two glasses of pale rose and watched the sunset with her brother.
- rosé
the spelling with the accent, often used on wine labels and menus
- blush wine
an American term, especially for sweeter pink wines
文法句型
a glass of rose
a bottle of rose
用法筆記
Almost always served chilled and most popular in summer. Often spelled 'rosé' with the accent in restaurants and on wine labels; both spellings are accepted in everyday writing.
常見錯誤
4. a round piece of metal or plastic with many small holes, fitted onto the spout o
a round piece of metal or plastic with many small holes, fitted onto the spout of a watering can or hose so the water comes out as a fine spray instead of a single stream.
Haruto unscrewed the rose from the watering can and rinsed the holes clean.
pattern: unscrew/attach the rose from/to a watering can
Keep the rose on the watering can so the seedlings are not knocked over.
pattern: with the rose on/off
The brass rose on Joon's old watering can had turned a lovely green.
Meera fitted a new rose onto the hose to water the lettuce gently.
- sprinkler head
more everyday way of describing the same part
- spray head
common on packaging for hose attachments
文法句型
the rose of a watering can
用法筆記
A technical gardening word that most learners will only meet in instruction manuals or on product packaging; in conversation people often say 'the sprinkler bit' or 'the spray head' instead.
rose — adjective
- rosepositive
- rosercomparative
- rosestsuperlative
1. having a soft pink colour, often with a slight purple tone; used mostly to descr
having a soft pink colour, often with a slight purple tone; used mostly to describe fabrics, painted surfaces, makeup, and the sky at dawn.
Christopher chose rose curtains to match the cream sofa in the living room.
before noun: rose [object]
The sky turned a deep rose just before the sun came up over the lake.
linking verb: turn rose at dawn
Eli painted the front door a soft rose, and the neighbours stopped to admire it.
Adaeze added a rose blush to her cheeks before stepping onto the stage.
文法句型
[noun] is rose
rose [noun]
用法筆記
Almost always paired with a softening modifier such as 'soft', 'pale', 'deep', or 'dusty'. In casual conversation most people say 'pink'; 'rose' is chosen when the speaker wants the word to sound stylish or precise.
rose — verb
- rosepresent simple I / you / we / they
- roses3rd person singular
- rosing-ing form
- rosedpast simple
1. the past simple form of the verb 'rise', meaning that something went upward, tha
the past simple form of the verb 'rise', meaning that something went upward, that a number became higher, or that someone stood up or got out of bed.
The sun rose over the mountains just after six this morning.
pattern: the sun rose (movement upward)
House prices in the city rose by twelve per cent last year.
pattern: [numbers] rose by [percentage]
Omar rose from his chair and walked across the room to greet the guests.
Smoke rose slowly from the chimney of the little wooden cabin.
The crowd rose to its feet when the national team scored the winning goal.
文法句型
the sun rose
prices rose
[person] rose from [place]
用法筆記
This entry exists only because 'rose' is the past simple of 'rise'. For the meaning, definitions, and learning notes of the verb itself, see the entry for 'rise'. The past participle is 'risen', not 'rose'.