peroxide
peroxide — 名詞
- peroxidesingular
- peroxidesplural
1. a liquid chemical substance that can lighten the colour of hair or clean minor w
雙氧水
用於漂白頭髮或消毒傷口的化學液體
a liquid chemical substance that can lighten the colour of hair or clean minor wounds by killing harmful germs.
Maeve used peroxide to lighten her dark brown hair before her wedding.
Maeve 在婚禮前用雙氧水把深棕色的頭髮染淺。
collocation: used peroxide to lighten hair
The pharmacist recommended peroxide for cleaning the cut on Kian's finger.
藥劑師建議用雙氧水來清潔 Kian 手指上的傷口。
use case: wound disinfectant
A small bottle of peroxide sat in the first-aid kit beside the bandages.
急救箱裡的繃帶旁邊放著一小瓶雙氧水。
After she fell off her bike, Amani cleaned her scraped elbow with peroxide.
Amani 從腳踏車上摔下來後，用雙氧水清理了擦傷的手肘。
The hairdresser mixed peroxide with powder to create the bleaching paste.
美髮師把雙氧水和粉末混合在一起，調出漂白膏。
- bleach
broader term; bleach can refer to peroxide but also to chlorine-based whiteners, which are stronger and more toxic.
- hydrogen peroxide
the full chemical name for the common household liquid; more precise in medical or scientific contexts.
- disinfectant
any substance that kills germs; peroxide is one type of disinfectant, alongside alcohol and iodine.
文法句型
[uncountable] peroxide
a/the peroxide [countable, rare]
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, 'peroxide' almost always refers to hydrogen peroxide solution, the type sold in drugstores for hair care and first aid. The strict chemical sense (any compound with an O-O bond) is limited to scientific contexts.
常見錯誤
peroxide — 動詞
- peroxidepresent simple I / you / we / they
- peroxides3rd person singular
- peroxiding-ing form
- peroxidedpast simple
1. to lighten someone's hair by applying a peroxide-based chemical substance.
漂白
用雙氧水把頭髮染淡
to lighten someone's hair by applying a peroxide-based chemical substance.
The stylist peroxided Inês's hair to give her a striking platinum look.
造型師用雙氧水處理了 Inês 的頭髮，讓她擁有搶眼的白金髮色。
Dario peroxided his hair for a costume party and regretted it the next morning.
Dario 曾為了一場化妝舞會漂白頭髮，第二天早上就後悔不已。
passive avoided: active use with regret outcome
Her peroxided blonde roots stood out against the natural brown length of her hair.
她那漂白的金色髮根在她天生的深色長髮映襯下格外明顯。
Jack watched a tutorial before deciding to peroxide his own hair at home.
Jack 看完教學影片後，決定自己在家用雙氧水漂白頭髮。
- darken
opposite result: making hair darker instead of lighter.
文法句型
peroxide + object (hair)
be peroxided [passive]
用法筆記
Commonly used in the past participle form 'peroxided' as an adjective (e.g. 'peroxided hair'). Active use ('She peroxided her hair') is informal and less common than the noun phrase 'bleached her hair with peroxide'.
常見錯誤
peroxide — 形容詞
- peroxidepositive
- more peroxidecomparative
- most peroxidesuperlative
1. describes hair that has been treated with peroxide to become a very light colour
漂白過的
頭髮經雙氧水處理後變成極淡顏色的
describes hair that has been treated with peroxide to become a very light colour, often bright yellow or white.
The woman with the peroxide blonde hair was impossible to miss in the crowded market.
那位一頭漂白金髮的女性在擁擠的市場裡讓人難以忽視。
fixed phrase: peroxide blonde
Obi's peroxide moustache looked strange against his naturally dark eyebrows.
Obi 那漂白過的小鬍子配上天生深色的眉毛，看起來很奇怪。
Peroxide hair requires a lot of upkeep to prevent the roots from showing.
漂白的頭髮需要經常保養，以免髮根跑出來。
The magazine model sported bright peroxide curls that caught the studio lights.
雜誌模特兒頂著一頭亮眼的漂白捲髮，捕捉了攝影棚的光線。
文法句型
peroxide + noun (hair, blonde, moustache)
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun, most commonly in the set phrase 'peroxide blonde'. It describes a specific brassy, bright yellow shade associated with chemical bleaching, not naturally light hair.