pink

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pink [pink pinks pinked pinking pinker pinkest] adjective, noun, verb BrE [pɪŋk] NAmE [pɪŋk]
adjective
1. pale red in colour
•pale pink roses
• She went bright pink with embarrassment.
• The sun was now just a pink glow in the evening sky.
2. only before noun (BrE)connected with ↑homosexual people
•the pink pound (= money spent by ↑homosexuals as an influence in the economy)
3. (politics) (informal, disapproving)having or showing slightly ↑left-wing political views
•pale pink politics
compare ↑red _adj.
see be tickled pink at ↑tickle _v.

Word Origin:
adj. and n. sense 1 mid 17th cent. ↑pinkn. sense 2 late 16th cent. pink eye ‘small or half-shut eye’ French oeillet ‘little eye’ v. early 20th cent.

Example Bank:
•He was pink with anger.
•She could feel herself going pink.
•The western sky was glowing pink.
Idiom: ↑in the pink
Derived Word: ↑pinkness
 
noun
1. uncountable, countable the colour that is produced when you mix red and white together
• She was dressed in pink.
• The bedroom was decorated in pale pinks.
2. countable a garden plant with pink, red or white flowers that have a sweet smell

Word Origin:
adj. and n. sense 1 mid 17th cent. ↑pinkn. sense 2 late 16th cent. pink eye ‘small or half-shut eye’ French oeillet ‘little eye’ v. early 20th cent.
 
verb (BrE) (NAmE ping)intransitive (of a car engine)
to make knocking sounds because the fuel is not burning correctly
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
adj. and n. sense 1 mid 17th cent. ↑pinkn. sense 2 late 16th cent. pink eye ‘small or half-shut eye’ French oeillet ‘little eye’ v. early 20th cent.
 
See also: ↑ping

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ping, knock, tap, rap, pinko, garden pink, pinkish