beige
beige — noun
1. a soft pale shade between brown, yellow, and grey.
a soft pale shade between brown, yellow, and grey.
For the hallway walls, Nina chose a soft beige.
noun after choose: chose a soft beige
The sofa came in black, white, and a warm beige.
colour name after in
On the paint card, beige sat beside cream and sand.
At the shop, Leila asked for beige rather than bright white.
The designer mixed brown and white to make a calm beige.
文法句型
in beige
a soft beige
paint something beige
choose beige
beige walls
用法筆記
Often appears as a colour label after verbs like choose, paint, wear, and prefer. In everyday speech, people may use the adjective more often than the noun when directly describing an object, as in beige curtains.
常見錯誤
beige — adjective
1. having a very light brown colour, often with a yellow or grey tone.
having a very light brown colour, often with a yellow or grey tone.
Mina wore a beige coat on the windy train platform.
common collocation: beige coat
After the repainting, the kitchen walls looked beige and clean.
after linking verb: looked beige
A beige carpet made the small office feel warmer.
The school bags were beige, not dark brown.
At the market, Sara bought beige curtains for her bedroom.
- cream
is usually paler and less brown than beige.
- tan
normally suggests a deeper brown shade.
- light brown
is broader and less specific about the yellow-grey tone.
文法句型
beige trousers
a beige wall
look beige
paint something beige
beige carpet
用法筆記
Common before nouns naming things you can see, wear, or decorate. After linking verbs like look, seem, or be, it simply gives the colour, without suggesting any extra opinion.