beige
beige — 名詞
1. a soft pale shade between brown, yellow, and grey.
米色
淡棕帶黃灰的顏色
a soft pale shade between brown, yellow, and grey.
For the hallway walls, Nina chose a soft beige.
為了走廊的牆面，Nina 選了柔和的米色。
noun after choose: chose a soft beige
The sofa came in black, white, and a warm beige.
這張沙發有黑色、白色和溫暖的米色可選。
colour name after in
On the paint card, beige sat beside cream and sand.
在色卡上，米色排在奶油色和沙色旁邊。
At the shop, Leila asked for beige rather than bright white.
在店裡，Leila 要的是米色，不是亮白色。
The designer mixed brown and white to make a calm beige.
那位設計師把棕色和白色混在一起，調出沉穩的米色。
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 — 形容詞
1. having a very light brown colour, often with a yellow or grey tone.
米色的
呈米色的
having a very light brown colour, often with a yellow or grey tone.
Mina wore a beige coat on the windy train platform.
Mina 在有風的月台上穿著一件米色的大衣。
common collocation: beige coat
After the repainting, the kitchen walls looked beige and clean.
重新粉刷後，廚房的牆面看起來很乾淨，而且是米色的。
after linking verb: looked beige
A beige carpet made the small office feel warmer.
米色地毯讓那間小辦公室感覺更溫暖。
The school bags were beige, not dark brown.
那些書包是米色的，不是深棕色。
At the market, Sara bought beige curtains for her bedroom.
在市場裡，Sara 買了米色窗簾要掛在她的臥室。
- 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.