coral
coral — 名詞
1. a hard, stony material that builds up in warm, shallow seas from the skeletons o
珊瑚
海洋中由珊瑚蟲骨骼形成的堅硬物質
a hard, stony material that builds up in warm, shallow seas from the skeletons of tiny marine creatures, often forming large underwater structures known as reefs.
The diving team explored a beautiful coral reef off the coast of Belize last summer.
潛水團隊去年夏天探索了貝里斯海岸外一座美麗的珊瑚礁。
collocation: coral reef
Coral grows extremely slowly, sometimes just a few centimetres each year.
珊瑚生長非常緩慢，有時一年只能長幾公分。
uncountable use referring to the material in general
Maja bought a bracelet made of pink coral from a shop in Okinawa.
Maja 在沖繩的一家商店裡買了一條粉紅色珊瑚製成的手鍊。
Rising ocean temperatures are causing large areas of coral to turn white and die.
海水溫度上升正導致大面積的珊瑚白化死亡。
The corals of the Great Barrier Reef are home to thousands of different fish species.
大堡礁的珊瑚群是數千種魚類的家園。
用法筆記
When referring to the material in general, coral is usually uncountable: 'Coral is fragile.' It becomes countable when talking about specific types or colonies: 'the corals of the Pacific.'
2. a pinkish-orange hue that mixes the warmth of orange with the softness of pink.
珊瑚色
介於橘色與粉紅色之間的顏色
a pinkish-orange hue that mixes the warmth of orange with the softness of pink.
Gabriela painted her kitchen walls a soft coral that felt warm and bright.
Gabriela 把廚房牆壁漆成柔和的珊瑚色，讓整個空間感覺溫暖明亮。
colour used as a noun with 'a soft coral'
Coral was the most popular colour for summer dresses at the beach party.
珊瑚色是海灘派對上最受歡迎的夏季洋裝顏色。
uncountable use: 'Coral was the most popular colour'
Sayaka chose a scarf in a deep coral that matched her handbag perfectly.
Sayaka 選了一條深珊瑚色的圍巾，和她的手袋完美搭配。
The wedding invitations were printed on paper with a delicate coral trim.
婚禮邀請函印在帶有淡珊瑚色邊飾的紙張上。
coral — 形容詞
1. describing something that is a pinkish-orange colour, similar to the shade of ce
珊瑚色的
帶有橘粉色的顏色描述
describing something that is a pinkish-orange colour, similar to the shade of certain types of marine coral.
Lien wore a beautiful coral dress to her cousin's wedding reception.
Lien 在表姐的婚禮上穿了一條漂亮的珊瑚色洋裝。
coral as adjective before a noun
Aarav chose coral-coloured cushions to brighten the grey sofa.
Aarav 選了珊瑚色抱枕來點亮那張灰色的沙發。
compound form: coral-coloured
Tiny coral flowers bloomed along the edge of the garden path in early summer.
初夏時，小路邊開滿了小小的珊瑚色花朵。
The sunset painted the sky in coral and gold tones that evening.
那天傍晚的夕陽將天空染成珊瑚色和金色。
Benjamin ordered a pair of coral running shoes because he wanted something bright.
Benjamin 訂了一雙珊瑚色的跑鞋，因為他想要亮一點的顏色。