pink
pink — 形容詞
1. having the soft, washed-out red colour you get by mixing white into red — the ki
粉紅色的
淡淡偏紅的顏色，像玫瑰或櫻花
having the soft, washed-out red colour you get by mixing white into red — the kind of tone seen on roses, bubble gum, and many baby blankets.
Lina wore a pink dress to her cousin's birthday party.
Lina 穿了一件粉紅色的洋裝去參加表姊的生日派對。
attributive: pink + [clothing item]
The cherry trees in the park are covered with soft pink flowers.
公園裡的櫻花樹開滿了淡淡的粉紅色花朵。
collocation: pink flowers / pink blossoms
Marcus painted his daughter's bedroom walls a bright pink.
Marcus 把女兒臥室的牆壁漆成鮮豔的粉紅色。
After running for the bus, Sarah's cheeks turned pink in the cold air.
在冷空氣中追完公車後，Sarah 的臉頰變得粉紅。
The sky over the harbour glowed pink just before sunset.
夕陽西下前，港口上空的天空染成一片粉紅色。
用法筆記
Used both attributively (pink dress) and predicatively (her face went pink). Often paired with intensifiers like bright, hot, pale, or dusty to specify the shade.
常見錯誤
2. describing a person, party, or idea that leans a little towards socialism or the
略偏左的
稍微傾向社會主義立場
describing a person, party, or idea that leans a little towards socialism or the political left, but not strongly so.
The newspaper accused the senator of holding pink views on health care.
報紙指控那位參議員在健保議題上抱持偏左立場。
attributive: pink + [political noun]
Critics dismissed the new tax plan as a pink experiment dressed up as reform.
批評者把新稅制方案斥為包裝成改革的左傾實驗。
often appears in critical or dismissive contexts
In the 1950s, many writers in Hollywood were labelled pink by the press.
在 1950 年代，許多好萊塢作家被媒體貼上偏左的標籤。
Aunt Marta laughed and called her son's politics a bit pink for the family.
Marta 阿姨笑說她兒子的政治立場對家裡來說有點偏左。
- left-leaning
neutral and current; safer in serious writing
- socialistic
more formal; describes ideas closer to socialism
- right-wing
opposite political direction
用法筆記
Often used by opponents to suggest mild socialist leanings without going as far as 'red' (communist). Mostly informal and somewhat dated; can sound dismissive or mocking.
常見錯誤
3. linked to the gay community — to its culture, spending power, or media — most of
同志的
與同志族群文化或市場相關的
linked to the gay community — to its culture, spending power, or media — most often used in marketing and journalism, since pink has long been a symbol of LGBT identity.
The hotel chain is keen to attract more of the pink pound from London tourists.
這家連鎖飯店很想吸引更多倫敦同志觀光客的消費力。
fixed expression: the pink pound / pink dollar (gay spending power)
Carlos writes a column for one of the city's most popular pink magazines.
Carlos 為這座城市最受歡迎的同志雜誌之一寫專欄。
attributive: pink + [media noun]
Local businesses are starting to advertise heavily in the pink press.
本地商家開始大量在同志媒體上刊登廣告。
The mayor cut the ribbon at a new pink venue near the old theatre.
市長為老戲院附近一間新的同志場所剪綵。
用法筆記
Almost always appears in fixed marketing or media phrases (pink pound, pink press, pink venue). Avoid as a general adjective for individual people; use 'gay' or 'LGBT' instead.
常見錯誤
pink — 名詞
1. the soft, light red colour you make by adding white to red — the colour of bubbl
粉紅色
紅加白調出的淡紅色
the soft, light red colour you make by adding white to red — the colour of bubble gum, baby blankets, and many spring flowers.
Pink is Maya's favourite colour, so all her notebooks match.
粉紅色是 Maya 最喜歡的顏色，所以她的筆記本全是同色系。
uncountable: pink as a colour name
The artist mixed white into the red until she got a soft pink.
畫家把白色加進紅色裡，一直調到出現一種柔和的粉紅色。
countable: a pink (a particular shade)
The bedroom walls were painted in three different pinks.
臥室的牆壁被漆成三種不同的粉紅色。
Carlos always dresses his baby daughter in pink and white.
Carlos 總是把女兒打扮成粉紅色和白色的搭配。
The sunset painted the harbour in shades of orange and pink.
夕陽把港口染成一片橘色與粉紅色交織的景象。
用法筆記
Uncountable when naming the colour in general (I love pink); countable when talking about specific shades (a soft pink, several pinks). The phrase 'in pink' means wearing or coloured pink.
常見錯誤
2. a small flowering plant from the carnation family, with sweet-scented blooms in
石竹花
康乃馨家族的小型香花
a small flowering plant from the carnation family, with sweet-scented blooms in red, white, or pink shades and slim grey-green leaves; also a single flower from this plant.
Grandma Rosa grows pinks along the path at the front of her cottage.
Rosa 奶奶在小屋前的小徑旁種了一排石竹花。
plural: pinks (the plants in a garden)
Maya picked a small bunch of white pinks for the kitchen table.
Maya 摘了一小束白色石竹花，放在廚房桌上。
collocation: a bunch / bouquet of pinks
The old gardener showed the children how to grow pinks from seed.
老園丁示範給孩子們看怎麼用種子種石竹花。
A row of pinks lined the stone wall behind the church.
教堂後方的石牆邊種了一排石竹花。
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('pinks') when referring to the plants growing in a garden. Belongs to the same family as the carnation (Dianthus), but is smaller and more delicate.
pink — 動詞
1. of a car engine: to give off a sharp, high knocking sound, usually because the p
引擎爆震
汽車引擎發出尖銳敲擊聲
of a car engine: to give off a sharp, high knocking sound, usually because the petrol is igniting at the wrong moment in the cylinder.
The old taxi started to pink badly as Carlos drove up the steep hill.
Carlos 開上陡坡時，那輛老計程車開始嚴重爆震。
intransitive: [engine] pinks
Cheap fuel can make even a well-maintained engine pink under heavy load.
便宜的汽油可能讓保養良好的引擎在重載時也出現爆震。
common cause: cheap or low-grade fuel
The mechanic listened carefully as the motor began to pink at low speed.
技師仔細聽著引擎在低速時開始發出爆震聲。
If your engine pinks, switch to a higher-octane petrol the next time you fill up.
如果你的引擎爆震，下次加油時改用高辛烷值的汽油。
用法筆記
Mainly British; American mechanics usually say 'ping' or 'knock' for the same noise. Subject is almost always 'engine', 'motor', or a specific car. Rarely used in everyday conversation outside of mechanics or driving contexts.