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单词 rainbow
释义
rainbow
noun
uk
/ˈreɪn.bəʊ/us
/ˈreɪn.boʊ/

rainbownoun(COLOURED LIGHT)

B2[C]
anarch(=curvedshape)of differentcoloursseenin theskywhenrainisfallingand thesunisshining:
彩虹，虹
Thesuncame out and wesawa rainbow.太阳出来了，我们看到了一道彩虹。
Thetropicalbutterfly'swingswereshimmeringwithall thecoloursof therainbow.热带蝴蝶的翅膀像彩虹一样闪烁着五彩缤纷的色彩。
picture of rainbow
Oliver Strewe/ Lonely Planet Images/GettyImages
[C]
theeffectseenwhenwhitelightseparatesintoitsdifferentcolours:
Theprismswillcastrainbows on thewalls.
Aperfectlycircularrainbowappearedin thesprayas thechildrenplayedin thewater.
More examples
  • Look over there - there's a rainbow!
  • Theglassprismrefractedthewhitelightinto thecoloursof the rainbow.
  • Thecoloursof thespectrum-red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandviolet- can beseenin a rainbow.
  • She did astencilof a rainbow on her daughter'sbedroomwall.
  • There's adoublerainbow!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: rain
  • bucket
  • bucket down
  • cloud seeder
  • cloud seeding
  • cloudburst
  • deluge
  • downpour
  • drizzle
  • heaven
  • mizzle
  • pelt
  • piss
  • piss down
  • rain gauge
  • rainstorm
  • seed
  • shower
  • sun shower
  • wash
  • wash(something)out
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rainbownoun(COMBINATION)

[S]
acombinationof differentcolours:
Herdresswas a rainbow ofshimmeringgoldandmauveandtanandcerise.
Thehugebruisewent through a rainbow -scarlet,purpleandyellow,green,blackandblue- before itdisappeared.
[S]approving
acombinationof many different things:
Shespokeabout a rainbow oftopics.
Here there’s awholerainbow of differentcoursestochoosefrom.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Monochrome & multi-coloured
  • colourway
  • in glorious technicoloridiom
  • iridescence
  • iridescent
  • monochromatic
  • monochrome
  • multi-hued
  • multicolour
  • multicoloured
  • opalescence
  • opalescent
  • pied
  • polychromatic
  • prismatic
  • psychedelic
  • solid
  • technicolor
  • two-tone
  • unicorn

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Variety and mixtures

rainbownoun(FISH)

[C]
(usedespeciallybypeoplewho gofishing) arainbowtrout(= alargefishwith areddishstripealong theside):
Icaughta 2.5kg rainbow.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fish & seafood
  • abalone
  • albacore
  • American shad
  • barramundi
  • bay scallop
  • court bouillon
  • crab
  • crabmeat
  • crappie
  • crawdad
  • gravadlax
  • gravlax
  • grouper
  • hard-shell clam
  • hoki
  • rainbow trout
  • roe
  • saltfish
  • sashimi
  • scampi
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Hunting & fishing

Idiom

(the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbow
rainbow
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈreɪn.bəʊ/us
/ˈreɪn.boʊ/

rainbowadjective[before noun](COLOURFUL)

brightandcolourful, often with thecoloursarrangedinstripes:
Iloveyourrainbowsweater!
She waswearinga rainbowwig.
The rainbowflaghasbecomeasymbolof theLGBTmovement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Monochrome & multi-coloured
  • colourway
  • in glorious technicoloridiom
  • iridescence
  • iridescent
  • monochromatic
  • monochrome
  • multi-hued
  • multicolour
  • multicoloured
  • opalescence
  • opalescent
  • pied
  • polychromatic
  • prismatic
  • psychedelic
  • solid
  • technicolor
  • two-tone
  • unicorn

rainbowadjective[before noun](DIFFERENT PEOPLE)

involvingorincludingpeopleof differentraces:
the rainbownationofSouthAfrica
involvingorincludingpeoplewho have differentpoliticalideas, or whobelongto differentpoliticalparties:
He did notruleout a rainbowcoalition.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Political movements & groups
  • alt-right
  • ANC
  • anti-Bolshevik
  • anti-Bolshevism
  • anti-capitalism
  • antidisestablishmentarianism
  • Antifa
  • awkward
  • big tent
  • labour movement
  • left
  • left-winger
  • leftism
  • right-winger
  • rightist
  • sectarian
  • sectarianism
  • the awkward gangidiom
  • the left wing
  • the SDLP
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See also

rainbow baby
rainbow pregnancy
Rainbow
noun
uk
/ˈreɪn.bəʊ/us
/ˈreɪn.boʊ/
Rainbows
thesectionof the Guides in the UK forgirlsagedaround 4 to 7:
Girlguiding UK is thegoverningbodyof Rainbows,Brownies, and Guides .
Howolddo you have to be to go to Rainbows?
ameetingof Rainbows:
Dad willpickyou up from Rainbowstonight.
What did you do at Rainbows?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Named organizations & societies & their members
  • AFC
  • beaver
  • Beaversphrase
  • brownie
  • charter member
  • FRS
  • mafia
  • masonry
  • MLB
  • MLS
  • NAACP
  • NASCAR
  • pack
  • parent-teacher association
  • Scout leader
  • the IOC
  • the IRA
  • the KKK
  • the Red Crescent
  • the Red Cross
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[C]
agirlwho is amemberofRainbows:
Thousands ofGirlGuides,Brownies, andRainbowsattendedtheconcert.
She has been with theGuideAssociationsince theageof five when she was a Rainbow.
Compare
Brownienoun
Guide
Beaver
cub
Scout
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Named organizations & societies & their members
  • AFC
  • beaver
  • Beaversphrase
  • brownie
  • charter member
  • FRS
  • mafia
  • masonry
  • MLB
  • MLS
  • NAACP
  • NASCAR
  • pack
  • parent-teacher association
  • Scout leader
  • the IOC
  • the IRA
  • the KKK
  • the Red Crescent
  • the Red Cross
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(Definition ofrainbowfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
rainbow
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪn.bəʊ/us
/-boʊ/
B2
anarch(=curvedshape)of differentcoloursseenin theskywhenrainisfallingand thesunisshining
彩虹，虹
Thesuncame out and wesawa rainbow.太阳出来了，我们看到了一道彩虹。
Thetropicalbutterfly'swingswereshimmeringwithall thecoloursof therainbow.热带蝴蝶的翅膀像彩虹一样闪烁着五彩缤纷的色彩。
More examples
  • Look over there - there's a rainbow!
  • Theglassprismrefractedthewhitelightinto thecoloursof the rainbow.
  • Thecoloursof thespectrum-red,orange,yellow,green,blue,indigoandviolet- can beseenin a rainbow.
  • She did astencilof a rainbow on her daughter'sbedroomwall.
  • There's adoublerainbow!

rainbow| American Dictionary

rainbow
noun[C]
us
/ˈreɪnˌboʊ/
anarchof manycolorssometimesseenin theskyfor ashorttimewhen itrainsand thesunisshining
(Definition ofrainbowfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrainbow

rainbow
Note that if a pair of vertices is joined by tworainbowpaths then they have the same length.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Neither rainbows nor shadows have bodies, yet both are clearly visible.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While this feature renders rainbows and shadows corporeal, many other clearly perceptible items remain unextended, and so fall into the incorporeal class.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In short, one can link all of the fragments together into a singlerainbowpath.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To complete the proof it suffices to show that c contains norainbowcycles of length 2 (mod 4).
From theCambridge English Corpus
An additional 10 naverainbowtrout was included i in the system serving as an internal trout : trout control.
From theCambridge English Corpus
An evaluation of pollutant induced changes in the gills ofrainbowtrout using scanning electron microscopy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The trials included 45rainbowtrout (4-5 cm) in three groups of 15 fish each.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A detailed linkage map ofrainbowtrout produced using doubled haploids.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We then show how the search for arainbowpath reduces to a search for a particular collection of directed paths.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Is there such a thing as a (single)rainbowculture?
From theCambridge English Corpus
He has made a picture with real rain, behind which is real sunshine, and you expect arainbowevery minute.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Our results are not 'either-or' statements and are thus the first results in the literature guaranteeing the existence ofrainbowarithmetic progressions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such similarities suggest that corner cones are not regenerated in therainbowtrout retina during natural ontogeny or as a result of thyroxin treatment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
His sense of alienation is emphasised by the overwrought music, with its jagged melisma on the word 'rainbow'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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