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chartreuse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Drink, Colours
char·treuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ noun [uncountable]  1. DFDa green or yellow alcoholic drink 沙特勒兹酒,荨麻酒〔一种呈绿色或黄色的酒精饮料〕2. CCa bright yellow-green colour 亮黄绿色
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chartreuseThere were squares, oblongs, and triangles of crimson, vermilion, chartreuse, ocher, magenta, and canary.
Origin chartreuse (1800-1900) Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse monastery used by a particular religious group; because the drink is made by this religious group
char·treuse nounChineseSyllable
a yellow or green drink alcoholic Corpus


chartreuse
chartreuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse 'monastery used by a particular religious group'; because the drink is made by this religious group
1. a green or yellow alcoholic drink
2. a bright yellow-green colour


char·treuseBrE /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz/ 🔊NAmE /ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] a green or yellow liqueur (= a strong sweet alcoholic drink) 察吐士酒,荨麻酒(一种烈性甜酒,呈绿色或黄色) [uncountable] a pale yellow or pale green colour 浅黄色;浅绿色