hue
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hue /hjuː/ noun [countable] literary 1 COLOUR/COLORa colour or type of colour 颜色；色调；色度 → tint, shade a golden hue 一种金黄色调► see thesaurus at colour2 TYPEa type of opinion, belief etc 观点，看法of every hue/of all hues (=of many kinds) 各种各样的 political opinions of every hue 形形色色的政治见解
Examples from the Corpus
hue• Bales of material of every type and hue were spread before her for her approval.• Forbes' insistent call for a 17 percent flat tax has altered the debate, giving it more of an economic hue.• The darker green hues found in this medieval pottery were produced by using copper and brass filings.• Colourful seaweeds are found in a variety of hues.• The piled fibres absorb and reflect the light, alternating deep and pale hues and giving the cloth its unique lustre.• The Prince wore majestic robes of a rich purple hue.• In the fall, Boston ivy vines take on red hues.• The galvanized finish of the steel blends with the silvery hues of the canopy branches.Origin hue Old English hiwhue nounChinese
Corpus or type of colour a colour
hue
hue /hjuː/
noun [countable] literary
a golden hue
2. a type of opinion, belief etc
of every hue/of all hues (=of many kinds)
political opinions of every hue
▪ colour red, blue, yellow etc: Blue is my favourite colour. | Matisse was famous for his use of colour.
▪shade a particular type of a colour: The dress is a light shade of pink. | He uses different shades of green.
▪hue /hjuː/ literary or technical a particular colour or shade of a colour: Her face had lost its golden hue.
▪tint a small amount of a colour in something that is mostly another colour: He wears sunglasses that have a pinky-orange tint.
▪tone one of the many different shades of a colour, each slightly darker, lighter, brighter etc than the next: Carpets in neutral tones give a feeling of space.
hue /hjuː/
noun [countable] literary Language: Old English
Origin: hiw
1. a colour or type of colour ⇨ tint, shade:Origin: hiw
2. a type of opinion, belief etc
of every hue/of all hues (=of many kinds)
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colour/color the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours. 指颜色、色彩（如红色、绿色、蓝色） ：◆ What's your favourite colour? 你最喜欢的颜色是什么？ ◆ bright/dark/light colours 鲜艳的／深／浅颜色 shade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue. 指色彩的浓淡深浅、色度（如天蓝是蓝色的一种） hue ( a colour or a particular shade of a colouror 指颜色、色度、色调 ：◆ His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue. 他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。 tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface 指色调、淡色彩、一层淡色 ：◆ leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶 tinge a small amount of a colour 指微量、少许颜色 ：◆ There was a pink tinge to the sky. 天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
tint or tinge? 用 tint 还是 tinge？
You can say 可以说 ：◆ a reddish tint/tinge or 或 ：◆ a tinge of red 略带一点淡红色 but not 但不说 ：◆ a tint of red Tint is often used in the plural, buttinge is almost always singular.* tint 常用作复数，但 tinge 几乎总是作单数。
Patterns
a warm/rich colour/shade/hue/tinta bright/vivid/vibrant/dark/deep colour/shade/huea pale/pastel/soft/subtle/delicate colour/shade/huea light/strong/neutral/natural colour/shade
