tinge
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tinge1 /tɪndʒ/ noun [countable] LITTLE/NOT MUCHa very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality 淡淡的色调；些许，一点，一丝〔颜色、情绪或品质〕tinge of There was a tinge of sadness in her voice. 她的声音里带着一丝哀愁。 This glass has a greenish tinge. 这块玻璃带点淡淡的绿色。
Examples from the Corpus
tinge• For the first time since her pregnancy I felt a tinge of worry about other men.• The thought touched me with a tinge of sadness, at the same time that the scent touched me with happiness.• It had a blue tinge to it.• The light had a cold bluish tinge and the air was cooler too.• It was slowly taking up the pink tinges of the rising sun.• It has a very long neck like a duck, and the front of the body sometimes has a faint purple tinge.• The red maples, at the edge of the clearing, have a reddish tinge.• There was a yellow tinge to their skin.tinge of• She had a tinge of sadness in her voice.tinge2 verb (present participle tinging or tingeing) [transitive] LITTLE/NOT MUCH literary to give something a small amount of a particular colour, emotion, or quality 着淡色于…；使带有一点〔情绪、特质等〕tinge something with something The light of the setting sun tinges the buildings with delicate colours. 落日的余晖给建筑物染上一抹柔和的色彩。 Pink tinged her cheeks. 她面色粉红。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
tinge• It tinged the air with a smell of herbs and whisky.• His flashes of light-hearted humour were commonly tinged with an awesome critical irony.• Amelia called out cheerily to Jake, who remembered grinning, a grin tinged with anxiety.• This hope is tinged with anxiety.• Was our modern age of triumph destined from the start to be tinged with despair?• The golden crown of a sugar maple tinged with orange can startle you with its luminescence.Origin tinge2 (1400-1500) Latin tingere “to dip, make wet, tinge with color”tinge1 nountinge2 verbChinese
colour, or Corpus quality of a very emotion, small a amount
tinge
tinge1 /tɪndʒ/ 
noun [countable]
a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality
tinge of
There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.
This glass has a greenish tinge.
tinge2 verb (present participle tinging or tingeing) [transitive]
tinge something with something
The light of the setting sun tinges the buildings with delicate colours.
Pink tinged her cheeks.
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noun [countable]a very small amount of a colour, emotion, or quality
tinge of
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verb (present participle tinging or tingeing) [transitive] Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: tingere 'to dip, make wet, tinge with color'
literary to give something a small amount of a particular colour, emotion, or qualityLanguage: Latin
Origin: tingere 'to dip, make wet, tinge with color'
tinge something with something
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