词典释义：
of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks
黄（色）的，金黄色的，蛋黄色的
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curly yellow hair .卷曲的金发。
〈冒犯〉 黄色人种的，黄皮肤的（常指中国人或日本人）。
denoting a warning of danger which is thought to be near but not actually imminent
黄色危险警报的
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he put Camp Visoko on yellow alert .他宣布维索可营地进入黄色警戒状态。
〈非正式〉 胆小的，卑怯的，胆怯的
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he'd better get back there quick and prove he's not yellow .他最好赶快回到那儿去，以证明自己不是胆小鬼。
〈古〉 嫉妒的；猜疑的。
(of a book or newspaper)unscrupulously sensational
（书籍，报纸）拼命追求轰动效应的，不顾一切地耸人听闻的；媚俗的
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he based his judgement on headlines and yellow journalism .他根据大标题和耸人听闻的报道得出判断。
[mass noun] yellow colour or pigment
黄色；黄颜料
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the craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow 那艘船爆炸后燃起了红黄色的熊熊大火。
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[count noun]
painted in vivid blues and yellows .漆成各种鲜艳的蓝色和黄色。
yellow clothes or material
黄色衣服；黄色衣料
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everyone dresses in yellow .人人身着黄衣裳。
a yellow ball or piece in a game or sport, especially the yellow ball in snooker
（运动或比赛中的）黄色球；黄色物（尤指斯诺克的黄球）。
[with modifier] a moth or butterfly that is predominantly yellow in colour, in particular
黄蛾（或黄蝴蝶），尤指：
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（植物的）黄化病。
become a yellow colour, especially with age
（尤指由于年久）发黄，变黄
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the cream paint was beginning to yellow 乳白色油漆开始发黄
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[as adj.
yellowing ]yellowing lace curtains 发黄的网眼窗帘
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[as adj.
yellowed ]a yellowed newspaper cutting .发黄的剪报。
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the yellow peril offensive the political or military threat regarded as being posed by the Chinese or by the peoples of SE Asia 〈冒犯〉 黄祸（被认为由中国人或东南亚民族造成的政治、军事威胁）
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