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Violet Shrinking 英[ˈvaɪələt 美[ˈvaɪəlɪt N.紫罗兰;蓝紫色,紫罗兰色;堇菜;羞怯的人;Adj.蓝紫色的;紫罗兰色的 N Count 紫罗兰 Small

单词 violet
音标
英[ˈvaɪələt] 美[ˈvaɪəlɪt]
解释
n.紫罗兰;蓝紫色,紫罗兰色;堇菜;羞怯的人;adj.蓝紫色的;紫罗兰色的;
例句

N-COUNT
紫罗兰
A violet is a small plant that has purple or white flowers in the spring.

COLOUR
紫罗兰色;紫色
Something that is violet is a bluish-purple colour.
例:The light was beginning to drain from a violet sky.光线开始从紫罗兰色的天空渐渐消退。

PHRASE
羞怯的人;腼腆的人
If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
例:When it comes to expressing himself he is no shrinking violet...他在表达自己的想法时毫不羞怯。
例:None of the women he paints, however, could be described as shrinking violets.然而,他画过的所有女人中没有一个是羞涩腼腆的。
变形
pl:violets~

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