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 bluetinge to it.• The light had a coldbluishtinge and the air was cooler too.• It was slowly taking up the pinktinges of the rising sun.• It has a very long neck like a duck, and the front of the body sometimes has a faintpurpletinge.• The redmaples, at the edge of the clearing, have a reddishtinge.• There was a yellowtinge to their skin.
tinge of• She had a tinge of sadness in her voice.
tinge2 verb (present participle tinging or tingeing) [transitiveT]
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.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TINGE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤faint, slight些許淡色;一絲淡色◇blue with a slight tinge of purple略帶點兒紫的藍色➤blue, bluish, etc.淡淡的藍色、淡淡的淺藍色等◇a slight reddish tinge略帶淡淡的紅色VERB + TINGE➤have帶有一絲⋯▸➤feel感到一絲⋯◇She felt a tinge of guilt.她感到一絲內疚。PREPOSITION➤tinge of一絲⋯◇a tinge of regret一絲遺憾➤tinge to使⋯略帶◇The sky had a slight pink tinge to it.天空略帶點兒淡粉色。