orange

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[countableC]DFF a round fruit that has a thick orange skin and is divided into parts inside 橙，柑橘

Peel the oranges and divide them into segments.

把橙子去皮，然后切成片。

orange juice

橙汁

orange peel

橙子皮

orange groves (=areas of orange trees)

柑橘园

→4 See picture of 见图 FRUIT 1 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit1

2 [uncountableU]CC a colour that is between red and yellow 橘黄色，橙色

a bright shade of orange

鲜艳的橘黄色

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orange• Oranges are a good source of Vitamin C.• It is almost impossible to find an orange in Havana.• We had toast and orange juice for breakfast.• The sky burned white-hot, then slowly faded through yellow and orange to a glowering copper-red.• Moving clockwise, orange is analogous to red.• On a dace they are tinted a faint orange; on chub a deeper orange.• Combine the dried fruits and mix with the grated orange and lemon rind.• The juiciest orange feels the squeeze.• Apparently, he drinks two pints of milk and, as soon as he feels drowsy, he drinks two pints of orange juice.• They had painted the house in shades of orange, blue, and tan.

orange2n S2 W2 adjectiveadj

nbetween red and yellow in colour

an orange shirt

橘黄色衬衫

Orangen trademark

nan Internet and mobile phone company which operates in many countries and is owned by France Telecom.

Origin orange

(1200-1300) Old French Arabic naranj, from Sanskrit naranga “orange tree”

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