pastel

英 [ˈpæstl]

美 [pæˈstel]

n.  彩色粉笔; 蜡笔; 粉笔; 彩色粉笔画; 蜡笔画

复数：pastels　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13146 / COCA.7966

牛津词典

noun

• 彩色粉笔；蜡笔
  soft coloured chalk , used for drawing pictures
  1. drawings in pastel
     蜡笔画
• 粉笔
  small sticks of chalk
  1. a box of pastels
     一盒粉笔
• 彩色粉笔画；蜡笔画
  a picture drawn with pastels
• 淡雅的色彩
  a pale delicate colour
  1. The whole house was painted in soft pastels.
     整座房屋都漆成柔和淡雅的色彩。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ （色彩）淡的，柔和的
  Pastelcolours are pale rather than dark or bright.
  1. ...delicate pastel shades.
     淡雅的色调
  2. ...pastel pink, blue, peach and green.
     淡粉色、蓝色、桃红色和绿色
  3. ...pretty pastel-coloured houses.
     色调淡雅的漂亮房子
  4. Pastelis also a noun.
     
  5. The lobby is decorated in pastels.
     大厅用浅色装饰。
• N-COUNT 彩色粉笔
  Pastelsare also small sticks of different coloured chalks that are used for drawing pictures.
  1. ...pastels and charcoal.
     彩色粉笔和木炭笔
  2. ...the portrait in pastels.
     用彩色粉笔画的肖像
• N-COUNT 彩色粉笔画；彩粉画
  Apastelis a picture that has been done using pastels.
  1. ...Degas's paintings, pastels, and prints.
     德加的油画、彩粉画和版画
  2. ...a pastel by Toulouse-Lautrec.
     土鲁斯－劳特累克的彩粉画
  3. ...a pastel drawing.
     彩粉画

英英释义

noun

• any of various pale or light colors

adj

• delicate and pale in color
  1. pastel pink
• lacking in body or vigor
  1. faded pastel charms of the naive music

双语例句

• Drawings in ink, pencil, pastel, and crayon;
  钢笔画、铅笔画、彩色粉笔画和蜡笔画；
• We painted our living room in pastel colours to make it easy on the eye.
  我们用轻淡柔和的颜色粉饰起居室，使它赏心悦目。
• Pastel colours are restful to the eye.
  清淡柔和的颜色可以养目。
• For a cocktail party at Singh's home metres of lime green and yellow fabric were draped from a second-floor balcony over the front yard to transform the house into a pastel cocoon.
  在酒会上，数米长的柠檬绿和黄色织物从二楼阳台上披挂下来，横贯在整个院落的上方。辛格家的这座房子，变成了一个淡彩的茧壳。
• The artist's own creative work, however, remained untouched by such theoretical demands; it shows mainly lyrical motifs like graceful, dreamy young girls in pastel coloring and soft shading.
  艺术家自己的创造性劳动，但是，仍然无动于衷，如理论的要求；它主要表现在抒情优美的图案一样，梦幻般的年轻女孩在粉彩着色和软阴影。
• Sea And River Pastel And Sculpture Exhibition by Contemporary Artists Shanghai;
  “海晏河清”当代名家色粉画及雕塑作品展，上海；
• Wallpapers for children too often come only in sickly pastel shades.
  给孩子们用的墙纸往往颜色苍白暗淡。
• Their house I sdecorated in pastel shades.
  他们的房子装饰成轻柔淡雅的色彩。
• Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
  现货供应的任何一辆淡粉色汽车一定都有自己的卖点。
• Dark colors give an aura of authority while lighter pastel shades suggest approachability.
  深色调给人一种权威的感觉，而清淡柔和的色调使人感到亲切。