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COLOUR 1 having the colour of grass or the leaves
of most plants and trees fe (ft ; ^ "fe
(ft : green
beans # ja
O Wait
for the light to turn green (= on traffic lights). „
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COVERED WITH GRASS 2 covered with grass or
other plants -fc ^ # g W ; ^ : green
fields/hills ft ift ift A ffl ;
WE^lftlfi^o After the rains, the land was green
with new growth. MAM is ,
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FRUIT Ifi;■ f 3 not yet ready to eat AJ® B ; # (ft; A (ft: green tomatoes
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PERSON A 4 (informal) (of a person A) young and
lacking experience AjAli(ft; &(ft; #jft(ft:
The
new trainees
are still very green, (ft Ift ^
5 (of a person or their skin As£iS&J&) being a
pale colour, as if the person is going to vomit
$S
(ft; £W(ft; AifiLfe^J: It was a rough
crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green. 'iHf
Rt M
mm A,
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POLITICS A 6 concerned with the protection of the
environment; supporting the protection of the environment as a political
principle ^^^^(ft;
(ft: green politics ii&T^^l^lftil&JE 0
Try
to adopt a greener lifestyle.
0 the Green Party
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green-ness noun [U]: the greenness of the
countryside
0 Supermarkets have started proclaiming the greenness
of their products, ig r|T B ftlMl
Eft 7*
SSJI^fem^lfto
ITSITTI .green with 'envy very jealous ( -hfr ) — more at grass n.
mnoun
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COLOUR Mfe 1 [U, C] the colour of grass and the
leaves
of most plants and trees : the green of the
countryside in spring #A^M(ftWM^^ o The room was decorated in a combination of
greens and blues. M
0 She was
dressed all in green.
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VEGETABLES A M 2 greens [pi.] (especially BrE) green
vegetables MM: Eat up your greens, jfi
mmwmuotrm0
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AREA OF GRASS j£ M 3 [C] (BrE) an area of grass, especially
in the middle of a town or village (
j£ A Jl> (ft ) g 1& , g if, Children were
playing on the village green.
3£0
4
[C]
(in golf iUA A$) an area of grass cut short around
a hole in a golf course $cAK,
AiI$ ( P □ M ) : the 18th green % 18 o Did the ball land on
the green?
— picture o golf
— see also bowling green, putting
GREEN
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POLITICS m 5 the Greens [pi ] the Green Party (=
the
party whose main aim is the protection of the
environment) )
m verb [VN]
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CREATE PARKS ^ it 1 to create parks and other areas with
trees and plants in a city ^ it : projects for greening
the cities %kit$. rfT(ftA^
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POLITICS if& m 2 to make sb more aware of issues
connected with the environment; to make sth appear
friendly towards the environment it ® ^
ift M
iR; an attempt to green
industry bosses i$i
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green-ing noun [U]: the greening of
British politics {<£
.green
'audit noun an official examination of
the effect of a company’s business on the environment
it ( )
green back /'griinbaek/ noun (NAmE, informal) an American dollar note
Ht!>
.green
'bean (BrE also .French 'bean) (NAmE also .string bean) noun a type of bean which is a long thin green pod, cooked and eaten whole as a
vegetable # Ha; 13^a — picture o page R19 .green ‘belt noun [U, C, usually sing.] (especially
BrE) an area of open land
around a city where building is strictly controlled ( Miff jf[BII(ft ) Mitifaffi: New roads
are cutting into the green belt. —
895
.Green Be'ret noun a member of the
.green 'card noun 1 a document that
legally allows sb from another country to live and work in the
insurance document that you
need when you drive your car in another country ( ^ElIl^f'JFAtfrlrlft )
WftvE
green-ery /'griinari/ noun [u] attractive green
leaves and plants Wlilft^A; The room
was decorated with
flowers and greenery. 11 ^ * If EE
the .green-eyed ' monster noun (informal) used as a way of
talking about jealousy HSU'S#; Wifi1;
ft M green field /'gri:nfi:ld/ adj. [only before noun] (BrE)
used
to describe an area of land that has not yet had buildings on it, but for which
building development may be planned ttLA&JUMJElft;
H
a
.green 'fingers noun [pi.] (BrE) (NAmE .green 'thumb [sing.]) if you have green fingers, you are good at making
plants grow If 1L ft ; # k ft f& ► .green- 'fingered adj. (BrE)
green-fly /'griinflai/ noun [U, C] (pi. green-flies or greenfly) a small flying insect
that is harmful to plants 43.4,: The roses have got greenfly.
green-gage /'gri:ngeid3/ noun a small soft green fruit
that is a type of
green-gro-cer /'gri:ngr0usa(r); NAmE -grou-/ noun (especially BrE) 1 a person who owns,
manages or works in a shop/store selling fruit and vegetables jt[ — compare fruiterer 2 green-gro-cer’s (pi. greengrocers) a shop/store that sells
fruit and vegetables
MMytm
green-horn /'griinhoin; NAmE -ho:rn/ noun (informal, especially
NAmE) a person who has little
experience and can be easily tricked §\ A ETiTl tenderfoot green-house /'griinhaus/ noun a building with glass
sides and a glass roof for growing plants in MjIC
; S! the ‘greenhouse effect noun [sing.] the problem of the
gradual rise in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, caused by an increase
of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air surrounding
the earth, which trap the heat of the sun fi f — see also global
WARMING
.greenhouse ‘gas noun any of the gases that
are thought to cause the greenhouse effect, especially
CARBON DIOXIDE ( A4b— )
green-ing/'griimr)/ noun [U] o green v. green ish /'griimj/ adj. fairly green in colour
M; to
green-keep-er /'gri:nki:pa(r)/ (NAmE also greens-keep- er) noun a person whose job is to
take care of a golf course A
.green 'light noun [sing.] permission for a
project, etc. to start or continue 7f£ # ;
# nj ; iff H771 go- ahead : The government has
decided to give the green light to the plan. ^Ta
.green 'manure noun [U, C] plants that are
dug into the soil in order to improve its quality ^IG .green 'onion noun (NAmE) = spring onion .Green 'Paper noun (in Britain) a document
containing government proposals on a particular subject, intended for general
discussion M A# )
— compare White Paper .green 'pepper noun a hollow green fruit
that is eaten, raw or cooked, as a vegetable W ®; St ffll;
'green room noun a room in a theatre,
television studio, etc. where the performers can relax when they are not
performing (
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fW]
mg
.green 'salad noun [C, U] (BrE) a salad that is made
with raw green vegetables, especially lettuce