绿 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- environmentalist noun A person who actively works to protect the natural environment.
- green adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
- greenery noun Green plants, foliage, or vegetation.
- untimely adj Happening at a bad or inconvenient moment.
Senses
绿 is used for these senses in English:
- environmentalist One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.
- green Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
- green (figurative) Environmentally friendly.
- green Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.
- green The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
- green (politics, sometimes capitalized) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
- greenery Green foliage or verdure.
- putting green (golf) The area of a golf course nearest the hole, with a smoother surface to make putting easier.
green — full definition
- adj Having the colour of growing grass or leaves.
- adj Inexperienced or naive.
- adj Concerned with protecting the environment.
- noun The colour itself, or an area of grass, especially on a golf course.
- verb To make something more environmentally friendly.
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