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rainbow 音标拼音: [r'enb ,o] n. 彩虹
a. 五彩缤纷的 彩虹五彩缤纷的 rainbow彩色的 rainbow n 1: an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun' s rays by rain 2: an illusory hope; " chasing rainbows" Rainbow \ Rain" bow`\ ( r[= a] n" b[= o]`), n. [ AS. regenboga, akin to G. regenbogen. See { Rain}, and { Bow} anything bent.] A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun' s rays in drops of falling rain. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Besides the ordinary bow, called also primary rainbow, which is formed by two refractions and one reflection, there is also another often seen exterior to it, called the secondary rainbow, concentric with the first, and separated from it by a small interval. It is formed by two refractions and two reflections, is much fainter than the primary bow, and has its colors arranged in the reverse order from those of the latter. [ 1913 Webster] { Lunar rainbow}, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the moon. { Marine rainbow}, { Sea bow}, a similar bow seen in the spray of waves at sea. { Rainbow trout} ( Zool.), a bright- colored trout ({ Salmo irideus}), native of the mountains of California, but now extensively introduced into the Eastern States, Japan, and other countries; -- called also { brook trout}, { mountain trout}, and { golden trout}. { Rainbow wrasse}. ( Zool.) See under { Wrasse}. { Supernumerary rainbow}, a smaller bow, usually of red and green colors only, sometimes seen within the primary or without the secondary rainbow, and in contact with them. [ 1913 Webster] 185 Moby Thesaurus words for " rainbow": Amytal, Amytal pill, Dalmatian, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, angry clouds, anodyne, anthelion, antigorite, antisun, aura, aureole, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, black cat, black clouds, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, broken mirror, butterfly, calmative, candy cane, chameleon, cheetah, chimera, chloral hydrate, chromatic, chrysotile, circle, codeine, codeine cough syrup, cold, colorific, coloring, confetti, cool, corona, countersun, crazy quilt, depressant, depressor, dichromatic, dolly, downer, dream, fantasy, firedog, gathering clouds, glory, glowing, goofball, halcyon bird, halo, hard stuff, harlequin, harmonious, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, illusion, iridescence, iris, jaguar, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, leopard, liquor, lotus, lunar corona, lunar halo, mackerel, mackerel sky, many- colored, marble, marbled paper, matching, medley, meperidine, methadone, mock moon, mock sun, moire, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, moon dog, morphia, morphine, mother- of- pearl, mother- of- pearl cloud, motley, nacre, nacreousness, narcotic, nimbus, ocelot, opal, opalescence, ophite, opiate, opium, owl, pacifier, pain killer, paraselene, paregoric, parhelic circle, parhelion, parti- colored, patchwork quilt, peacock, pearliness, pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, pigmentary, pipe, polychromatic, prismatic, purple heart, quietener, raven, red, ring, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, serpentine, serpentine marble, shit, shooting star, shot silk, sleep- inducer, sleeper, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, solar corona, solar halo, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, spectral, spectrum, storm clouds, stormy petrel, sun dog, tar, thundercloud, thunderhead, tinctorial, tingent, toning, tortoise shell, tranquilizer, turps, variegated, warm, white stuff, yellow, yellow jacket, zebra |
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