rainbow
noun uk/ˈreɪn.bəʊ/ us/ˈreɪn.boʊ/
(COLOURED LIGHT)
B2 [ C ]彩虹,虹
an arch (= curved shape) of different colours seen in the sky when rain is falling and the sun is shining
The sun came out and we saw a rainbow. 太阳出来了,我们看到了一道彩虹。
The tropical butterfly's wings were shimmering with all the colours of the rainbow. 热带蝴蝶的翅膀像彩虹一样闪烁着五彩缤纷的色彩。
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- Look over there - there's a rainbow!
- The glass prism refracted the white light into the colours of the rainbow.
- The colours of the spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet - can be seen in a rainbow.
- She did a stencil of a rainbow on her daughter's bedroom wall.
- There's a double rainbow!