dye

/dai/

Thân thiện

She dips a white cloth into a bowl of blue dye.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A coloring substance: A substance, typically soluble in water, used to impart a color to materials such as fabric, hair, or leather by a process of absorption.
   • A color produced by such a substance: The particular color or shade imparted by a dye.

2. Verb:

   • To color with a dye: To apply a dye to a material in order to change its color permanently or semi-permanently.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • She bought a blue dye for the old curtains.
  • Natural dyes, like those from plants, are becoming popular again.

• Verb:

  • He decided to dye his hair black.
  • Please dye these shoes to match the dress.

Advanced Usage

• "Of the deepest dye": Of the most extreme or pronounced kind. This is a formal or literary idiom.

  • He was a villain of the deepest dye. (Meaning: He was an extreme villain.)

• "Dyed-in-the-wool": (Adjective) Holding a belief, habit, or characteristic so firmly that it is considered unchangeable. This idiom originates from fabric dyed before being woven, resulting in a more permanent color.

  • She is a dyed-in-the-wool traditionalist. (Meaning: She is an absolute, unchanging traditionalist.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dyestuff (n): Another term for a substance used as a dye.
• Dyer (n): A person whose job is to dye cloth or other materials.
• Dyed (adj): Describing something that has been colored with a dye (e.g., dyed fabric).

Synonyms

• Noun: Colorant, pigment (though pigments are often insoluble and coat surfaces, while dyes penetrate), stain, tint.
• Verb: Color, tint, stain, imbue (with color).

Phrasal Verbs

• Dye out: This is not a standard phrasal verb. The verb "dye" is typically used transitively (dye something) or intransitively (This fabric dyes well).

Related Idioms

• To dye a violent death: An archaic or poetic expression meaning to meet a violent end, drawing on the idea of being stained with blood.
  • The warrior dyed a violent death on the battlefield.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

Verb

1. color with dye
   • Please dye these shoes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dyestuff