/daɪ ||; daɪ/verb
[T] (present participledyeingthird person singular presentdyes;past tensepast participledyed) to make sth a different colour 染色:
Does she dye her hair?她染了发吗?I'm going to dye this blouse black.我要把这件衬衣染成黑色。
dye²
/daɪ ||; daɪ/noun
[C,U] a substance that is used to change the colour of sth 染料
dye1/daI; daI/n [C,U] a substance that you use to change the colour of hair, cloth etc 染料
dye2v [T] past tense and past participle dyed present participle dyeing to change the colour of something, using a dye 给…染色﹐把…染成〔某色〕: Her hair was dyed blonde. 她的头发染成了金黄色。
dyedyedyesdyeddyeingverb (dyes, dyeing, dyed)to change the colour of something by using a special liquid or substance: She dyed her hair blonde.▶ dyenouna substance that you use to change the colour of something, for example cloth or hair: purple hair dye