dye
/daɪ; daɪ/ v
(3rd pers sing pres t dyes, pt, pp dyed, pres p dyeing)
(a) [Tn, Cn.a]
colour (sth), esp by dipping in a liquid 染（某物）（尤指浸渍法）: dye one's hair 染发
dye a white dress blue 将白色的连衣裙染成蓝色.
(b) [I] be able to be dyed 能染上颜色
a fabric that dyes well 易染色的织物.
dye / daɪ; daɪ/ n [C, U]
1 substance used for dyeing 染料: vegetable dyes 植物染料
I bought some blue dye yesterday. 我昨天买了些蓝颜料.
2 colour given by dyeing. 染料染上的颜色.
3 (idm 习语) of the blackest/deepest dye (dated 旧) of the worst kind 最坏的
a villain, scoundrel, traitor, etc of the deepest dye 罪大恶极的恶棍、 流氓、 叛徒等.