保护色 (保護色)
bǎo hù sè
Pinyin

Definition

保护色 (保護色)
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bǎo hù sè
  1. protective coloration
  2. camouflage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保佑
bǎo yòu
  1. 1 to bless and protect
  2. 2 blessing
保持
bǎo chí
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to maintain
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to preserve
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
保证
bǎo zhèng
  1. 1 guarantee
  2. 2 to guarantee
  3. 3 to ensure
  4. 4 to safeguard
  5. 5 to pledge
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
保护
bǎo hù
  1. 1 to protect
  2. 2 to defend
  3. 3 to safeguard
  4. 4 protection
  5. 5 classifier: 种 zhǒng

Idioms (20)

不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
保家卫国
bǎo jiā wèi guó
  1. 1 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
保驾护航
bǎo jià hù háng
  1. 1 (idiom) to safeguard (sth)
  2. 2 to protect (sth)

Sample Sentences

而这一类被用来融入环境，避开捕食者视线的颜色就称为保护色。
ér zhè yī lèi bèi yònglái róngrù huánjìng ，bìkāi bǔshízhě shìxiàn de yánsè jiù chēngwéi bǎohùsè 。
And these types of skin colors that are used to blend into the environment or to avoid predators are called a camouflage. 
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比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色；深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海，所以这里的鱼大多是红色的；而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色，让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ；shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ，suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ；ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ，ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
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