/'laɪlək; `laɪlək/ n 1 (a) [C] shrub with sweet-smellingpale purple or white blossom 丁香 *The lilacs are in flower. 丁香开花了. (b) [U] its blossom 丁香花 *a bunch of lilac 一束丁香. 2 [U] pale purple colour 淡紫色.
adj of a pale purple colour 淡紫色的.
lilac
朗文当代英英词典(第4版)
n [Date: 1600-1700; Origin: Early French, from Arabic lilak, from Persian nilak 'bluish', from nil 'blue'] [C] a small tree with pale purple or white flowers [U] a pale purple colour = mauve >lilacadj a lilac dress