染

染 [rǎn] 动

1. ■ （用染料着色）dye:

把一块布染成蓝色 dye a piece of cloth blue;

染发 dye hair;

染指甲 paint fingernails;

这料子染不好。 This material does not dye well.

这种布好染。 This cloth dyes easily [quickly; readily].

晚霞染红了天空。 The sunset glow tinted the sky red.

2. ■ （感染） catch [contract] (a disease):

染上了流感 have caught the flu; contract influenza

3. ■ （沾染） acquire (a bad habit, etc.); soil; contaminate:

出污泥而不染 emerge unstained from the filth;

染上恶习 acquire a bad habit;

一尘不染 not soiled by a speck of dust; spotless

名

1. ■ [书] （用以调味的豆酱） fermented and seasoned soybeans in paste form

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

染闵 Ran Min