c. 1400, "vegetables;" 1690s, "freshly cut branches used for decoration," from green (n.). Meaning "ecology political party" first recorded 1978, from German die Grünen (West Germany), an outgrowth of Grüne Aktion Zukunft "Green Campaign for the Future," a mainly anti-nuclear power movement, and/or grüne Listen "green lists" (of environmental candidates). Green (adj.) in the sense of "environmental" is attested in English from 1971; Greenpeace, the international conservation and environmental protection group, is from 1971.
双语例句
1. Overcooked greens are my most vivid recollection of school dinners.
在我对学校午餐的回忆中，印象最深刻的就是蔬菜总是炒过头。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It was a disappointing result for the Greens who polled three percent.
这个结果让绿党感到失望，他们只获得了3%的选票。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Eat your greens.
把青菜吃掉。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Greens and browns are typical of Ribera's palette.
绿色和棕色是里贝拉的主色调。
来自《权威词典》
5. The greens are full of fibres that you can't chew.
