英语中“yellow”除表示黄颜色外还可表示胆怯的、卑鄙的、靠不住的、妒忌的、(报刊等) 采用耸人听闻手法的、作低级渲染的等。如：
yellow dog 野狗 杂种狗 卑鄙的人
yellow boy 金币 黑白杂种
yellow back 法国的一
一、黄色的
1.Our bedroom was white-walled with yellow silk curtains.
我们的卧室墙壁是白色，挂着黄色的丝绸窗帘。
2.The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.
树叶在秋日的晨曦中泛出红黄色的光。
3.Crowds of French and British families plodded around in yellow plastic macs.
成群结队的法国和英国家庭穿着黄色塑料雨衣步履沉重地走来走去。
4.Some fog warning signs had been put up with flashing yellow lights.
一些配有黄色闪光灯的大雾警示标志立了起来。
二、黄皮肤的;黄色人种的
1.The Chinese belong to the yellow race.
中国人属于黄种人。
2.It's actually using music to fight against people of yellow skin!
其实就是用音乐反击对黄种人的歧视!
3.She was lean and yellow and long in the tooth.
她是一个消瘦的、黄皮肤的、上了年纪的女人.
4.They paint images of funny flat - faced people with orange - yellow skin.
他们画滑稽平板脸黄皮肤的肖像.
三、【口】胆小的;卑鄙的
1.The bullies picked on him because he was yellow.
因为他怯懦,所以混混找他麻烦。
2.He was too yellow to stand up for his rights.
他太怯懦,不敢维护自己的权利。
四、猜疑的
五、(新闻等)耸人听闻的