dye

染料

布や髪などの色を変えるために使う物質。

やさしい英語で： A substance used to change the colour of cloth, hair, or other materials.

• The dye turned the cloth blue.
• She bought a bottle of hair dye.
• Some natural dyes are made from plants.

類義語： colorant

よく使う表現： hair dye, blue dye, natural dye, fabric dye

染める

染料を使って布や髪などの色を変える。

やさしい英語で： To change the colour of cloth, hair, or another material using a colouring substance.

• I want to dye my hair.
• She dyed the curtains blue.
• Have you ever dyed wool with onion skins?

使い方： dye something + colour (He dyed his shirt green.)

類義語： colour, tint

よく使う表現： dye your hair, dye something blue, dye a shirt