单词 | blue |
释义 | blue [blu:] adjective COLOUR 颜色 ESSENTIAL ■of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type of this 天蓝色的;蓝色的,蔚蓝色的 •a faded blue shirt褪色的蓝衬衫 •pale blue eyes浅蓝色的眼睛 •Her hands were blue with cold [blu:] adjective SEXUAL 性的 ■showing or mentioning sexual activity in a way that offends many people 淫秽的,下流的 •a blue joke下流的笑话,黄色笑话 •a blue movie/film色情电影 •His humour is a bit too blue for my tastes.他的幽默对我来说有点儿太下流了。 [blu:] adjective SAD 悲伤的 [after verb] informal ■feeling or showing sadness 悲伤的;忧郁的;沮丧的 •He's been a bit blue since he failed his exams.自从考试不及格后,他就一直有些闷闷不乐。 ⇒ See also blues[blu:] adjective once in a blue moon ■not very often 少有地 •My sister lives in Alaska, so I only see her once in a blue moon.我姐姐住在阿拉斯加,所以我很少去看她。 [blu:] adjective scream / shout blue murder informal ■to show your anger about something, especially by shouting or complaining very loudly 大声抗议;大声诉苦 •He'll scream blue murder if he doesn't get his way.如果不能如愿,他就会大声抗议。 [blu:] adjective until you are blue in the face ■If you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are wasting your efforts because you will get no results 任凭你磨破嘴皮 •You can tell her to tidy her room until you are blue in the face, but she won't do it.任凭你磨破嘴皮叫她打扫自己的房间,她也不会去做的。 [blu:] noun COLOUR 颜色 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■a blue colour 蓝色 [blu:] noun SPORTS 体育 countable UK ■a person who has played a sport for Oxford University against Cambridge University or for Cambridge University against Oxford University, or the title given to them for this 牛津(或剑桥)大学校队运动员(头衔) [blu:] noun out of the blue ADVANCED ■If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected 出乎意料地,突然 •One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.有一天,她突然宣布要走。 |
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