英語(yǔ)有趣的“顏色”
1. red
e.g.1. A red battle happened in this village.在這個(gè)村莊發(fā)生了一場(chǎng)血戰.
2. He was caught red-handed. 他當場(chǎng)被抓住了.
3. The factory was in the red last year.那家工廠(chǎng)去年虧損了.
4. red ball特別快車(chē): There are several red ballsbetween Wuhan and Beijing.
5. red cap服務(wù)搬運工:
A red cap can help you with your baggage in a hotelor in a railway station.
6. red carpet 隆重的接待或歡迎: We will roll out the redcarpet for the delegati
on,
7. red eye 廉價(jià)的烈性威士忌: He had the habit of drinkingthe red eye every day.
8. red hot 感情強烈的人: Tom is a red hot.
9. red ink赤字,虧空: There is some red ink in hisbusiness.
10. red meat牛羊肉:Many people prefer red meat towhite meat.
11. red-pencil修改,改正:The lawyer red-penciled the lawsuit.
12. red tape 官僚習氣:We must get rid of the red tapein the government offices.
2. brown
e.g. 1. I like brown sugar.我喜歡紅糖.
2. I did him brown! 我讓他上當了!
3. Aren’t you brown! 別曬黑了!
4. don’t fire into the brown! 別向鳥(niǎo)群開(kāi)槍!
5. brown bread 黑面包
6. brown paper 牛皮紙
3.yellow
e.g. 1. Those are papers yellowed with age.那些是年久發(fā)黃的報紙.
2. You are yellow. 你是個(gè)膽小鬼.
3.He is a yellow dog. 他是個(gè)卑鄙的人.
4.yellow alert空襲的預備警報:People will be frightened ifthere’s a yellow aler
t.
5.yellow back通俗廉價(jià)小說(shuō):There were a lot of yellowbacks in the 19th century.
6.yellow-belly 膽小鬼,懦夫: Everybody knows that he is ayellow-belly, so nobody
7. yellow press 黃色報刊: The yellow press cannot bepublished in our country.
8. yellow streak膽怯:He has a yellow streak inhim.
13. green
e.g. 1. When I heard that, I was green with anger.聞聽(tīng)此事,我氣得臉色發(fā)青.
2. He is a green young man. 他是個(gè)初出茅廬的年青人.
3. Don’t give the green light to him. 不要縱容他.
4. I’m still green at the job. 對這項工作來(lái)說(shuō)我仍然是個(gè)生手.
9. We had a green party last night.昨晚,我們舉辦了一個(gè)溫暖快樂(lè )的聚會(huì ).
10. Though she’s 18, she’s very green.她已經(jīng)18歲了,但還很幼稚.
11. Mr. Li is in a green old age. 李先生仍是老當益壯.
12. a green room演員休息室
13. a green hand生手
14. a green house 溫室
14. blue
e.g. 1. He is blue in the face with cold.他的臉凍得發(fā)紫.
2. My teacher looks blue today. 今天,老師的臉色看起來(lái)很憂(yōu)郁.
3. She is proud of her blue blood. 她因出身貴族而驕傲.
4. The sad news came, like a bolt from the blue.這消息傳來(lái),猶如晴天霹靂.
15. The thing made him feel blue. 那件事弄得他無(wú)精打采.
6. white
e.g. 1. The doctor told him to take the whites ofthree eggs a day.
醫生告訴他一天吃三個(gè)雞蛋的蛋白.
2. Lily sometimes tells a white lie.莉莉有時(shí)說(shuō)謊,但是毫無(wú)惡意.
3. We must make our names white again.我們一定要洗清恥辱.
4. A motor car would be a white elephant to me.對我來(lái)說(shuō),摩托車(chē)是無(wú)用而累贅的東西
.
5. I had a white night yesterday. 昨夜我失眠了.
6.a white day吉日
16. a white smith 銀匠
17. a white room (醫院的)無(wú)菌室
18. a white war 不流血的戰爭
19. white-haired boy寵兒
20. white feather 懦夫，懦弱
21. black
e.g. I want a black coffee. 我要一杯清咖啡.
2. Things look black. 形勢不妙.
3. He was a black sheep. 他是個(gè)害群之馬.
4. He gave me a black look. 他惡狠狠地瞪了我一眼.
5. They went into black for their friend.他們?yōu)榕笥焉罡型聪?
6.black tea紅茶
7.a black coat 職員
8.a blacksmith鐵匠
9.black dog 沮喪，情緒低落 Cheer up! Don’t be under theblack dog.
10.blackguard 無(wú)賴(lài)，濫罵 He is a blackguard and alwaysblackguards others.
11.black letter day 倒霉的一天
e.g. Yesterday was his black letter day. First helost some money, then he broke
12.blacklist列入黑名單 The thieves were blacklisted.
13.black money沒(méi)向政府報稅的非法收入
e.g. Ms Liu was prosecuted for getting a lot ofblack money.
14.blackmail 敲詐 This old man was blackmailed by theblackguards.
22. purple
e.g. 1. He became purple with rage. 他氣得臉色發(fā)青.
2. This is a purple passage. 這是一個(gè)絢麗的章節.
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