英語中形容色彩詞匯的特殊含義
來源:網(wǎng)絡(luò)來源 2009-08-29 23:13:49
英語中有許多形容詞都有各自的特殊的含義,有時不能按字面去理解
green (綠色)
green hand 新手
例:We are green hands, so we must learn from the old workers.
作為新人,我們一定要向老工人學(xué)習(xí)。
green 面帶病容
例:What's wrong with you? You are looking green.
你怎么了?臉色看起來很蒼白。
green 嫉妒
例:I was absolutely green (with envy) when I saw his splendid new car.
我看到他那輛漂亮的新汽車就非常眼紅。
green fingers 有園藝技能
例:I know that his father was green fingers.
我知道他爸爸很有園藝技能。
white (白色)
white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡
例:I want two white coffees.我要兩杯加牛奶的咖啡。
white lie 無惡意的謊言
例:Tom sometimes tells a white lie.
湯姆有時會撒一些無傷大雅的謊。
white elephant 無用而又累贅的東西(尤指大而昂貴之物)
例:That would be a white elephant to me.
那東西對我來說又貴又沒用。
black (黑色)
a black look 惡狠狠的瞪
例:He gave me a black look.
他惡狠狠地瞪了我一眼。
in black and white 以書面的形式
例:I want this agreement in black and white.
我要求以書面的形式把這項(xiàng)協(xié)議寫出來。
black sheep 敗家子,害群之馬
例:Tom is the black sheep of the family.
湯姆是個敗家子。
blue (藍(lán)色)
once in a blue moon 難得
例:She visits us once in a blue moon.
她難得來看我們一次。
blue 黃色的,有傷風(fēng)化的
例:The blue film was banned by the censor.
那部黃色電影被當(dāng)局禁了。
blue 憂郁、沮喪
例:He looks blue today.
他今天看起來很憂郁。
blue blood 貴族血統(tǒng),名門出身
例:He is proud of his blue blood.
他為自己的貴族血統(tǒng)驕傲。
red (紅色)
in/into/out of the red 有/沒有虧損
例:The company has been in the red until he took over.
在他接手之前,公司一直都虧損。
see red 大怒,生氣
例:Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red.
她那些批評任誰都得火冒三丈。
catch somebody red-handed 當(dāng)場發(fā)現(xiàn)某人正在做壞事或犯罪
例:The policeman caught the thief red-handed.
警察當(dāng)場抓住了小偷。
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