颜色英语单词的特殊的含义 英语中有许多形容词都有各自的特殊的含义,有时不能按字面去理解 1、green (绿色) green hand 新手 例:We are green hands, so we must learn from the old workers. 作为新人,我们一定要向老工人学习。 green 面带病容 例:What's wrong with you? You are looking green. 你怎么了?脸色看起来很苍白。 green 嫉妒 例:I was absolutely green (with envy) when I saw his splendid new car。 我看到他那辆漂亮的新汽车就非常眼红。 green fingers 有园艺技能 例:I know that his father was green fingers. 我知道他爸爸很有园艺技能。 2、white (白色) white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡 例:I want two white coffees。我要两杯加牛奶的咖啡。 white lie 无恶意的谎言 例:Tom sometimes tells a white lie。 汤姆有时会撒一些无伤大雅的谎。 white elephant 无用而又累赘的东西(尤指大而昂贵之物) 例:That would be a white elephant to me。 那东西对我来说又贵又没用. 3、black (黑色) a black look 恶狠狠的瞪 例:He gave me a black look。 他恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。 in black and white 以书面的形式 例:I want this agreement in black and white. 我要求以书面的形式把这项协议写出来. black sheep 败家子,害群之马 例:Tom is the black sheep of the family. 汤姆是个败家子. 4、blue (蓝色) once in a blue moon 难得 例:She visits us once in a blue moon. 她难得来看我们一次. blue 有伤风化的 例:The blue film was banned by the censor. 那部 xx 电影被当局禁了. blue 忧郁、沮丧 例:He looks blue today。 他今天看起来很忧郁. blue blood 贵族血统,名门出身 例:He is proud of his blue blood. 他为自己的贵族血统骄傲。 5、red (红色) 颜色英语单词的特殊的含义 in/into/out of the red 有/没有亏损 例:The company has been in the red until he took over. 在他接手之前,公司一直都亏损。 see red 大怒,生气 例:Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red。 她那些批评任谁都得火冒三丈。 catch somebody red—handed 当场发现某人正在做坏事或犯罪 例:The policeman caught the thief red—handed. 警察当场抓住了小偷. 本文来源:https://www.wddqw.com/doc/ccd3926abd1e650e52ea551810a6f524ccbfcbad.html