英語中形容色彩詞匯的特殊含義

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英語中有許多形容詞都有各自的特殊的含義,有時(shí)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(shí)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(gè)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*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。