blue
柯林斯詞典
1. COLOR Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day. 藍色的; 天藍色的
There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky. 燕子在無雲的藍天上飛翔。
She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father's. 她用那蔚藍色的雙眼盯著父親的眼睛。
2. N-PLURAL The blues is a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm. 藍調音樂
Can white girls sing the blues?
白人女孩會唱藍調嗎?
3. ADJ If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason. 心情低落的[非正式] [v-link ADJ]
There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue. 我完全沒有理由感到如此低落。
4. ADJ If a U.S. state is described as blue, it means that the majority of its residents vote for the Democratic Party in elections, especially in the presidential elections. 藍色陣營的 (美國縂統(tǒng)大選時民主黨的主要選區(qū))
This issue could drive an even bigger wedge between the red and blue states. 這個問題可能會進一步造成紅色選區(qū)和藍色選區(qū)之間的不和。
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blue /blu?/ (bluer,blues,bluest)
劍橋詞典
- She's got fair hair and blue eyes .
- She wore a pale blue hat .
- For weeks we had cloudless blue skies.
- I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees .
- Police are looking for a small blue car with the registration number K17 EMW.
blue adjective (COLOUR)
of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day , or a darker or lighter type of this藍色的;天藍色的;青藍色的
a faded blue shirt 褪色的藍襯衫
pale blue eyes 淺藍色的眼睛
Her hands were blue with cold (= slightly blue because of the cold ). 她的手凍得發(fā)青。
例句
blue adjective (SEXUAL)
showing or mentioning sexual activity in a way that offends many people
婬穢的,下流的
a blue joke 下流的笑話
a blue movie /film 色情電影
His humour is a bit too blue for my tastes . 他的幽默對我來說有點兒太下流了。
blue adjective (SAD)
[ 衹用在動詞後麪的形容詞 ] informalfeeling or showing sadness
悲傷的;憂鬱的;沮喪的
He's been a bit blue since she left him. 自從她離開後,他就一直有些悶悶不樂。
也見
have the blues
blue adjective (MEAT)
(also extra-rare)(of meat ) cooked so that it is still very red
(肉)未熟的,仍帶血色的
習語
once in a blue moonscream/shout blue murder
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