颜色及习语

英语中与颜色相关的有趣习语

greenhorn: 指没有工作经验的人,生手

to be green : 嫉妒

green light : 许可,同意

red tape : 指手续繁杂,办事拖拉,不讲实际的坏风气

see red : 发怒,冒火

in the red : 亏损,负债

a red letter day : 重大,重要的日子

to feel blue : 忧郁,烦闷

till all is blue : 直到铭酊大醉,到极点

once in a blue moon : 难得,千载难逢的

a bolt from the blue : 晴天霹雳

be white as a sheet : 苍白如纸

be in a black mood : 阴郁的,情绪低落的

black and blue : 遍体鳞伤,青一块紫一块

black and white : 白纸黑字

in the black : 赢利

in the pink : 非常健康

be in red 亏损

in the red 赤字

black 构成短语的翻译:

call white black/call black white 混淆是非

black money 黑钱(指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱)

in the black 盈利、赚钱、顺差。

Black and white 遍体鳞伤

Black sheep 害群之马

Black Friday 耶稣受难日,不吉利的星期五

Black lie 用心险恶的诺言

The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑一百步。

white构成短语的翻译:

white war 没有硝烟的战争,常指“经济竞争”。

White sale 大减价

White money 银币

White elephant 无用而累赘的东西

White crow 罕见的事物

The white way 白光大街(指城里灯光灿烂的商业区)

A white lie 善意的谎言

White coffee牛奶咖啡

White feather胆怯

Oh, don,t forget Black and White ,which means .白纸黑字。

在汉语翻译成英语时,某些场合的汉语的“白”字虽然是颜色,但英语应词中并没有white一词。

如:白菜(Chinese cabbage)、白熊(polar)、白蚁(termite).但在另一些场合,白字与颜色毫无关系,表示徒劳(in vain)。如:白费事(all in vain , a waste of time and energy),白送(give away, free of charge ,for nothing).此外,白字还可以表示“单纯的”“不掺杂的”。如白开水(boiled water),白烧肉(plain

boiled pork).在某些场合甚至很难概括出某种涵义。如坦白(to confess, to make a clean breast of something ),白痴(idiot ),白话(vernacular).应当记住的是:“白”字并不都是“white”

Blue(蓝色)在英语中通常用来表示不愉快。

如:

in a blue mood 和having the blues表示“情绪低落”“忧郁”“沮丧”“烦闷”;

在a blue Mon(倒霉的星期一)中,“blue”也表示类似的意思----过了愉快、幸福的周未,星期一又要上班或上学了,所以情绪不佳。

如:it was blue Monday and he just didn‘t feel like going back to work.倒霉的星期一,又该上班了,他真的不愿意。

在美国英语中blue book(蓝皮书)是刊载知名人士,尤其是政府高级官员名字的书。

have a green thumb 擅长园艺

be green with envy 嫉妒

once in a blue moon 极少千载难逢

tickled pinik 特别高兴

see red 发怒

turn as white as sheet 吓的脸色煞白

out of the blue 突然,出乎意料

be yellow 胆怯

red tape 繁杂的公文

give green light to 准许

A blind man can’t judge colours 盲人不能判断颜色

Call white black 颠倒黑白

.red

1)red alert 表示空袭,暴风雨来临时的“紧急警报”

2)a red letter day 大红喜庆的日子

3)red cap 在英国指宪兵,在美国指车站搬运工

4)red carpet 原为“红毯子”,引申为“隆重,尊敬”

We gave the guests a red carpet welcome.

5)paint the town red指人们因喜庆而去酒吧或夜总会狂欢痛饮

6)When I see a man ill-treating a child,I see red.(发怒)

7)The policemen caught the thief red-ganded.(当场)

8)When I mentioned it to her,she went red.(脸红,羞愧)

2.green

1)Jim is very green.(幼稚)

2)She was green with envy.(十分嫉妒)

3)What's wrong with you?You are looking green.(苍白)

3.blue

1)blue collar workers(体力劳动者)

2)blue stocking (现用来表示女学者或女才子)

3)blue moon 表示very long time

A thing like that only happens once in a blue moon.(难得,极少)

5)I'm in the blues today.(郁闷)

6)She was blue in the face with cold.(冻得发紫)

7)The news was a great shock to me;it came absoblutely out of the blue.(晴天霹雳)

4.white

1)white alert (解除警报)

2)white collar workers(脑力劳动者)

3)Susan sometimes tells a white lie.(无恶意的谎言)

4)Jack is white-livered.(胆小,怯懦)

5)We want two white coffees.(加牛奶的咖啡)

6)A motor-car would be a white elephant to him.(无用而累赘的东西)

7)He boasted a lot about his courage but when danger came he showed the white feather.(表现胆怯)5.black

1)black tea (红茶)

2)paint sb black (说某人坏话)

3)He gave me such a black look.(恶狠狠地瞪一眼)

4)He is a black-hearted villain.(黑心肠的)

5)His action toward his wife showed black ingratitude.(忘恩负义)

6)They went into black for their father.(哀悼)

7)I won't believe it unless I see it in black and white.(白纸黑字)

8)You can never believe what he says;he will swear black is white.(把黑的说成白的)

9)If Kate doesn't study harder, she will get in her mother's black book.(记过本,失去好评)

6.brown

1)do it up brown(把什么作得尽善尽美)

2)I left him in a brown study thinking over the question.(深思)

3)Aren't you brown!(晒黑了)

7.yellow alert(预备警报)

8.gray collar workers(服务行业的人员)

call white black /call black white:混淆是非

Y ou can never believe what he says; he will call black white if it suits his purpose.

你不要相信他的话,他为了达到目的,常常颠倒黑白。

black money:黑钱(指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱)

black tie:黑领结;小礼服

in the black:盈利、赚钱、顺差

black and blue:遍体鳞伤的

black sheep:害群之马

the black sheep of the family 败家子

black Friday:耶稣受难日;不吉利的星期五

black lie:用心险恶的谎言

blackmail:勒索

the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

in black and white 白纸黑字

I won’t believe it unless I see it in black and white. 除非我看到白纸黑字,否则我不会相信。

sb's black books. 某人的宠爱

If Hob doesn’t work harder he will get in Mr. Priestley’s black books.

如果Hob不努力,就会失去Priestley先生的宠爱。

England’s wealth was built up on diamonds--black diamonds. 英国靠煤炭聚敛财富。

He got mangy black looks for his speech criticizing the Government. 由于他的演讲批判了政府,他遭到很多白眼。

white war:没有硝烟的战争,常指“经济竞争”。

white sale:大减价

white money:银币

white elephant:无用而累赘的东西

white crow:罕见的事物

the white way:白光大街(指城里灯光灿烂的商业区)

a white lie:善意的谎言

white coffee:牛奶咖啡

white feather:胆怯

a white night 不眠之夜

绿:

get green 得到允许

green with envy 非常妒忌

green fingers 园艺能手

green hand 新手

蓝:

once in a blue moon 极少; 千载难逢;源于自然现象。当大气中有一定量的微尘时就会出现太阳和月亮呈现深蓝色的自然奇观。因机会罕见,故此短语意为“很难罕见”

A thing like that only happens once in a blue moon.

sb’s blue-eyed boy 某人的亲信

He was blue in the face with cold. 他的脸冻得发紫。

I am feeling rather blue today. 我今天心情很沮丧。

He got his blue for football. 他成为校队足球队员。

He spends all his time reading blue books. 他花了很多时间阅读政府出版物。

Y ou can talk till all is blue but I shall not believe you. 你可以说的天花乱缀,我就是不能相信你。

The news was a great shock to me; it came absolutely out of the blue. 这个消息令我震惊,太出乎意料了。

a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳,突发事件

When I heard of cruelty to animals, it makes me see red.

I caught the thief red-handed.

Y ou are not answering my questions. Y ou are trying to draw a red-herring across the track.

As soon as he led the conversation round to borrowing money, I saw the red light.

On boat-race night the College students paint the town red.

The mention of that man’s name to him is like a red rag to a bull.

英文解释:very angry

caught the thief in the very act of stealing

draw one’s attention from the real point

dangerous

have a high-spirited time

make sb. annoyed

in the red 亏损;负债

roll out the red carpet 隆重欢迎

see red 突然发怒

其他

in the pink of condition身体健康

a grey mare当家的妻子

black and blue 遍体鳞伤的;青一块紫一块

in black and white 白纸黑字;书写的;印刷的

black-eyed 黑眼珠的, 黑眼圈的

black-market

black-letter 倒霉的

black art 妖术, 魔法

blue-blooded 贵族的, 系出名门的, 纯种的

blue-collar 蓝领阶级的, 工人阶级的

blue-eyed boy 宠儿;红人

blue-ribbon 头等的, 第一流的

blue-sky 无价值的, 不保险的

red-blooded 精力充沛的, 活跃的

red-carpet 隆重的, 殷勤的

red-eyed 红眼的, 眼圈哭红的

red-hot 炽热的, 非常激动的, 最新的

red-letter day 大喜日子, 圣徒之节日

red-light district <美>红灯区(城镇中的妓院区)

red-pencil 修改, 检查, 删除

red-tape 官样文章的, 繁文缛节的

red-tapery 官样文章, 繁文缛节

red-tapism 官僚作风

born under the rose 私生的, 未婚生的

born to the purple 出身贵族

born with a silver spoon in one"s mouth 生在富贵人家

purple passage=purple patch 词藻华丽的段落

in the pink 满面红光(非常健康)

green-eyed 绿眼的, 嫉妒的

green as grass 幼稚的

green bean cake 绿豆糕

black sheep 害群之马, 败家子

once in a blue moon 千载难逢地;极少地;破天荒地

white-collar 白领阶层的, 脑力劳动者

white-livered 小心的, 胆小的

white as a sheet 极苍白的

white elephant 白象, 累赘物

white feather 胆怯,白羽毛(怯懦的象征)

white flag 白旗(投降的标帜)

yellow streak 胆怯

yellow-belly 胆小,懦弱

yellow-covered 表面黄色的,廉价的,无用的

yellow-dog 可耻的

grey matter [口]头脑

grey collar 灰领工人,服务行业职工

grey mare 胜过丈夫的妻子

red herring 熏青鱼, 转移注意力的话

in a brown study 呆想, 默想, 沉思

in the red 亏损;欠债

a green hand 生手

The grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) 这山望着那山高

do sth. till you are blue in the face 徒劳无功

between the devil and the deep blue sea 进退维谷;左右为难

out of the blue 出乎意料;突然

the boys in blue 警察

the pot calling the kettle black 锅笑壶黑;五十步笑百步

be in the black 有盈余;有节余

be tickled pink 高兴极了;非常开心

call white black /call black white:混淆是非

black money:黑钱(指来源不正当而且没有向政府报税的钱)

black tie:黑领结;小礼服

in the black:盈利、赚钱、顺差

black and blue:遍体鳞伤的

black sheep:害群之马

black Friday:耶稣受难日;不吉利的星期五

black lie:用心险恶的谎言

blackmail:勒索

the pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

white war:没有硝烟的战争,常指“经济竞争”。

white sale:大减价

white money:银币

white elephant:无用而累赘的东西

white crow:罕见的事物

the white way:白光大街(指城里灯光灿烂的商业区)

a white lie:善意的谎言

white coffee:牛奶咖啡

white feather:胆怯

Oh, don’t forget Black and White, which means 白纸黑字.

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?炭灰色charcoal grey 烟灰smoky grey 雾灰misty grey 黑灰grey black 金色gold 银色silver 青古铜色bronze;bronzy 驼色camel ;light tan 米色beige;cream; gray sand 卡其色khaki 奶油色cream 豆沙色cameo brown 水晶色crystal 荧光色iridescent 彩虹色iris; rainbow 棕色brown 茶褐umber;auburn 淡褐light brown 咖啡coffee 紫色系列紫色purple ;violet 紫罗兰色

?紫水晶色amethyst 葡萄紫grape 茄皮紫wineberry;aubergine 玫瑰紫rose violet 丁香紫lilac 墨紫

violet black 绛紫dark reddish purple 暗紫violet deep;dull purple 乌紫raisin 蓝紫royal purple 鲜紫violet light 深紫modena 浅紫grey violet 淡紫pale purple ;lavender 淡白紫violet ash 青莲heliotrope 雪青lilac 墨绛红purple black 暗绛红purple deep 浅绛红purple light 橙-黄系列橙色orange

?黄色yellow 深桔黄deep orange 浅桔黄light orange; clear orange 柠檬黄lemon yellow;lemon 玉米黄

maize 橄榄黄olive yellow 稻草黄straw yellow 芥末黄mustard 杏黄broze yellow 蛋黄york yellow;egg yellow 藤黄rattan yellow 象牙黄nude 日光黄sunny yellow 土黄earth yellow ;yellowish brown; 砂黄sand yellow 金黄golden yellow;gold 深黄deep yellow 棕黄tan 青黄bluish yellow 灰黄sallow;grey yellow 米黄cream 嫩黄yellow cream

?鲜黄cadmium yellow 鹅黄light yellow 中黄midium yellow 浅黄light yellow ,pale yellow;buff 淡黄

primrose;jasmine 绿色系列绿色green 豆绿pea green;bean green 浅豆绿light bean green; 橄榄绿olive green;olive 茶绿tea green; plantation 葱绿onion green; 苹果绿apple green 森林绿forest green 苔藓绿moss green 草地绿grass green 灰湖绿agate green 水晶绿crystal 玉绿jade green 石绿mineral green 松

石绿spearmint ; viridis 孔雀绿peacock green

?墨绿green black ;jasper 墨玉绿emerald black 深绿petrol ;bottle green;Chinese green 暗绿deep green 青绿dark green 碧绿azure green; viridity 蓝绿blue green 黄绿yellow green 灰绿grey green; 褐绿breen 中绿medium green;golf green 浅绿light green 淡绿pale green 青-蓝色系列靛青ingigo 蓝色blue 天蓝;蔚蓝sky blue ; azure 月光蓝moon blue 海洋蓝ocean blue 海蓝sea blue 湖蓝acid blue 深湖蓝vivid blue

?中湖蓝bright blue 冰雪蓝ice-snow blue 孔雀蓝peacock blue 宝石蓝sapphire;jewelry blue 粉末蓝

powder blue 藏蓝purplish blue ;navy 海军蓝navy blue 宝蓝royal blue 墨蓝blue black 紫蓝purplish blue 浅紫蓝dutch blue 青蓝ultramarine 深灰蓝blue ashes 深蓝dark blue ; deep blue 鲜蓝clear blue 中蓝medium blue 浅蓝light blue 淡蓝pale blue ;baby blue 红色系列red 红色vermeil, ponceau 朱红pink;soft red; rose bloom

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