green 綠色
green hand 新手
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習。
green 面帶病容
What's wrong with you? You are looking green.
你怎么了?臉色看起來很蒼白。
green 嫉妒
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
I know that his father was green fingers.
我知道他爸爸很有園藝技能。
blue 藍色
once in a blue moon 難得
She visits us once in a blue moon.
她難得來看我們一次。
blue 黃色的,有傷風化的
The blue film was banned by the censor.
那部黃色電影被當局禁了。
blue 憂郁、沮喪
He looks blue today.
他今天看起來很憂郁。
blue blood 貴族血統,名門出身
He is proud of his blue blood.
他為自己的貴族血統驕傲。
white 白色
white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡
I want two white coffees.
我要兩杯加牛奶的咖啡。
white lie 無惡意的謊言
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)
That would be a white elephant to me.
那東西對我來說又貴又沒用。
red 紅色
in/into/out of the red 有/沒有虧損
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
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 當場發現某人正在做壞事或犯罪
The policeman caught the thief red-handed.
警察當場抓住了小偷。
black 黑色
a black look 惡狠狠的瞪
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
I want this agreement in black and white.
我要求以書面的形式把這項協議寫出來。
black sheep 敗家子,害群之馬
Tom is the black sheep of the family.
湯姆是個敗家子。
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