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blue COLOURblU:adj, n-r, -st (having) the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter variety of this蓝色的;天蓝色的，蔚蓝的He wore a faded blue shirt that matched his pale blue eyes.他穿着一件与他那淡蓝色的眼睛相匹配的褪色的蓝衬衫。It was a sky of deepest blue.天空呈深蓝色。It was freezing outside and her hands were blue with cold (= slightly blue because of the cold) when she came in.外面很冷，她进来时手冻得发紫了。If you say or shout something until you are blue in the face, you are wasting your efforts because you will get no results.徒劳地谈论（或喊叫）You can tell her to tidy her room until you are blue in the face, but she won't listen to you.你可以告诉她让她整理她的房间但你只是徒劳而已，她不会听你的。If something happens out of the blue, it is completely unexpected.出乎意外地，出乎意料地;突然地One day, out of the blue, a girl rang up and said she was my sister.有一天，出人意料的是有个女孩给我打电话，说她是我姐姐。He has a bath once in a blue moon (= very rarely).他千载难逢地洗一次澡。She screamed / shouted blue murder (= made a lot of noise and complained loudly) when she had to go to the dentist's.当她必须去看牙医时她大声惨叫。(Br and Aus dated) If you are in a blue funk (Am in a funk ) about something, you are in a state of anxiety, fear and sometimes confusion.极为紧张，恐惧;极为困惑He's in a blue funk about his job interview.他对自己的招聘面试极为恐惧。A blue baby is a baby born with slightly blue skin, usually because it has something wrong with its heart.青紫婴儿（因心脏有先天性缺陷生下来皮肤呈蓝色的婴儿）Blue-black is very dark blue that sometimes looks blue and sometimes black.蓝黑色的，深蓝色的A blue-blooded person is someone who is born into a family which belongs to the highest social class.贵族(或王族)出身的;名门出身的;名门望族的Blue cheese is a cheese with a strong flavour that has thin blue lines of bacteria going through it.（有蓝色或绿色霉菌花纹的)蓝奶酪Stilton and Roquefort are popular types of blue cheese.斯提耳顿干酪和罗克福尔干酪是深受欢迎的两种蓝奶酪。A blue chip company or investment is one that is considered to be safe and certain to make a profit.始终成功的投资;一贯获利的企业;极为值钱的产业Much of her personal fortune has been made from investments in blue chip companies.她的许多个人财产都来自在业绩一直很好的公司里的投资。Blue collar workers are people who do physical or unskilled work in a factory rather than office work.（穿蓝领工作服的）蓝领阶级的;体力劳动的(Br and Aus infml disapproving) A blue-eyed boy (Am fair-haired boy) is a boy or man who is particularly liked and is treated well by someone, usually in authority.宠儿(infml) Blue-eyed soul is a name for soul music played by white people.（由白人创作并演唱的勃鲁斯风格的)爵士民歌;碧眼爵士灵歌Blue-green algae is a poisonous type of plant that grows on the surface of lakes in warm weather.蓝绿藻Blue jeans are trousers made of blue DENIM (= a strong cotton cloth).粗蓝布裤;蓝布牛仔裤;蓝“紧士”裤(Am infml) A blue law is a law that limits activities, such as shopping or working on Sundays, which are considered to be immoral for religious reasons.（美)蓝色法规(禁止星期日逛商店、工作等宗教认为是不道德的世俗活动）The town's blue laws were recently repealed and now you can buy liquor on a Sunday.城市的蓝色法规最近已经被废止了，现在星期天也可买到酒了。If a person goes over a piece of writing with a blue pencil, they remove or change some of the words to improve it or make it acceptable.（作修改删节用的）蓝铅笔A blue riband / (esp. Am) blue ribbon is a prize in a competition in the form of a blue RIBBON (= a woven strip of material).（竞赛奖励）蓝绶带奖Redland Middle School in Rockville has received a Blue Ribbon of excellence for the third time in eight years.罗克韦尔城的红土地中学在八年中第三次获得杰出蓝绶带奖。(fig. Am) The professor is a member of several blue-ribbon (= expert) scientific committees.这位教授是几个专业科学委员会的成员。A blue tit is a small European bird with a blue head and wings and a yellow front.（产于欧洲的）蓝头鸟
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