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| /bluː/ |
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| 1 | something that is blue is the same colour as the sky on a clear sunny day . If something is similar to this colour , you can say that it is a bluish colour 蓝色的；天蓝色的；蔚蓝的 |
| He looked at her with his pale blue eyes. 他用他那浅蓝色的眼睛看着她。 |
| The sky was gloriously blue. 天空蔚蓝蔚蓝的，非常漂亮。 |
| blue with cold My fingers were turning blue with cold. 我的手指冻得发青。 |
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| 2 | informal feeling rather sad 沮丧的；悲伤的；忧郁的 |
| She usually calls her mother when she’ s feeling blue. 她情绪低落时通常会给母亲打电话。 |
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| 3 | informal old-fashioned dealing with sex in a way that some people find offensive 下流的；淫猥的 |
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| - | once in a blue moon informal
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| very rarely |
| 极少；难得有一次；千载难逢 |
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| They come to visit once in a blue moon. 他们难得来作客。 |
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| - | scream blue murder BRITISH informal
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| to shout or protest very loudly because you are very angry or feeling a lot of pain |
| （因极其愤怒或疼痛而）大喊大叫，大声抗议 |
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| - | talk a blue streak AMERICAN informal
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| to talk a lot without pausing |
| 滔滔不绝地讲 |
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| - | turn the air blue BRITISH informal
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| to use a lot of rude or swear words, for example because you are angry . You can also say that the air turns blue if someone speaks in this way . |
| 大骂；怒骂 |
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| - | until/till you are blue in the face informal
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| used for saying that there is no use in trying to persuade someone to do something because you will not succeed |
| 直至气得脸色发青（指尽力劝某人做某事但仍无法成功） |
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| You can tell your kids not to do something until you’ re blue in the face, but if they want to do it, they will. 不管你怎么叫孩子不要做某事，如果他们想做，他们也还是会去做。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| blueness noun U |
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