🔑blueBrE/bluː/NAmE/bluː/adjective (bluer, blu·est) 🔑havingthecolourofaclearskyorthesea/oceanonaclearday蓝色的;天蓝色的;蔚蓝色的◆piercingblueeyes锐利的蓝眼睛◆ablueshirt蓝色衬衫🔑(ofapersonorpartofthebody人或身体部位) lookingslightlyblueincolourbecausethepersoniscoldorcannotbreatheeasily(由于冷或呼吸困难)发青的,青紫的◆Herhandswerebluewithcold. 她的双手冻得发青。(informal) sad忧郁的;悲伤的SYNdepressed◆He'dbeenfeelingblueallweek. 他整个星期都郁郁不乐。films/movies, jokesorstoriesthatareblueareaboutsex(电影、玩笑或故事)色情的,黄色的◆abluemovie色情片(politics政治)(ofanareaintheUS) havingmorepeoplewhovotefortheDemocratic candidate than the Republicanone(美国地区)蓝色的(支持民主党候选人多于支持共和党候选人)◆bluestates/counties蓝州;蓝县OPPred➡ see alsotrue-blue▸blue·nessBrE/ˈbluːnəs/NAmE/ˈbluːnəs/noun[U, sing.]◆thebluenessofthewater蔚蓝色的水面●dosthtillyouareblueintheˈface(informal) totrytodosthashardandaslongasyoupossiblycanbutwithoutsuccess徒然拼命地干;徒劳无功◆Youcanarguetillyou'reblueintheface, butyouwon'tchangemymind. 你可以费尽口舌,但改变不了我的主意。●(beatsb) blackandˈblue(tohitsbuntiltheyare) coveredwithbruises(= blue, brownorpurplemarksonthebody)(把某人打得)青一块紫一块,伤痕累累Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane●betweentheˌdevilandtheˌdeepblueˈseainadifficultsituationwheretherearetwoequallyunpleasantorunacceptablechoices进退维谷;左右为难●onceinablueˈmoon(informal) veryrarely极少地;难得地;破天荒地●screamblueˈmurder(BrE) (NAmEscreambloodyˈmurder) toscreamloudlyandforalongtime, especiallyinordertoprotestaboutsth不停地叫嚷(尤指叫屈、鸣不平)