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1、精品 精品 green(绿色)green hand 新手 例:We are green hands,so we must learn from the old workers.作为新人,我们一定要向老工人学习。green 面带病容 例:Whats wrong with you?You are looking green.你怎么了?脸色看起来很苍白。green 嫉妒 例:I was absolutely green(with envy)when I saw his splendid new car.我看到他那辆漂亮的新汽车就非常眼红。green fingers 有园艺技能 例:I know th
2、at his father was green fingers.我知道他爸爸很有园艺技能。white(白色)white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡 例:I want two white coffees.我要两杯加牛奶的咖啡。white lie 无恶意的谎言 例:Tom sometimes tells a white lie.汤姆有时会撒一些无伤大雅的谎。white elephant 无用而又累赘的东西(尤指大而昂贵之物)例:That would be a white elephant to me.那东西对我来说又贵又没用。black(黑色)a black look 恶狠狠的瞪 例:He
3、gave me a black look.他恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。in black and white 以书面的形式 例:I want this agreement in black and white.精品 精品 我要求以书面的形式把这项协议写出来。black sheep 败家子,害群之马 例:Tom is the black sheep of the family.汤姆是个败家子。blue(蓝色)once in a blue moon 难得 例:She visits us once in a blue moon.她难得来看我们一次。blue 黄色的,有伤风化的 例:The blue film
4、 was banned by the censor.那部黄色电影被当局禁了。blue 忧郁、沮丧 例:He looks blue today.他今天看起来很忧郁。blue blood 贵族血统,名门出身 例:He is proud of his blue blood.他为自己的贵族血统骄傲。red(红色)in/into/out of the red 有/没有亏损 例:The company has been in the red until he took over.在他接手之前,公司一直都亏损。see red 大怒,生气 例:Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red.她那些批评任谁都得火冒三丈。catch somebody red-handed 当场发现某人正在做坏事或犯罪 例:The policeman caught the thief red-handed.警察当场抓住了小偷。