UNIT 11 COLOURS 色彩类
black 黑色的： 1."be black and blue"＝be badly bruised (打得)又青又紫 Mrs. Green's finger was caught in the crack of the door, and got pinched black and blue. 格林太太的手指被夹在门缝里，压得又青又紫。 2."black eye"＝bruise round eye from a blow 眼圈发青 If he says that again I'll give him a black eye. 假如他再说一遍那句话， 我就把他揍个眼圈发青。 3."black out" A:＝cut off electrical power in a district 熄灭灯光 A strike by power men
blacked out B:＝lose consciousness for a period 昏过去 After the accident he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened. 那次意外事件中他昏了过去，什么也不记得了。 4."in black and white"＝in writing 写下来 He insisted on putting the agreement down in black and white. 他坚持要把这项协议白纸黑字写下来。 5."not so black as one is painted"＝not so bad as one is said to be 不象传闻中那么坏 Having gotten along with him, Karl found that he was not so black as one is painted. 和他相处以后，卡尔发现他不象传闻中那么坏。 blue 蓝色的： 1."a bolt from the blue"＝something quite unexpected 意想不到的消息，晴天霹雳 The news came like a bolt from the blue. 真是意想不到的消息。 2."be true blue"＝be a loyal friend or member of a group, political party 正直，忠实可靠的人 He is true blue, so he'll never stain. 他是个正直的人，决不会做坏事。 3."blue blood"＝the quality of being a noble man by birth 贵族的血统 They boasted a lineage of pure blue blood. 他们夸耀自己纯贵族的家系。 4."blue one's money"＝spend it recklessly 乱花钱 That foolish boy blued all his money yesterday. 那个傻孩子昨天花光了他所有的钱。 5."feel/look blue"＝feel or look depressed 沮丧，闷闷不乐 He looked blue when he heard he had failed in the examination. 听说考试不及格，他显得很沮丧。 She has felt blue ever since
her boyfriend left for 6."get a fit of the blues"＝be depressed 沮丧，忧郁 I don't know why but I've got a fit of the blues all day. 也不知什么原因，我今天整天都打不起精神。 7."in a blue funk"＝very frightened 害怕，恐惧 Frank was in a blue funk before he met Jennie's father. 弗兰克一见到珍妮的父亲就惊恐万分。 8."once in a blue moon"＝once in a lifetime; very rarely 千载难逢的机遇，罕见的时期 ---How often am I likely to win on the football pools? 我有多大可能赢得这场足球赌博。 ---Once in a blue moon, I should think. 我认为可能极小。 9."out of the blue"＝suddenly or unexpectedly 出乎意料地 Shilly inherited the money out of the blue. 希莉意外地继承了这笔钱。 10."win/get one's blue (for something)"＝(at Oxford or Cambridge University) gain the right to wear a blue cap, scarf etc. because one has represented the university in a sport. (在牛津或剑桥大学)曾代表学校参加运动会而获得带蓝帽，围蓝围巾的特权。 She got her blue for tennis. 她因为打网球而获得蓝色荣誉。 He is a rowing blue. 他是获得蓝色荣誉的划船队员。 brown 棕色的，褐色的： 1."as brown as a berry"＝very sun-tanned 黝黑 Those three young sturdy children are as brown as a berry. 那三个健壮结实的孩子，皮肤黝黑。 2."browned off"＝fed up 厌倦，厌烦 There is nothing to do and Leslie is feeling browned off. 没事可做，莱丝莉觉得厌倦极了。 3."do brown"＝ A. cheat, control 欺骗，使上当;操纵 We're all of us done brown. 我们都上当了。 B. finish completely 干得好，干得彻底 The 4."do up brown"＝do it perfectly 干得十分出色，干得十全十美。 When Jim does a job, he does it up brown. 不管吉姆干什么活，他都干得十分出色。 5."in a brown study"＝deep in thought 好好考虑 Before you accept it you should be in a brown study. 接受条件以前一定要好好考虑一下。 colour 颜色，色彩： 1."change colour"＝grow paler or redder than usual 脸色变红或变白 He didn't change colour in the face of his opponent. 他面对强敌面不改色。 2."colour-blind"＝unable to distinguish between certain colours or to see certain colours 色盲 I first knew my son was colour-blind, when he thought roses and grass were the same colour. 我儿子说玫瑰和青草是同一种颜色时我才知道他是色盲。 3."get/win one's colours"＝be awarded a position in a sports team. 被选为运动队正式队员 By her hard work she won all of member's colours. 她埋头苦干， 终于在校队中为自己争得一席之地。 4."give a flase colour to"＝give a false impression of 歪曲，曲解 The report gave a false colour to the crash. 关于这次事故的报道有点失实。 5."give/lend colour to"＝help to prove 使看起来像是，像真的一样 Her empty purse gave colour to her story of having no money. 她的空钱包更能说明她没钱了。 6."have a high colour"＝have a red complexion 红光满面 As her illness got better she has had a high colour gradually. 她病情一天天好转，脸色也慢慢红润起来。 7."localcolour"＝realistic details in writing 真实情况 He went to the 8."lower one's colours"＝give up, surrender 投降，屈服 The employers had to lower their colours because of the three hours' strike. 长达三小时的罢工使雇主不得不做出些让步。 9."nail one's colours to the mast"＝make a decision, and show strong determination 不投降，不屈服 Every body tried to convince him, but he nailed his colours to the mast. 大家试图说服他，可他寸步不让。 10."off colour"＝depressed 沮丧 He is off colour today. 他今天心情特别沮丧。 11."sail under false colours"＝pretend to be what he isn't 装假，冒充 I had so much wisdom as to sail under false colours in this foolish jount of mine. 我在这次愚蠢的漫游中，却能机智地更名换姓。 12."see sb./something in his/its true colours"＝see sb./something as he/it really is 看出某事物的真相. Always try and see things in their true colours. 要永远力求看清事物的真相。 13."show oneself in one's true colours"＝show one's real self 暴露真面目，现出真相 Could he stand a second time without showing his true colours? 他还能再一次不暴露自己的真面目吗? 14."stick to one's colours"＝refuse to change 坚持自己的意见，立场 I called to mind that I was speaking for his good and stuck to my colours. 我想起了我是为了对他有益才讲话的，因此就坚持了自己的意见。 15."with flying colours"＝with great success 出色地，成功地 The railway builders fulfilled their task with flying colours each time. 铁路建设工人每次都出色地完成了任务。 dark 黑色的： 1."before/after dark"＝before/after the sun goes down. 在天黑以前/以后 Try to get home before dark. 尽量在天黑前回家。 I'm afraid to go out after dark in the city. 在城里，我害怕天黑后出门。 2."(be/keep sb.)in the dark(about something)"＝in a state of ignorance 无知，不知 I was in the dark about it until she told me. 这件事在她告诉我之前，我毫不知情。 We were kept completely to sell the company. 对他计划将公司出售一事，我们一直蒙在鼓里。 3."a leap/shot in the dark"＝action, answer, etc that is risked in the hope that is correct 盲目冒险的干，回答等 It's hard to know exactly what to do-we'll just have to take a shot in the dark. 很难说怎么办才对，--我们只好瞎碰。 4."a dark horse"＝person who hides special personal qualities or abillties 黑马(有本事而深藏不露的人) He's a bit of a dark horse; he was earning a fortune, but nobody knew. 他可算是藏龙卧虎; 赚大钱，可谁也不知道。 5."keep it/something dark(from sb.)"＝keep something secret 保密 I'm getting married again but keep it dark, will you? 我要再婚了，可要保密呀，行吗? green 绿色的： 1."be green"＝be inexperienced 无经验的，生疏的 He's still green. He only got the job last week. 他还是个生手， 上星期才得到这份工作。 2."feel/look green"＝feel or look ill 脸色不好 You're looking very green, Jane. Are you all right? 珍妮，你脸色不好，你还好吗? 3."get/give sb. the green light"＝get or give sb. permission to go ahead with a plan 获准，许可，授权 We've got the green light. The Council have told us to start building the new library. 我们被批准了，市政会已经通知我们开工兴建新图书馆。 4."green-eyed"＝jealous 嫉妒 She looked at Vera in a very green-eyed way. 她十分嫉妒地看着维拉。 5."green fingers"＝skill as a gardener 栽植花卉，植物的特殊能力 She's got green fingers. She can make anything grow. 她有园艺天才，能种活任何东西。 6."green stuff"＝green vegetables or vegetation 绿色蔬菜 There are all kinds of green stuffs and flowers in Mrs. Jean's greenhouse. 珍妮太太的温室种满了各种绿色蔬菜和花草。 7."green with envy"＝jealous 十分嫉妒 She was green with envy when her sister got a new dress. 她姐姐得到了一件新衣，她就嫉妒起来。 Grey 灰白的，花白的，苍白的： 1."go/turn grey" A:＝become grey-haired 头发变得灰白 She has gone grey with in a few weeks. 几周内她的头发变得灰白了。 B:＝of a pale colour because of sudden fear, or illness 脸色苍白 Her face turned grey as she saw a large dog running towards her. 她看到一条大狗向她跑来，吓得脸色苍白。 2."grey matter"＝intelligence 智力 Lionel hasn't much grey matter, unlike Bernard---plenty of grey matter there. 莱昂纳尔有点儿弱智，不象贝纳尔德智商颇高。 pink 粉红色的： 1."be pink"＝left wing politically 左翼分子 He is such a person who is pink. 他就是那个左翼分子。 2."go/turn pink (with embarrassment/shame)"＝feel embarrassed or shameful 窘迫 She turned pink with shame when they caught her looking through the keyhole. 他们发觉她正从钥匙孔里偷看时，她窘迫极了。 3."in the pink"＝very well or healthy 身体健康 All the family is in the pink. 全家人的身体都好极了。 4."pink of perfection"＝extremely perfect 十全十美 Their new cook seems to be the pink of perfection. 他们的新厨师看来是好到了极点。 5."see pink elephants"＝have too much to drink 喝多了 I think George saw a few pink elephants last night. 我觉得乔治昨天晚上喝多了。 6."tickle sb. pink"＝make sb. very delighted 高兴到了极点 I was tickled pink at the news. 听到那个消息我快高兴死了。 purple 紫色的： 1."become purple"＝become angry 非常生气 She was purple with him for having broken his promise. 她对他的不守诺言非常生气。 2."born in purple"＝be a member of a loyal family 贵族出身的人 Those born to the purple are destined to live in the public eye. 那些出身贵族阶层的人们的一言一行势必受到公众的注意。 3."purple patch(es)"＝in a prose passage or poem the parts very rich in style 词藻华丽的章节 Terence knows most of the purple patches in Shakespeare by heart. 特伦斯对莎士比亚作品中的许多词藻华丽的章节都能熟知于心。 red 红色的： 1."a red herring"＝an attempt to draw attention away from the main facts with an unimportant or unrelated detail 用不相干的东西分散注意力 The Prime Minister's reference to unemployment was a red herring. 总理对失业的指示全是漫无边际的瞎扯。 2."a red-letter day"＝a very important day in one's life 重要或值得纪念的日子 Friday is a red-letter day for Dave. He's getting engaged. 周五对大卫来说非常重要，他要订婚了。 3."(like) a red rag (to a bull)"＝a cause of anger 惹起愤怒，仇恨之物 Don't take to Hugh about rising prices. It's like a red rag. 别对休提起物价上涨，这是令他愤怒的导火索。 4."be in /get/go into the red"＝get or go into debt 负债 The firm is heavily in the red. 公司负债累累。 5."be red with anger/shame"＝very angry 非常生气 Kate was red with anger about missing that film at the cinema. 在电影院没有看到那部影片令凯特非常生气。 6."catch sb. red-handed"＝catch sb. in the act 当场捉住某人 The headmaster caught 7."paint the town red"＝celebrate noisily 狂欢 They painted the town red the night they passed the final exam. 他们通过期末考试的当晚就狂欢了一通。 8."put down/roll out the red carpet for sb."＝ give sb. an official or very warm welcome 隆重热烈的接待 They put out the red carpet
for the Chinese trade delegation in 9."red tape"＝too many formalities/rules and regulations 繁文缛节 There is too much red tape when you deal with some of these government departments. 当你同一些政府部门相处时，其中有太多的繁文缛节。 10."see red"＝become angry 怒不可遏 Arthur saw red when the shop overcharged him. 商店要价太高，阿瑟生气了。 11."see the red light"＝see danger in time 及时发现危险 Jack saw the red light and gave up smoking before it was too late. 杰克及时发现了吸烟的危害，并且提早戒掉了。 shade 阴影，荫处： 1."put sb. in the shade"＝put sb. into an unimportant position 使相形见绌 Her playing piano puts me in the shade. 她的演奏使我相形见绌。 2."the shade of evening/night"＝dusk 暮色 The shades of evening had by this time fallen upon the quite city. 这时暮色已经罩着这个静悄悄的城市。 white 白色的： 1."a white lie"＝a lie told to avoid hurting one's feelings; or a polite or comforting lie 无恶意的谎言，小谎 Frank told Phyllis a white lie. He said he hadn't called because he'd been too busy. Actually he had forgotten. 弗兰克找了个藉口对菲利斯说，他太忙了所以没打电话，实际上是他忘了。 2."bleed white"＝cause to lose strength or wealth 耗尽力量，榨干血汗 Some people say we're bled white by taxes. 有人说我们被苛捐杂税榨干了血汗。 3."fly/show the white flag"＝give in 让步，投降 Joe has been waving the white flag. He is ready to apologize to Bill. 乔已经让步了，他准备向比尔道歉。 4."go/turn white"＝become pale 脸色苍白 She turned white with fear. 她因为害怕脸色苍白。 5."white elephant"＝(见 elephant 条) 6."whitewash"＝attempt to cover up one's mistakes 掩饰过失，错误 The directors tried to whitewash the situation but the manager had obviously told the press that the firm was in the red. 理事们试图掩盖真相，但是经理已 经清楚地告诉新闻媒介公司负债累累。 yellow 黄色的 ： 1."be/turn yellow"＝be cowardly 怯懦的，卑怯的 We can't afford to have anyone in this enterprise who is likely to turn yellow when the testing time comes. 考验关头可能畏缩不前的人，我们的企业雇佣不起。 2."the Yellow Book/Page"＝phone book of trades and occupations 分类电话号码簿的黄页部分 You can find the call number of this company from the Yellow Book. 你可以从分类电话号码簿的黄页部分查到这个公司的号码。 Exercise 11: 1.Tom turned up out of the______ after five years. A. yellow B. red C. green D. blue 2.As a result of the fall, his knee was all black and _____. A. white B. blue C. purple D. brown 3.I asked him to put his promise down in black and ______. A. white B. blue C. purple D. brown 4.You must have been fighting again; you got a _____eye. A. dark B. black C. white D. blue 5.The girl belongs to the _____blood of
the A. black B. purple C. blue D. red 6.He visited us once in a ______ moon. A. blue B. white C. yellow D. grey 7.He left this house because he was in a _____funk. A. blue B. brown C. white D. black 8.The rainy spell is coming. I'm getting a _____ of the blues. A. bit B. little C. fit D. lest 9.His dicision to resign was a bolt _____ the blue. A. on B. of C. over D. from 10.I'm browned _____,sitting here all day with nothing to do. A. out B. over C. off D. on 11.She stood there in a______ study. A. black B. brown C. green D. pink 12.When he saw the size of his opponent, he began to change _______. A. colour B. face C. mind D. motion 13.Her torn clothing gave_____ to his story that she had been robbed. A. hint B. clue C. relation D. colour 14.He passed his examination _____ flying colours. A. with B. on C. for D. to 15.He's been feeling rather _____ colour lately. A. on B. off C. over D. above 16.In criticizing others we should always use our real name, otherwise we would be sailing _____ false colours. A. above B. over C. on D. under 17.A man who is known to give a_____ colour to statements will not be believed even when he speaks the truth. A. wrong B. true C. right D. false 18.Things are black indeed but I am not going to give in. I'll nail my ______ to the mast. A. colours B. colour C. mind D. minds 19. A. white B. grey C. green D. red 20.He is very _____-eyed, when his girl talks to another man. A. green B. white C. red D. grey 21.Mother gave us the _______light to go on the camping trip. A. red B. yellow C. white D. green 22.He was ________ with envy when he discovered that she loved someone else. A. red B. yellow C. green D. white 23.Penthouse gardens provide an outlet for the city dwellers with ______ fingers. A. white B. yellow C. pink D. green 24.He can see______ elephants and can't walk the chalk line. A. white B. gold C. pink D. red 25.I am writing these lines to say I am still in the _____and hoping you are the same. A. white B. yellow C. pink D. green 26.Thommy was the ______of perfection this morning in his new suit. A. red B. yellow C. green D. pink 27.She was ________at finding that nothing had been done. A. white B. blue C. purple D. brown 28.They had to sell the building because for years they had operated it in the ______. A. blue B. red C. white D. yellow 29.Whenever anyone teased Tommy about his weight, he saw_____. A. white B. blue C. purple D. red 30.Roll out the ______ carpet when the president comes. A. red B. yellow C. green D. pink 31.They caught the thief ______-handed,while he was just putting the diamonds in his pocket. A. blue B. yellow C. red D. pink 32.I had some trouble to save him from the fury of those who had caught him_____ -handed. A. blue B. yellow C. red D. pink 33.The new jetliner has put all its rivals in the ______. A. shade B. red C. dark D. shadow 34.A ______flag is shown by the defeated side to a military enemy as a sign of surrender. A. red B. prey C. brown D. white 35.You've bled me ______ over the years! Now I refuse to pay you another penny. A. red B. prey C. brown D. white 36.I'd rather tell my mother a _______lie than tell her the truth and upset her. A. red B. prey C. brown D. white 37.The committee's report tries to _______-wash the senator's misdeeds. A. white B. blue C. purple D. red 38.During the war we had to ______ out all our windows. A. dark B. black C. white D. blue 39.His arrival was all the more pleasant for being completely out of_____. A. yellow B. red C. green D. blue 40.I'm not so ______ as to believe that. A. black B. brown C. green D. pink
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