英語裏能給你點兒顏色看看的短語,你知道幾個?
英語裏能給你點兒顏色看看的短語,你知道幾個?
摘自英語範
英文裏關於顏色的詞不僅可以表示色彩,稍加搭配還能表達不同的意思。今天,我們就來點兒顏色看看吧!
1. A black day for somebody
聽說過Black Friday(黑色星期五),還不知道black day?說到黑色就沒啥好事兒,black day意思是“倒黴的一天”。
例:It's a black day for us.
今天我們不走運。
2. White lie
相比黑色,白色還是象征著純潔的,white lie指的是“善意的謊言”。
例:The doctor told him a white lie.
醫生沒把事實告訴他。
3. Roll out the red carpet for sb.
為某人展開紅地毯, 意思就是“隆重地歡迎某人”。
例:He was the first European head of state to visit their country, and they rolled out the red carpet for him。
他是第一個訪問該國的歐洲首腦,他們用隆重的禮節來歡迎他。
4.Once in a blue moon
藍色的月亮並不常見,Once in a blue moon說的是“千載難逢的機會”。
例:Great writers like Mark Twain only appear once in a blue moon.
像馬克吐溫那樣偉大的作家,是很罕見的。
5.Green-eyed monster
羨慕嫉妒恨時中文會說你眼紅誰,可是歪果仁習慣說眼睛綠,green-eyed monster和green-eyed都表示“嫉妒”。
例:He shows the green-eyed monster of my success.
他嫉妒我的成功。
6.Be born in the purple
紫色在西方象征著權貴,be born in the purple意指“生在王侯貴族之家,出身顯赫”。
例:Since he was born in the purple, he was always going to have a comfortable life.
由於出身顯赫,他總能過著安逸的生活。
謝謝作舟的補充!
White elephant
n. a useless or unwanted object. (From the notion that an extremely valuable gift that requires great expense for its care and protection is anunwanted gift.) Take all those white elephants to the flea market.
white elephant gift exchange or Yankee Swap[1][2][3][4] is a Christmas party game. Generally, white elephant parties need a minimum of six participants. With a larger group, game play may be more protracted. White elephant parties have been known to result in playful rivalries between players trying to get sought-after items. The goal of a white elephant party is usually to entertain rather than to gain.
The black sheep (of the family)
Someone who is thought to be a bad person by the rest of their family My father was the black sheep - he ran away at 16 to become an actor andhis parents never forgave him.
*white as a sheet
And *white as a ghost; *white as snow; *white as the driven snow
[Of someone] extremely pale, as if frightened. (*Also: as ~.) Marilyn turned as white as a sheet when the policeman told her that her son had beenin a car wreck. Did something scare you? You're white as a sheet! Jane made up the bed with her best linen sheets, which are always as white assnow. We have a new kitten whose fur is white as the driven snow.
Red tape
Fig. over-strict attention to the wording and details of rules and regulations, especially by government workers. (From the color of the tape used bygovernment departments in England to tie up bundles of documents.) Because of red tape, Frank took weeks to get a visa. Red tape preventedJack's wife from joining him abroad.
Run a red light
To pass through an intersection having a red traffic light without stopping. Sam got a ticket for running a red light.
See red
To be angry. Whenever I think of the needless destruction of trees, I see red. Bill really saw red when the tax bill arrived.
Catch someone red-handed
And catch someone flat-footed
To catch a person in the act of doing something wrong. (See also caught red-handed.) Tom was stealing the car when the police drove by andcaught him red-handed. Mary tried to cash a forged check at the bank, and the teller caught her red-handed.
Golden handshake
Generous severance pay to an employee, often as an incentive for early retirement. For example, With a dwindling school population, the towndecided to offer golden handshakes to some of the teachers . This slangy business term dates from the mid-1900s. A close relative is goldenparachute, a generous severance agreement for an executive in the event of sudden dismissal owing to a merger or similar circumstance. Thisexpression first appeared about 1980.
Redneck
1. n. a stereotypic southern bigot. (Derogatory. Also a term of address.) Look, you stupid redneck, try to understand.
2. Mod. in the manner of a southern bigot. I don’t follow that kind of redneck thinking.
Out of the blue
1. from an unexpected or unforeseen source: criticism that came out of the blue.
2. at a completely unexpected time: a long-unseen friend who appeared out of the blue.
Show somebody's/something's true colors
Also reveal somebody's/something's true colors
To let others see what someone or something is really like Hal's wife showed her true colors by getting a second job when he lost his. Workers Feltthe Company revealed its true colors during the crisis.
謝謝 marauders的補充!
- Greenhorn, California, United States
- Greenhorn, Oregon, United States
- The Greenhornes, a rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio
- newbie or novice, an inexperienced person