记忆方法:赤橙黄绿青蓝紫,黑白两红说不“青”(英语的“青”色有多种说法)
1. She is in red today. She is so pretty. (a little girl in red做后置定语) She is dressed in pink today. She is happy today. 2. catch (take) The police caught the thief red-handed yesterday. as red as a cherry(rose)面色红润(表示健康,好的身体和情绪) as red as a lobster (turkey-cock) 面色绯红(表示不好的,难为情的) as red as blood 涨红了脸(表示憋着气) as red as fire 像火一样通红(表示有激情,情绪高涨) in the red 赤字,亏损 Red Cross红十字会 red rag 斗牛的红布,激怒人的事物 a red-letter day 大喜之日;重大日子 3. a squeezed orange被榨干了的人或物,无用的糟粕 4. a yellow dog 胆小的小人,卑鄙可耻的人; yellow streak懦夫(streak性格上不太显著的特色) yellow journal(press)黄色书刊 Yellowstone(美)黄石河,the Yellowstone National Park 黄石公园 5. in the green在年富力强的时候 a green hand 新手,学徒,没有经验的人 a green house 温室 green power金钱的力量(因为美元是绿色的) go to the green wood 去当绿林好汉 6. Indigo comes indigo yet is superior to it. ( Blue comes blue yet excels blue.) 青出于蓝胜于蓝。 7. beat sb. black and blue把某人打得青一块紫一块 give sb. the blues 使沮丧,使苦恼 cry the blues 装穷 blue blood蓝色血统,出生高贵 blue color蓝领, 体力劳动的 |
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