blue

UK //bluː//US //bluː//

词源

源自古英语 'blǣw'，与古高地德语 'blāo' 和古诺尔斯语 'blár' 同源，最初指颜色或暗淡的光线。

❶ 蓝色，指介于绿色和紫色之间的颜色，常见于天空和海洋的颜色。

“The sky was a beautiful shade of blue.”

（天空呈现出美丽的蓝色。）

“She painted her room in a light blue.”

（她把房间刷成了浅蓝色。）

同义词:azure, sapphire, cobalt

❶ 蓝色的，形容某物呈现蓝色的外观或特征。

“She has striking blue eyes.”

（她有一双引人注目的蓝眼睛。）

“The blue car stood out in the parking lot.”

（那辆蓝色的车在停车场里很显眼。）

❶ 忧郁的，形容情绪低落或悲伤的状态。

“She felt blue after her friend moved away.”

（朋友搬走后，她感到忧郁。）

“Listening to sad music made him even bluer.”

（听悲伤的音乐让他更加忧郁。）

同义词:sad, melancholy, depressed

out of the blue — 突然地，出乎意料地，形容某事毫无预兆地发生。

“He called me out of the blue after years of silence.”

（多年没有联系后，他突然给我打了电话。）

blue in the face — 形容非常努力或生气到极点，但毫无效果。

“I argued with him until I was blue in the face, but he wouldn’t listen.”

（我和他争论到筋疲力尽，但他就是不听。）