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Add colour to the English language by using these wonderful idioms! Keep your fellow students guessing by using a new idiom each day!
用这些精彩的成语为英语增添色彩!每天用一个新的成语让你的同学们猜一猜!
Below is a list of idiomatic expressions related to colour:
colour idioms with meanings
BLACK IDIOMS
黑色习语
1. Black and white
1.非黑即白的
To take everything into consideration and oversimplify something. To judge everything as either one way or the other, good or bad.
Our boss always thinks that everything is straightforward, but he doesn’t realise that this whole situation is not as black and white as he thinks!
老板想问题总是太简单。他根本意识不到情况并非向他想的那样非黑即白!
2. Put something down in black and white
2.白纸黑字
To write or have something written down on paper for confirmation or evidence
I don’t understand why you don’t believe me! Look, it’s written here in black and white!
白纸黑字摆在这，你为什么就是不信我!
3. Black as night
3.漆黑一片
Somewhere very dark, when it is hard to see anything
漆黑一片，伸手不见五指
We had another power cut last night; it was as black as night in our house. We didn’t even have any candles!
昨晚我们又停电了，房子里一片漆黑。我们连蜡烛都没有!
4. Black and blue
4.鼻青脸肿
Used to describe something that is badly bruised
皮肤被打的青一块紫一块
John’s face was black and blue after the boxing match.
约翰在拳击比赛后脸色青一块紫一块。
5. Black eye
5.黑眼圈
A bruise near one’s eye
眼睛附近的瘀伤
Fred came home with a horrible black eye today, but he won’t tell us what happened!
弗雷德青着眼睛回家，却怎么也不告诉我们到底发生了什么!
6. Black out
6.熄灭，晕厥
This means to, either darken by putting out or dimming the lights, or to lose consciousness.
We had a huge black out here last night, the whole town was out of power for about 7 hours!
I don’t know what happened to him, he just blacked out! Maybe he banged his head.
我不知道他出了什么事，他昏过去了!也许他撞到了头。
7. Black as a skillet
7.黑如煮锅
Used to describe something that is very dirty, black with dirt
用来描述某物极脏，混着泥土
My hands and clothes were as black as a skillet, and I was only halfway through cleaning your garage!
车库才打扫一半，我的衣服上、手上就全是泥土了。
8. Black market
8.黑市交易
A term used for places where goods are illegally bought and sold for a profit.
Jerry used to sell cigarettes from South America on the black market!
杰瑞以前在黑市上卖南美的香烟!
9. Blackball someone
9.反对某人
To exclude or ostracise someone socially, reject them
排斥或排斥某人，拒绝他们
Their company has been blackballed ever since that scandal was all over the newspapers. No one wants to do business with them anymore.
自从那件丑闻传遍各大报纸以来，他们的公司就一直遭到拒绝。没有人想再和他们做生意了。
10. Blacklist someone
10.将某人列入黑名单
To write someone’s name on a list if they break any rules, and ban them from having the opportunity to take part again
如果某人违反了任何规则，就把他的名字写在名单上，并禁止他有机会再次参加
“I was in a lot of debt a while ago, and was unable to pay it all back, so I’ve been blacklisted. I’m not allowed to get a mortgage in my own name.
“之前我负债累累，无法偿还所有的欠款，因此被列入了黑名单。从此之后，再也不能申请贷款了。”
11. Pot calling the kettle black (shorten version: pot kettle black)
11.五十步笑百步
This is used when the person who hypocritically criticises or accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticises or accuses
当伪善地批评或指责他人的人与他或她批评或指责的人一样有罪时，就使用这种方法。
She kept telling me that I shouldn’t do that, but that’s like the pot calling the kettle black, as she does it herself too!
她滔滔不绝地告诉我不该那么做，可她自己还是老样子，真是五十步笑百步!
12. Blackmail someone
12.敲诈某人
To extort or take money from someone by using their secrets against them and threatening to reveal it to others
He has been blackmailing me for months with some photos that I didn’t know he had. I need someone to help me stop him!
数月来，他一直用这些照片对我敲诈勒索。
13. In someone’s black books
13.列入黑明册
To be in disgrace or in disfavour with someone
很不讨人喜欢或不受欢迎
After that argument yesterday, I assure you he will be in a lot of people’s black books for quite some time!
昨晚那场争执，估计你得罪了不少人!
14. Black tie event/affair
14.需穿正装出席的场合
A formal event where male guests wear black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets
The award’s ceremony will be a black tie event, so I’ll have to buy a smart suit. My wife is going to wear her purple ball gown.
颁奖典礼需穿正装，因此我得买套时髦的衣服。妻子打算穿那件紫色舞袍。
15. Black sheep
15.害群之马
Used to describe a person who is the ‘odd one out’ of a group, and doesn’t fit in with others around them. This could also be used to talk about someone who is a disgrace or embarrassment to their group.
用来描述家族或集体的败类
I have always been the black sheep in my family, I have a completely different personality to all of them, and we don’t even look the same!
我一直是家里的败家子，性格与他们完全不同，就连长相也不怎么一样!
16. In the black
16.盈利
Meaning successful or profitable
获得成功或有盈余
Their company has been in the black ever since the new CEO took over, and changed it all around!
新总裁上任后，这家公司常年赢利，有了很大改观。
17. Pitch black
17.漆黑一片
Another term for somewhere that is very dark, and you are unable to see anything
描述某地漆黑一片，伸手不见五指。
I was afraid to go downstairs, the whole house was pitch black, and very quiet.
房子里漆黑静寂，我不敢下楼。
BLUE IDIOMS
蓝色习语
18. Out of the blue
18.出乎意料
To appear out of nowhere without any warning, to happen quite suddenly or randomly by surprise
没有任何征兆的出现，突然发生
You won’t believe it but Sarah called me out of the blue yesterday, and told me she’s coming to visit! How unexpected!
你不会相信昨天萨拉昨天突然给我打电话了，她说她回来拜访!多不可思议!
Greg has decided to quit his job out of the blue, and go travelling for a year!
19. Blue pencil
19.蓝铅笔
To censor something, or limit the information that is shared
对分享的内容审查或删节
The reports about how soldiers were being treated abroad had been blue-pencilled by the authorities.
当局对士兵在国外所受待遇的报告进行了审查。
20. A blue-eyed boy
20.宠儿，红人
A critical description of a boy or young man who is always picked for special favours by someone in a position of higher authority.
He is such a blue-eyed boy! I don’t like that the manager always treats him as if he is special, it is not fair on the rest of us!
他可真是个宠儿!经理总对他搞特殊，一点也不公平，真让人讨厌!
21. A bolt from the blue
21.晴天霹雳
When some unexpected bad news is received
坏消息不期而至
It was a complete bolt from the blue for us, we had no idea that they were having problems, let alone getting divorced!
我们完全没想到他俩有问题，更不用说离婚了，这真是个晴天霹雳!
22. Blue blood
22.贵族血统
Used to describe someone from a noble, aristocratic or wealthy family
描述某人出身高贵，家庭富裕
Many of the blue bloods in our town were invited to the royal wedding.
23. Blue ribbon
23.蓝绶带
To be of superior quality or distinction, the best of a group
A blue ribbon panel of experts were invited to investigate the extraordinary remains.
24. Talk a blue streak
24.滔滔不绝地讲话
When someone talks very much and very rapidly
某人话多，语速还快
The woman in the hospital bed next to me talked a blue streak all day. I don’t where she got the energy from!
25. Feel blue
25.情绪低落
When someone looks or feels depressed or discontented
描述某人情绪不佳或不满意
What’s that the matter with you today? You seem really blue. Is there something you’d like to talk about?
26. Blue in the face
26.筋疲力尽
To try really hard to win someone’s agreement, but usually end unsuccessfully
努力劝说某人，但往往无劳而返
I kept trying to convince him that it was a good idea until I was blue in the face, but he’s so stubborn, he just kept disagreeing with me!
我不停告诉他这是个好主意，可是直到我说的面红耳赤，他还是固执己见，不听我的!
27. Once in a blue moon
27.千载难逢
To occur extremely rarely, or only once in a lifetime
My sister is working in Africa, she hardly ever has the time to call us. My parents only hear from her once in a blue moon.
姐姐在非洲工作，几乎没时间联系我们。父母也很少接到她的电话。
28. Men/boys in blue
28.警察
Used to describe the police, because of the colour of their uniforms
由于警服是蓝色的，因此用此代指警察
I saw the boys in blue outside our neighbour’s house last night. I hope everything is okay.
29. Blue collar
29.蓝领
Used to describe men used as labourers, or factory workers
The got rid of a lot of the blue-collar workers during the recession. I would say they definitely suffered the most.
BROWN IDIOMS
棕色习语
30. Browned off
30.厌烦
To be bored or annoyed with someone or something
对某人或某物感到厌烦或恼火
I’m always browned off when he comes to visit. He doesn’t like doing anything, and he hardly ever talks to anyone!
他来拜访时，我总是感到厌烦。他不喜欢做任何事，而且几乎不跟任何人说话!
31.( as ) brown as a berry
31.黝黑的
The sunbed make me as brown as a berry.
日光浴把我晒得黝黑。
32.a brown study
32.沉思、遐想
I didn’t speak to him as he seemed to be in a brown study.
我没有跟他说话，他好像在沉思。
GREEN IDIOMS
绿色习语
33. To be green
33.新手
Used to describe someone who is immature, or inexperienced
He can be rather green sometimes. I don’t think he’s ready to be promoted to a higher position yet.
他有时会显得经验不足。我认为他还没有准备好升职。
34. Green with envy
34.嫉妒某人
Used to describe someone who is extremely jealous, full of envy
When we were children, my older brother always used to get green with envy if my dad bought something for me and not for him.
当我们还是孩子的时候，我哥哥总是嫉妒我爸爸为我而不是为他买东西。
35. Give someone the green light / get the green light
35.给某人开绿灯
When someone receives, or is given, permission to go ahead with something
当某人收到或被给予继续做某事的许可时
We have been given the green the light by the Marketing Executive to go ahead with the new advertising campaign.
36. Grass is always greener on the other side
36.这边山望那边青
Used to describe a place that is far away, and better than, where you are now, or another person’s situation that is very different from your own
用来描述一个离你很远，而且比你现在所在的地方更好的地方，或者一个人的情况与你自己的情况大不相同。
He realised that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn’t perfect, and had its own problems too.
当他看到自己的新工作并不完美，而且也有自己的问题时，他意识到这边山望那边高。
37. Green belt
37.绿化带
An area of fields and trees around a town
城镇周围的一片田野和树木
Our city has a policy of increasing the green belt around it.
38. Green thumb/green finger
38.有园艺天赋
Used to describe someone with a talent for gardening, having the ability to make plants grow
This garden used to look so beautiful when my mum lived here. She definitely had a green thumb. I wish I did too!
当我妈妈住在这里的时候，这个花园曾经看起来很漂亮。她有园艺天赋。我也希望如此!
GREY IDIOMS
灰色习语
39. A grey area
39.灰色地带
Something that is not clearly defined, and there is still debate as to whether it is ‘black or white’, neither one way or another
Some of the current rules surrounding bedroom tax in the UK seem to be in a grey area, as many residents disagree with its determining factors.
英国目前有关卧室税的一些规定似乎处于灰色地带，因为许多居民不同意其决定因素。
GOLD IDIOMS
金色习语
40. A golden opportunity
40.一个宝贵机会
An opportunity that may never present itself again
可能再也不会出现的机会
Think carefully about what you’re going to do, this is a golden opportunity, and you don’t want to mess it up!
41. A golden handshake
41.解雇金
A large sum of money that is paid to a retiring manager or director, or to a redundant worker
The company Chairman received a huge golden handshake when he retired.
42. Golden boy
42.很受欢迎的人
The term given to a young man idolised for a great skill, usually in sport.
By many of his fans, Wayne Rooney is seen as the golden boy of his football team.
许多球迷都认为鲁尼是他足球队的金童。
PINK IDIOMS
粉色习语
43. Tickled pink
43.很满意
To be very pleased, thrilled or delighted about something
Anna was tickled pink that her fiancé had made such an effort for her birthday.
44. See pink elephants
44.天方夜谭之事
When someone sees things that are not really there, because they are in their imagination
Anyone who hears his story thinks he sees pink elephants. It’s just such a far-fetched story, and very hard to believe.
任何人听到他这套说辞，都会觉得他喝醉了。这个说法太牵强了，很难令人相信。
45. Pink Slip
A termination notice received from a job
They gave me my pink slip last week, so I’ve got to find a new job now.
59. In the pink of something
Meaning in very good health
My grandmother looked ever so well when I saw her, she was in the pink of condition.
1. Apple of my eye
1.掌上明珠
Something that you value very highly:
你非常看重的东西：
My daughter is the apple of my eye.
我女儿是我的掌上明珠。
2. In my mind’s eye
2.在我的脑海中
Something that you imagine:
你能想象到的事物
In my mind’s eye, working online is like sipping cold drinks on a warm beach.
3. The eyes are the window to the soul
3.眼睛是灵魂之窗
A saying that means you should be able to understand someone just by looking at them in the eye:
I just need to see his eyes to know whether he is lying because the eyes are the window to the soul.
我只需要看看他的眼睛就知道他是否在说谎，因为眼睛是通往灵魂的窗口。
4. Bird’s eye view
4.鸟瞰图
To see something from up high, either figuratively or literally:
从高处看东西，无论是象征性的还是字面的：
From the bird’s eye view, this city just looks like a bunch of blocks with ants walking around.
It looks like the new policies will decrease our compensation, but from the bird’s eye view it actually will have a positive effect in the long term.
看起来新的政策会减少我们的补偿，但从长远来看，它实际上会产生积极的影响。
5. Feast One’s Eyes on Something
5.一饱眼福
To look at something very beautiful, wonderful, or something that you covet or admire a lot:
I feasted my eyes on buffet laid out before me!
6. Cry One’s Eyes Out
6.伤心欲绝
To cry so much that you cannot cry anymore:
哭得太多以至于你不能再哭了：
When he heard his parents were in a serious car crash, he cried his eyes out before going to sleep.
当他在一场严重的车祸中听到父母在其中时，他在入睡前伤心欲绝。
7. Get a black eye
7.被打的眼睛发青
A black eye refers to what the bruising around your eye looks like if someone injures your eye:
黑眼是指如果有人伤害了你的眼睛，你眼睛周围的瘀伤看起来是什么样子的：
The playground fight resulted in three students who got a black eye.
8. Catch someone’s eye
8.吸引某人的目光
If something appeals to a person, it catches their eye:
I was walking down the street when the pink car caught my eye.
9. [To have] An eagle eye
9.有一双敏锐的眼光
Someone who has an eagle eye can spot mistakes even if they are very small, because the person is very perceptive:
You have to have an eagle eye to be a book editor because books cannot be published if they have even one mistake!
作为一个图书编辑，你必须目光敏锐，因为一旦有一个错误，书籍就不能出版。
10. Give Someone the Eye
10.对某人冷眼相待
If you want to send a message to someone without talking to them, you can give them the eye! Usually this means giving them a stern glance so that they know you are angry or disappointed at them.
如果你想不跟别人说话就给他们发信息，你可以给他们冷眼!通常这意味着给他们一个严厉的目光，让他们知道你对他们生气或失望。
I thought about lying to my teacher but knowing that my mom would give me the eye if she found out made tell the truth instead.
我想对我的老师撒谎，但我知道如果我妈妈发现了真相，她肯定会对我冷眼相待。
11. Have Eyes Bigger than Your Stomach
11.眼大肚小
Having eyes bigger than your stomach means that you look at and wish you could eat more food that you actually can.
He has eyes bigger than his stomach, and always eats too much when we go to the buffet.
他眼大肚小，我们去自助餐时他却总是吃得太多。
12. Have Eyes in the Back of One’s Head
12.火眼金睛
This phrase describes someone who always seems to know what is happening, even if they are not there.
这个短语描述的是一个似乎总是知道发生了什么事情的人，即使他们不在那里。
I tried to pull a prank on my brother but my mother found out! It was like she had eyes in the back of her head.
我试图对我弟弟开玩笑，但我妈妈发现了!她对一切都火眼金睛。
13. In the Public Eye
13.广为人知
Someone or something is in the public eye if lots of people are paying attention to it. This almost always requires media coverage.
如果很多人都在关注某个人或某物的话，那么它就会被广为人知。这几乎都是需要媒体的报道。
The actor is in the public eye now because of his arrest, but soon everyone will forget about him.
14. Turn a Blind Eye
14.睁一只眼，闭一只眼
Someone who turns a blind eye ignores something that is happening – usually something terrible, usually because they have something to gain:
睁一只眼，闭一只眼的人忽略了正在发生的事情——通常是一些不好的事情，通常是因为他们要获得一些东西：
The police turn a blind eye to the drug smuggling operation because the drug lords pay the police chiefs every month.
警察对毒品走私行动视而不见，因为毒枭每个月都付给警察局长工资。
15. Without Batting an Eye
15.不露声色
Something that you do without batting an eye is something that you do not have to think about before doing it. This idiom is usually used to describe people who have views different from the majority:
你做某事面不改色是指你做之前甚至不必考虑的事情。这个成语通常用来形容与大多数人观点不同的人：
Mary did not even bat an eye when the tutor said that her hourly price would be $500/hour.
当老师说她每小时的工资是500美元时，玛丽甚至连眼睛都没眨一下。
In this example, hiring someone for $500/hour is very rare. Because Mary did not even stop to think about it, the idiom draws attention to her wealth (or at least, her willingness to spend and invest in herself).
在这个例子中，以每小时500美元的价格雇佣某人是非常罕见的。因为玛丽甚至没有停下来思考，这个成语吸引了人们对她的财富的关注(或者至少，她愿意花钱和投资于自己)。
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