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blue /bluː/► SEE ALLout of the blue(do sth) till you’re blue in the faceblack and bluea bolt from the bluethe boys in bluebetween the devil and the deep blue seahave a pink/blue fitonce in a blue moonscream blue murder
●out of the ˈbluesuddenly and unexpectedly 突然；出乎意料地；晴天霹雳一般◆She had no idea that anything was wrong until he announced out of the blue that he wanted a divorce.
在他突然宣布要离婚之前，她还不知道出了什么问题。●(do sth) till you’re ˌblue in the ˈface (informal) (do sth) with a lot of effort and for a very long time without success 极尽努力（也没有成功）◆You can argue with John till you’re blue in the face, he’ll never agree with you.
和约翰争论，就是把嘴皮磨破了也没用，他永远也不会同意你的意见。●black and ˈbluecovered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body) 青一块紫一块；伤痕累累◆She was black and blue all over after falling down stairs.她从楼梯上摔下来，跌得浑身青一块紫一块。●a ˌbolt from the ˈbluean event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete surprise 突如其来的事件（或消息）；晴天霹雳◆She had given us no warning she was going to leave; it came as a complete bolt from the blue.她预先没告诉我们她要走，这真是太突然了。 NOTE This refers to a flash of lightning (= a bolt) coming from a clear blue sky. 这个习语原指晴天打的霹雳。 ●the boys in ˈblue (old-fashioned, informal or humorous) police officers 警察◆If you’re not careful, you’ll get a visit from the boys in blue!要是你不小心点，警察会来找你的！●between the ˌdevil and the deep blue ˈseain a situation where you have to choose between two things that are equally bad 进退维谷；左右为难◆In this situation, the government finds itself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.在这种形势下，政府左右为难。●have a pink/blue ˈfit (BrE, informal) be very angry 震怒；大发雷霆◆If your mother catches you smoking, she’ll have a pink fit.要是你母亲逮着你抽烟，她会气得跳脚。●ˌonce in a blue ˈmoon (informal) very rarely 千载难逢；极难得；破天荒地◆Sue’s daughter only visits her once in a blue moon.苏的女儿很少来看她。●scream blue ˈmurder (BrE) (NAmE scream bloody ˈmurder) (informal) shout, scream, etc. very loudly and for a long time; make a lot of noise or fuss because you disagree very strongly with sth 不停地叫嚷；（因强烈反对而）大声叫嚷◆Jill will scream blue murder if Ann gets promoted and she doesn’t.假如提升安不提升吉尔，吉尔会大声抗议的。 |