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colours
(BrE) (NAmE colors) BrE /ˈkʌləz/
NAmE /ˈkʌlərz/► SEE ALLwith flying coloursin glowing terms/coloursnail your colours to the mastyour, his, etc. true colours●with ˌflying ˈcolours (BrE) (NAmE with ˌflying ˈcolors) with great success 很成功地；出色地◆We expect your son to pass the exam with flying colours.我们期待您的儿子能够在考试中取得优异成绩。◆She came through her French test with flying colours.她以优异成绩通过了法语考试。 ORIGIN In the past, if a ship or an army lost a battle it had to take down its colours (= the national flag). The ship or army that won a victory continued to show its flag. 旧时，战船或军队战败后会降下彩旗（colours，即国旗），若打了胜仗会继续悬挂。●in glowing ˈterms/ˈcolours (BrE) (NAmE in glowing ˈterms/ˈcolors) in a very positive way 夸奖地；正面地；赞美地◆He describes Manchester in glowing terms. I never realized it was such an interesting place.他对曼彻斯特不吝溢美之词，我以前从不知道那地方会这么有趣。◆He spoke of her performance in the movie in glowing terms.他对她在影片里的表演大加赞誉。●nail your colours to the ˈmast (especially BrE) show clearly which side you support 明确宣布自己的观点；公开表态◆It’s time to nail our colours to the mast and condemn this dreadful policy.是公开表明我们的立场、谴责这项糟糕的政策的时候了。 OPP sit on the fence ORIGIN In this expression, colours are flags. In a battle at sea, a ship would nail its colours to the mast to show its intention to continue fighting and not surrender. 这个表达法中的 colours 意为“旗帜”。海战中，船只把旗帜钉在桅杆上表示将继续战斗，不投降。●your, his, etc. true ˈcolours (BrE) (NAmE your, his, etc. true ˈcolors) (often disapproving) what a person is really like 真实面目；本性◆Once he got into power he showed his true colours.他一上台就露出了本来的面目。 |