与蓝色有关的英语习语

某人话多，语速还快

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The woman in the hospital bed next to me talked a blue streak all day

临床那位女士整日滔滔不绝连珠炮似地跟我讲话。

Feel blue

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?

你看起来不太开心呀，怎么了?愿意跟我聊聊吗?

Blue in the face

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!

once in a blue moon

千载难逢

To occur extremely rarely, or only once in a lifetime

极少发生或一辈子才能遇见一次的事

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。

Men/boys in blue

警察

Used to describe the police, because of the color 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 neighbors’ house last night I hope everything is okay

昨天在邻居家门口看见警察了，希望没出什么事。

Blue collar

蓝领

Used to describe men used as laborers, or factory workers

从事劳动工作的雇员或工人

They got rid of a lot of the blue-collar workers during the recession

大萧条期间，他们解雇了大批工人。

BROWN IDIOMS

棕色习语

Browned off

感到厌烦

To be bored or annoyed with someone or something

对某人或某物感到厌烦

I’m always browned off when he comes to visit He doesn’t like doing anything, and he hardly ever talks to anyone!

他一来我就烦。来了什么都不做，也不怎么说话!