英语中各种颜的意义
1. red battle  血战
2. She is red with anger. 愤怒,生气
3. The policeman caught the thief red—handed.(当场)
4. Her face turned red (害羞)when i confessed my love for her.
5. red meat (牛羊肉)
6. the company is in the red. ( 赤字,亏损状态)
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1. A white day    黄道吉日
2. A white lie      善意的谎言
3. White night    不眠之夜(a sleepless night)
4. A white night    护花使者
5. A white war    不流血的战争
6. White coffee    加牛奶的咖啡
7. A white hat      一个好人
8. We always pick up some bargains at the January white sale.(床单等白织物的大减价)
9. White-collar workers  白领办公室人士
10. White elephant  华而不实的东西
1. I feel blue. (忧郁,不开心)
2. blue talk/ blue film  (黄的,下流的)
3. He was beaten up black and blue. (鼻青脸肿)
4. blue -collar workers (体力劳动者)
5. out of blue  突然,意外,毫无征兆
6. blue in the face  脸发青
1. green with envy  嫉妒
2. green-eyed monster  红眼病
3. He is green at his job.  新手,缺乏经验
4. He has a green thumb.  他很擅长园艺
5. have a green bonnet    生意破败,破产
1. blacklist(黑名单),black market(黑市),black day(凶日),black sheep(害之马),black future(暗淡的前途)
2. Since he was made manager, the company has been running in the black.(自从他当了经理以后,公司一直盈利。)
3. black tea(红茶)
4. black coffee(不加糖和奶的浓咖啡)
5. He came out of the fight black and blue.(打架之后,他鼻青脸肿。)
6. She gave her mother assurance in black and white.(她给她妈妈作出了书面保证。)
1. Be born in the purple 出身高贵,出身贵族
在西方,紫亦代表尊贵,常成为贵族所爱用的颜,这缘于古罗马帝国蒂尔人常用的紫染料仅供贵族穿着,而染成衣物近似绯红,亦甚受当时君主所好。而且紫就是宗教的颜。在基督教中,紫代表至高无上和来自圣灵的力量。犹太教大祭司的服装或窗帘、圣器,常常使用紫。天主教称紫为主教。主教穿紫;红衣主教穿朱红。待降节(等待耶稣的诞生)的主要颜是紫。紫代表神圣、尊贵、慈爱,在高礼仪教会(如天主教、
圣公会),会换上紫的桌巾和紫蜡烛。