blue
英 [bluː]
美 [bluː]
adj. 蓝色的; 天蓝色的; 蔚蓝色的; (由于冷或呼吸困难)发青的，青紫的; 忧郁的; 悲伤的
n. 蓝色; 天蓝色; 蔚蓝色; 蓝色荣誉者(牛津或剑桥大学的校队运动员); 蓝色荣誉的头衔; 错误; 失误
复数：blues 现在分词：bluing 过去式：blued 第三人称单数：blues 过去分词：blued
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.1083 / COCA.842
同义词辨析
sadbluebroken-hearteddistressedmiserablesorrowfulunhappywretched【导航词义：悲哀的，不愉快的】
sadadj. 伤心的，使人难过的
〔辨析〕
最普通用词，尤指因发生了令人不愉快的事情而感到难过的、悲伤的。
〔例证〕
She was very sad to hear that he would live in another city.
听说他将去另外一个城市生活，她非常难过。
There was a sad expression on his face.
他脸上的表情很忧伤。
She gave me a sad look.
她伤心地看了我一眼。
听说他将去另外一个城市生活，她非常难过。
There was a sad expression on his face.
他脸上的表情很忧伤。
She gave me a sad look.
她伤心地看了我一眼。
blueadj. 〈非正式〉忧郁的，沮丧的
〔辨析〕
指心情低落的，或觉得没有希望的，只作表语。
〔例证〕
Hans was blue over his dismissal.
汉斯因被解雇而情绪低落。
He felt blue when he reread Mary's letters.
他重读玛丽的那些信时，心情很不好。
汉斯因被解雇而情绪低落。
He felt blue when he reread Mary's letters.
他重读玛丽的那些信时，心情很不好。
broken-heartedadj. 伤心的，心碎的
〔辨析〕
尤指因所爱之人死去或离去而感到极度悲伤的。
〔例证〕
She was broken-hearted when she heard that her husband was killed in an accident.
听说丈夫遭遇车祸身亡时，她心都碎了。
He was broken-hearted when she decided to leave.
她决定离他而去，他伤心至极。
听说丈夫遭遇车祸身亡时，她心都碎了。
He was broken-hearted when she decided to leave.
她决定离他而去，他伤心至极。
distressedadj. 苦恼的，忧虑的
〔辨析〕
指某种不好的事情、行为、消息等使人感到痛苦而烦恼的。
〔例证〕
His stealing made his mother deeply distressed.
他的偷窃行为使他母亲非常苦恼。
I was distressed to learn about that.
得悉此事我感到担心。
他的偷窃行为使他母亲非常苦恼。
I was distressed to learn about that.
得悉此事我感到担心。
miserableadj. 极不愉快的，痛苦的
〔辨析〕
多指因孤单、寒冷或遭受恶劣对待而极不愉快的。
〔例证〕
He has been so miserable since his wife's death.
自从妻子去世后，他十分痛苦。
Her boyfriend stood her up, so she spent the weekend feeling miserable.
男朋友放了她的鸽子，因此她那个周末心情很糟糕。
自从妻子去世后，他十分痛苦。
Her boyfriend stood her up, so she spent the weekend feeling miserable.
男朋友放了她的鸽子，因此她那个周末心情很糟糕。
sorrowfuladj. 〈文〉悲伤的，伤心的
〔辨析〕
多指因丧失亲人等而悲伤的。
〔例证〕
We heard a sorrowful love song.
我们听到了一首悲怆的恋歌。
A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是令人悲伤的场合。
He was often absent and sorrowful.
他常常心不在焉，愁眉苦脸。
我们听到了一首悲怆的恋歌。
A funeral is a sorrowful occasion.
葬礼是令人悲伤的场合。
He was often absent and sorrowful.
他常常心不在焉，愁眉苦脸。
unhappyadj. 痛苦的，不快乐的
〔辨析〕
多指因日常生活中遇到不如意之事而感到不愉快的，侧重指心理状态，即精神上不快的或失望的。
〔例证〕
Diana's parents had an unhappy marriage.
黛安娜的父母有一段痛苦的婚姻。
He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy.
他颇有权势，也非常富有，但依然并不快乐。
If you're so unhappy, why not leave him?
如果你这么不开心，为什么不离开他呢？
黛安娜的父母有一段痛苦的婚姻。
He has great power and wealth, but is still unhappy.
他颇有权势，也非常富有，但依然并不快乐。
If you're so unhappy, why not leave him?
如果你这么不开心，为什么不离开他呢？
wretchedadj. 不愉快的，难受的
〔辨析〕
多指因疾病、忧伤等而造成不幸的或痛苦的，可从外表上看出失望、沮丧等神情，令人同情。
〔例证〕
She was wondering why he looked so wretched.
她想搞清楚为什么他看起来如此愁眉苦脸的。
She felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
事情落了这么个结局，她感到很难受。
她想搞清楚为什么他看起来如此愁眉苦脸的。
She felt wretched about the way things had turned out.
事情落了这么个结局，她感到很难受。
习惯用语
adj.
- do sth till you are blue in the face
- 徒然拼命地干；徒劳无功
to try to do sth as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success - You can argue till you're blue in the face, but you won't change my mind.
你可以费尽口舌，但改变不了我的主意。 (beat sb) black and blue - （把某人打得）青一块紫一块，伤痕斑斑
(to hit sb until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body) between the devil and the deep blue sea - 进退维谷；左右为难
in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices once in a blue moon - 极少地；难得地；破天荒地
very rarely scream blue murder - 不停地叫嚷（尤指叫屈、鸣不平）
to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about sth
n.
- out of the blue
- 出乎意料；突然；晴天霹雳
unexpectedly; without warning - The decision came out of the blue.
这个决定来得很突然。 a bolt from the blue - 突如其来的事件（或消息）；晴天霹雳
an event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete surprise - Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue.
她被解雇简直就是晴天霹雳。 the boys in blue - 警察
the police
牛津词典
adj.
- 蓝色的；天蓝色的；蔚蓝色的
having the colour of a clear sky or the sea/ocean on a clear day- piercing blue eyes
锐利的蓝眼睛 - a blue shirt
蓝色衬衫
- piercing blue eyes
- （由于冷或呼吸困难）发青的，青紫的
looking slightly blue in colour because the person is cold or cannot breathe easily- Her hands were blue with cold.
她的双手冻得发青。
- Her hands were blue with cold.
- 忧郁的；悲伤的
sad- He'd been feeling blue all week.
他整个星期都郁郁不乐。
- He'd been feeling blue all week.
- （电影、玩笑或故事）色情的，黄色的
films/movies, jokes or stories that are blue are about sex- a blue movie
色情片
- a blue movie
noun
- 蓝色；天蓝色；蔚蓝色
the colour of a clear sky or the sea/ocean on a clear day- bright/dark/light/pale blue
明亮的 / 深 / 浅 / 淡蓝色 - The room was decorated in vibrant blues and yellows.
房间内部以鲜明的蓝色和黄色作为装饰。 - She was dressed in blue.
她身着蓝色服装。
- bright/dark/light/pale blue
- 蓝色荣誉者（牛津或剑桥大学的校队运动员）；蓝色荣誉的头衔
a person who has played a particular sport for Oxford or Cambridge University; a title given to them - 错误；失误
a mistake - 红发人
a name for a person with red hair - 打架；打斗；斗殴
a fight
柯林斯词典
- COLOUR 蓝色；天蓝色
Something that isblueis the colour of the sky on a sunny day.- There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky...
燕子在万里无云的蓝天飞翔。 - She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father's.
她淡蓝色的眼睛紧紧盯着她父亲的双眼。 - ...colourful blues and reds.
绚丽的蓝色和红色
- There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky...
- N-PLURAL 蓝调音乐，布鲁斯音乐（源于美国南部黑人音乐家，节奏缓慢，旋律感强）
The bluesis a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm.- His singing really does have the depth and the emotional range of the blues.
他的歌声确实颇有布鲁斯音乐的内蕴和情感深度。 - ...the blues bars of Chicago.
芝加哥的蓝调酒吧
- His singing really does have the depth and the emotional range of the blues.
- N-PLURAL 忧郁；沮丧；悲伤
If you have gotthe blues, you feel sad and depressed.- Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
喜欢指手画脚的姻亲最让人头疼。
- Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
- ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的；沮丧的；悲伤的
If you are feelingblue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason.- There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
我也说不出来为什么这么沮丧。
- There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
- （剑桥或牛津大学的）校队运动员，蓝色荣誉者
A Cambridgeblueor an Oxfordblueis a man or woman who has played for Cambridge or Oxford University in a particular sport. - ADJ 色情的；黄色的
Bluefilms, stories, or jokes are about sex.- ...a secret stash of porn mags and blue movies.
偷偷藏起来的一堆色情杂志和黄色影碟
- ...a secret stash of porn mags and blue movies.
- PHRASE 突然；出乎意料地
If something happensout of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.- One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later.
数年后他们中的一人突然给我们写了一封信。
- One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later.
- bolt from the blue→ see:bolt
双语例句
- There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky
燕子在万里无云的蓝天飞翔。 - He blew a ring of blue smoke.
他吐出了蓝色的烟圈。 - He was wearing blue jeans and checked shirt.
他穿着蓝色牛仔裤和格子衬衫。 - Bud's nose was still black and blue.
巴德的鼻子还是青一块紫一块的。 - I saw a man in a blue jacket thirty metres ahead of me
我看见在我前面30米处有一个身穿蓝色夹克的男人。 - Coral can be yellow, blue, or green.
珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。 - He was wearing a stripy shirt and baggy blue trousers.
他身着一件条纹衬衫和一条宽松的蓝裤子。 - Blue suits you, sets off the colour of your hair.
蓝色很适合你，能衬托出你的发色。 - The tail feathers are dark blue at their bases, shading to pale blue at their tips.
尾羽的根部呈深蓝色，到了尾尖就渐变成淡蓝色。 - He had clear blue eyes and a jutting chin.
他有一双清澈的蓝眼睛和凸出的下巴。