blue¹ ◙ (bluer, bluest) 1. of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day • 蓝色的，天蓝的，蔚蓝的 »the clear blue sky. 晴朗的蓝天。 »blue jeans. 蓝色牛仔裤。 »deep blue eyes. 深蓝色的眼睛。 (of a person's skin) having or turning such a colour, especially as a result of cold or breathing difficulties • （因寒冷或呼吸困难而使皮肤呈）青紫色的，青灰的 »Ashley went blue and I panicked. 阿什利脸色发紫，我吓坏了。 (of a bird or other animal) having blue markings • （鸟等动物）有蓝色条纹的 »a blue jay. 蓝色的松鸦。 (of a cat, fox, or rabbit) having fur of a smoky grey colour • （猫，狐狸，兔子）毛色青灰的 »the blue fox. 青灰色的狐狸。 (of a ski run) of the second-lowest level of difficulty, as indicated by coloured markers positioned along it • （滑雪雪道）有蓝色条记的（指滑雪难度属最低级上面一级的） [Physics] denoting one of three colours of quark • [物理] （夸克颜色）蓝色的 2. [informal] (of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed • [非正式] （人，情绪）悲伤的，沮丧的 »he's feeling blue. 他感到悲伤。 3. [informal] (of a film, joke, or story) with sexual or pornographic content • [非正式] （电影，笑话，故事）色情的，黄色的，淫秽的 »a blue movie. 黄色电影。 4. [Brit. informal] politically conservative • [英，非正式] （政治上）保守的，守旧的 »the successful blue candidate. 成功的保守派候选人。 ◙ noun, (也作 Blue)[usu. with modifier] 1. [mass noun] blue colour or pigment • 蓝色，蓝颜料 »she was dressed in blue. 她身着蓝色衣服。 »the dark blue of his eyes. 他眼睛的深蓝色。 »[count noun] armchairs in pastel blues and greens. 淡蓝和淡绿相间的扶手椅。 blue clothes or material • 蓝色服装，蓝色衣料 »Susan wore blue. 苏珊穿着蓝色衣服。 2. a blue thing, in particular • 蓝色物品，尤指 a blue ball, piece, etc. in a game or sport • （比赛或体育中）蓝色球，蓝色物件 the blue ball in snooker • （斯努克中的）蓝色球 (the blue)(poetic/literary)the sky or sea, or the unknown • [诗/文] 天空；大海；未知世界 »far out upon the blue were many sails. 大海远处有许多帆船。 another term for bluing • 同bluing 3. [usu. with modifier] a small butterfly, the male of which is predominantly blue while the female is typically brown • 蓝灰蝶 4. Numerous genera in the family Lycaenidae • 灰蝶科，众多属 5. [Brit.] a person who has represented Cambridge University (a Cambridge blue) or Oxford University (an Oxford blue) in a particular sport • [英] 代表剑桥（或牛津）大学的运动员 »a flyweight boxing blue. 剑桥（或牛津）大学校队次最轻量级拳击运动员。 a distinction awarded to such a person • 剑桥（或牛津）大学校队运动员的荣誉 »a centre forward who won a rugby blue. 获得剑桥（或牛津）大学橄榄球校队运动员荣誉的中锋。 6. [Austral./NZ informal] an argument or fight • [澳/新西兰，非正式] 争论，斗殴 7. [Austral./NZ informal] a mistake • [澳/新西兰，非正式] 错误，纰漏 8. [Austral./NZ informal] a nickname for a red-headed person • [澳/新西兰，非正式] 红头发者 ◙ (blues, blued, bluing 或 blueing) 1. make or become blue • （使）变成蓝色 »[with obj.] the light dims, bluing the retina. 光线暗下来，把视网膜变成蓝色。 »[noobj.] the day would haze, the air bluing with afternoon. 天色总是朦朦胧胧，到下午天空才会变蓝。 [with obj.] heat (metal) so as to give it a greyish-blue finish • （通过烧制）给（金属）烤蓝，发蓝 »[as adj. blued] nickel-plated or blued hooks. 镀镍或烤蓝的鱼钩。 2. [with obj.] (chiefly historical)wash (white clothes) with bluing • [主史] 用蓝色漂白剂洗（白色衣服）
【IDIOMS】
◘ do something until (或 till) one is blue in the face 1. [informal] put all one's efforts into doing something to no avail • 累死累活白干一场，忙得脸色发紫 »she could talk to him until she was blue in the face, but he was just not hearing. 她可以和他谈到累死，可他只当没听见。 ◘ once in a blue moon 1. [informal] very rarely • [非正式] 难得有一次，极为罕见 ◘ out of the blue 1. (或 out of a clear blue sky)[informal] without warning;unexpectedly • [非正式] 出乎意外地，突然 »she phoned me out of the blue. 她突然给我打电话。 ◘ scream (或 yell) blue murder --› seemurder ◘ talk a blue streak 1. [N. Amer. informal] speak continuously and at great length • [北美，非正式] 喋喋不休，没完没了地说，说个不停
【派生】
♦ blueness noun
【语源】
1. Middle English : from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen 'blue' and Old Norse blár 'dark blue' (seealso blaeberry)blue² ◙ (blues, blued, bluing 或 blueing) 1. [Brit. informal, dated] squander or recklessly spend (money) • [英，非正式，旧] 挥霍（钱财）