关于英语中的color词群.doc

英语ly的;olor(nl}色;色彩)vJd}，我们并小(lei牛，象:ed(红 色;红色的)，bla;k(色;黑色的), whlte(自色;自色的)等等.但 是在一JL} IIIII定结构，Ile理解起来并小容易，如果小了解其具体 含义，未免会有望文牛义之嫌，本文拟就此作一探讨，仅供参 考. 1 Colour (1) to cc;ne tlwougl}/off with flying colour: t;nake a great、。(、、、、 of s;nethin g人为成功;凯旋川. e. g. He came off with flying colors in the exam. 在此次考试ly，他成绩优秀. (2) to be/feel/look off colour: to feel uneasy or s1运Idly ill.感觉小 适或身体有此欠佳;低级趣味. e. g. I m feeling off color today. 我今天感到身体小舒服. The jokes he told were quite off colour. 他说的笑话很无聊. 2 Purple ( 1) t;narrv into the purple: t;narrv the king s s;n:嫁给皇 (句族I =I e. g. UriCortunatelv Lisal married into the purple. 小幸的是，里萨嫁给了皇族. (2) to raise sb to the purple: t;nake sb an emperor使某人、i,}皇 e. g. Lishilnin g was raised to the purple of Tong. 李}日_民是唐朝皇帝. (3) purple f》二、ages/ fat;hes: f》二、age in a book witten in a florid ornate御1e,词藻华PJIJ的段落，华而小实的文章. e. g. As English beginners, we should aborlIon the purple passage作为初学英语者我们应该避免写词藻华ru的文草 3 Brown (1) Lo be in a brown study; Lo be in deep Lhougld.在沉I}}u冥想 e. }. Being in a brown study, he dihi L noLic;e me cc;ne into Lhe r}x}m 因为他正在冥1u y想，没有注意到我进来. (2) Lo be browned off: Lo be bored厌烦，牛气 e. g. He was browned off at his boss because he dihi L get a raise 他因没加到}_资而牛老板的气}2}. (3) Lo Io it up brown: Lo Io it thoroughly做得彻底 e. g. When she gives a dinner parLv, she always does it up brown 她举办宴会，总是办得十全十关. 4 Green (1) Lo keep a one s memory green: not Lo allow memory Lo fade使 记忆小忘 e. g. He is 70 years old, but he keeps his memory green. 他70岁了，但记忆力很好. ( 2) a green old age: an old age in which a person s mental and physical fxwer are still strong and flourishing老、i,}益壮;青春常在. e. g. I hope my mother will live Lo a green old age. 我希望母亲青春常在. (3) Lo give Lhe green ligld Lo: Lo give permission Lo go ahead.为… 开绿灯，准许通行. e. g. Since Lhe authority has given us Lhe green ligld Lo Leaching re- form, I should Lrv my best on Lhe plan. 既然,b方已经为教改开了