英语中与颜色有关的成语.doc

英语中与颜色有关的成语 red 1)red alert 表示空袭，暴风雨来临时的“紧急警报” 2)a red letter day 大红喜庆的日子 3）red cap 在英国指宪兵，在美国指车站搬运工 4）red carpet 原为“红毯子”，引申为“隆重，尊敬” We gave the guests a red carpet welcome. 5)paint the town red指人们因喜庆而去酒吧或夜总会狂欢痛饮 6)When I see a man ill-treating a child,I see red.（发怒） 7)The policemen caught the thief red-ganded.（当场） 8)When I mentioned it to her,she went red.（脸红，羞愧） 2.green 1)Jim is very green.（幼稚） 2)She was green with envy.（十分嫉妒） 3)Whats wrong with you?You are looking green.(苍白) 3.blue 1)blue collar workers（体力劳动者） 2)blue stocking （现用来表示女学者或女才子） 3)blue moon 表示very long time I havent seen you in a blue moon.我好久没有见到你了A thing like that only happens once in a blue moon.(难得，极少) 4)blue film (色情电影) 5)Im in the blues today.(郁闷) 6)She was blue in the face with cold.（冻得发紫） 7)The news was a great shock to me;it came absoblutely out of the blue.(晴天霹雳) 4.white 1)white alert (解除警报) 2)white collar workers(脑力劳动者) 3)Susan sometimes tells a white lie.(无恶意的谎言) 4)Jack is white-livered.(胆小，怯懦) 5)We want two white coffees.(加牛奶的咖啡) 6)A motor-car would be a white elephant to him.(无用而累赘的东西) 7)He boasted a lot about his courage but when danger came he showed the white feather.（表现胆怯） 5.black 1)black tea （红茶） 2)paint sb black (说某人坏话) 3)He gave me such a black look.(恶狠狠地瞪一眼) 4)He is a black-hearted villain.（黑心肠的） 5)His action toward his wife showed black ingratitude.(忘恩负义) 6)They went into black for their father.(哀悼) 7)I wont believe it unless I see it in black and white.(白纸黑字) 8)You can never believe what he says;he will swear black is white.(把黑的说成白的) 9)If Kate doesnt study harder, she will get in her mothers black book.(记过本，失去好评) 6.brown 1)do it up brown(把什么作得尽善尽美) 2)I left him in a brown study thinking over the question.(深思) 3)Arent you brown!(晒黑了) 7.yellow alert（预备警报） 8.gray collar workers（服务行业的人员）