颜色的惯用表达:green is the new black
1、(as) black as (one's) hat
Completely black; totally without light or color.
全黑;完全没有光或色彩。
2、a black day
a day when something very unpleasant or sad happens (usually + for ).
发生了一些很不开心或悲伤事情的一天(常用作a black day for)。
3、be in the black
If a bank account is in the black, it contains some money, and if a person or business is in the black, they have money in the bank and are not in debt.
如果一个银行账户in the black,说明里面还有一些钱。如果一个人或企业是in the black,那么他们在银行还有存款,没有负债。
4、back the black stump
In or of an extremely remote, isolated, and/or uncivilized location, usually meaning the Australian outback."Black stump" is used colloquially as an imaginary marker of the edge of civilized settlement, though the origin of the term is uncertain. Primarily heard in Australia.
在一个相当偏远、孤立的地方,有可能是未文明化的地区,通常指的是澳大利亚的内陆。“Black stump”在口语中用作文明定居点的想象边缘线,虽然这个线通常不存在。主要在澳大利亚使用。
5、the new black
used to say that something is the most popular or fashionable colour or thing at the moment
用来指很一时最流行或时尚的颜色、事物。
6、devil is not so black as he is painted
No one is as bad as people say he is. (Implies that people are saying too many bad things about someone.)
没有人有人们口中的那么坏。(指的是人们通常会说某人太多的坏话)
7、give a black eye to (someone or something)
To make someone or something look bad; to damage one's reputation.
让某人或某事看起来很糟;毁掉一个人的声誉。
8、as clear as black and white
Of the utmost clarity; clearly defined or differentiated; without any room for confusion, ambiguity.
极度明显清晰;明显界定或区别;没有任何困惑、含糊不清的空间。
9、the Black Maria
A police vehicle, typically one carrying prisoners.
一种警方交通工具,通常会带着囚犯。也就是警察抑送犯人的无窗囚车啦(..ಠಎಠ..)
10、black out
1) [for lights] to go out.
(灯)熄灭。
2) to pass out; to become unconscious.
昏倒;变得失去意识。
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