1、green （绿色）green hand 新手例：We are green hands, so we must learn from the old workers.作为新人，我们一定要向老工人学习。green 面带病容例：Whats wrong with you? You are looking green.你怎么了？脸色看起来很苍白。green 嫉妒例：I was absolutely green (with envy) when I saw his splendid new car.我看到他那辆漂亮的新汽车就非常眼红。green fingers 有园艺技能例：I know that hi
2、s father was green fingers.我知道他爸爸很有园艺技能。white （白色）white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡例：I want two white coffees.我要两杯加牛奶的咖啡。white lie 无恶意的谎言例：Tom sometimes tells a white lie.汤姆有时会撒一些无伤大雅的谎。white elephant 无用而又累赘的东西（尤指大而昂贵之物）例：That would be a white elephant to me.那东西对我来说又贵又没用。black （黑色）a black look 恶狠狠的瞪例：He gave m
3、e a black look.他恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。in black and white 以书面的形式例：I want this agreement in black and white.我要求以书面的形式把这项协议写出来。black sheep 败家子，害群之马例：Tom is the black sheep of the family.汤姆是个败家子。blue （蓝色）once in a blue moon 难得例：She visits us once in a blue moon.她难得来看我们一次。blue 黄色的，有伤风化的例：The blue film was banned by
4、the censor.那部黄色电影被当局禁了。blue 忧郁、沮丧例：He looks blue today.他今天看起来很忧郁。blue blood 贵族血统，名门出身例：He is proud of his blue blood.他为自己的贵族血统骄傲。red （红色）in/into/out of the red 有/没有亏损例：The company has been in the red until he took over.在他接手之前，公司一直都亏损。see red 大怒，生气例：Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red.她那些批评任谁都得火冒三丈。catch somebody red-handed 当场发现某人正在做坏事或犯罪例：The policeman caught the thief red-handed.警察当场抓住了小偷。
