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BLACK IDIOMS 黑色習(xí)語(yǔ)
1. Black and white 1.非黑即白的
To judge everything as either one way or the other, good or bad. 考慮問(wèn)題的方式,非黑即白的,絕對(duì)化的。
Our boss always thinks that everything is straightforward, but he doesn’t realize that this whole situation is not as black and white as he thinks! 老板想問(wèn)題總是太簡(jiǎn)單。他根本意識(shí)不到情況并非向他想的那樣非黑即白!
2. Put something down in black and white 2.白紙黑字
To write or have something written down on paper for confirmation or evidence 在紙上寫下內(nèi)容,用以確認(rèn)或證明
I don’t understand why you don’t believe me! Look, it’s written here in black and white! 白紙黑字?jǐn)[在這,你為什么就是不信我!
3. Black as night 3.漆黑一片
Somewhere very dark, when it is hard to see anything 漆黑一片,伸手不見五指
We had another power cut last night; it was as black as night in our house. We didn’t even have any candles! 昨晚又?jǐn)嚯娏?,屋里漆黑一片。我們連蠟燭都沒有!
4. Black and blue 4.鼻青臉腫
Used to describe something that is badly bruised 皮膚被打的青一塊紫一塊
John’s face was black and blue after the boxing match. 拳賽過(guò)后,約翰臉上青一塊紫一塊。
5. Black eye 5.烏青的眼眶
A bruise near one’s eye (被毆打所致的)烏青的眼眶
Fred came home with a horrible black eye today, but he won’t tell us what happened! 弗雷德青著眼睛回家,卻怎么也不告訴我們到底發(fā)生了什么!
6. Black out 6.熄滅;昏厥
This means to, either darkens by putting out or dimming the lights, or to lose consciousness. 熄滅燈火或暫時(shí)失去知覺。
We had a huge black out here last night, the whole town was out of power for about 7 hours! 昨晚我們這兒大斷電,整座小鎮(zhèn)連續(xù)七小時(shí)漆黑一片。
I don’t know what happened to him, he just blacked out! Maybe he banged his head. 不知道怎么回事,他突然就失去意識(shí)了!也許是碰著頭了。
7. Black as a skillet 7.黑如煮鍋
Used to describe something that is very dirty, black with dirt 用來(lái)描述某物極臟,混著泥土
My hands and clothes were as black as a skillet, and I was only halfway through cleaning your garage! 車庫(kù)才打掃一半,我的衣服上、手上就全是泥土了。
8. Black market 8.黑市交易
A term used for places where goods are illegally bought and sold for a profit. 非法買賣場(chǎng)所 Jerry used to sell cigarettes from South America on the black market! 杰里曾在黑市販賣過(guò)南美的香煙。
9. Blackball someone 9.反對(duì)某人
To exclude or ostracize someone socially 社交方面,反對(duì)某人
Their company has been blackballed ever since that scandal was all over the newspapers. 自從公司被爆出丑聞,便沒有人再支持他們了。
10. Blacklist someone 10.將某人列入黑名單
To write someone’s name on a list if they break any rules, and ban them from having the opportunity to take part again 將違反規(guī)定的人列入黑名單,并取消再次參加的機(jī)會(huì)
“I was in a lot of debt a while ago, and was unable to pay it all back, so I’ve been blacklisted. I’m not allowed to get a mortgage in my own name.” “之前我負(fù)債累累,無(wú)法償還所有的欠款,因此被列入了黑名單。從此之后,再也不能申請(qǐng)貸款了。”
(來(lái)源:滬江英語(yǔ))