你知道嗎，不同顏色在英語中代表著不同的意義，快來get√!

 

1 Black and white 非黑即白的

To judge everything as either one way or the other, good or bad.

考慮問題的方式，非黑即白的，絕對化的。

 

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!

老板想問題總是太簡單。他根本意識不到情況并非像他想的那樣非黑即白！

 

2 Put something down in black and white 白紙黑字

To write or have something written down on paper for confirmation or evidence

在紙上寫下內容，用以確認或證明

 

I don’t understand why you don’t believe me! Look, it’s written here in black and white!

白紙黑字擺在這，你為什么就是不信我！

 

3 Black as night 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!

昨晚又斷電了，屋里漆黑一片。我們連蠟燭都沒有！

 

4 Black and blue 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.

拳賽過后，約翰臉上青一塊紫一塊。

 

5 Black eye 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生了什么！

 

6 Black out 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，整座小鎮連續七小時漆黑一片。

 

I don’t know what happened to him, he just blacked out! Maybe he banged his head.

不知道怎么回事，他突然就失去意識了！也許是碰著頭了。

 

7 Black as a skillet 黑如煮鍋

Used to describe something that is very dirty, black with dirt

用來描述某物極臟，混著泥土

 

My hands and clothes were as black as a skillet, and I was only halfway through cleaning your garage!

車庫才打掃一半，我的衣服上、手上就全是泥土了。

 

8 Black market 黑市交易

A term used for places where goods are illegally bought and sold for a profit.

非法買賣場所

 

Jerry used to sell cigarettes from South America on the black market!

杰里曾在黑市販賣過南美的香煙。

 

9 Blackball someone 反對某人

To exclude or ostracize someone socially

社交方面，反對某人

 

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 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

將違反規定的人列入黑名單，并取消再次參加的機會

 

“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.”

“之前我負債累累，無法償還所有的欠款，因此被列入了黑名單。從此之后，再也不能申請貸款了。”

 

11 Pot calling the kettle black (shorten version: pot kettle black) 五十步笑百步

This is used when the person who hypocritically criticizes or accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticizes or accuses

嘲笑他人，盡管這些嘲笑者本身有同樣的缺點

 

She kept telling me that I shouldn’t do that, but that’s like the pot calling the kettle black, as she does it herself too!

她滔滔不絕地告訴我不該那么做，可她自己還是老樣子，真是五十步笑百步！

 

12 Blackmail someone 敲詐某人

To extort or take money from someone by using their secrets against them and threatening to reveal it to others

通過威脅泄露他人隱私進行敲詐或勒索

 

He has been blackmailing me for months with some photos.

數月來，他一直用這些照片對我敲詐勒索。

 

13 In someone’s black books 列入黑明冊

To be in disgrace or in disfavor with someone

很不討人喜歡或不受歡迎

 

After that argument yesterday, I assure you he will be in a lot of people’s black books for quite some time!

昨晚那場爭執，估計你得罪了不少人！

 

14 Black tie event/affair 需穿正裝出席的場合

A formal event where male guests wear black bow ties with tuxedos

男性須著黑領結晚禮服的正式場合

 

The awards ceremony will be a black tie event, so I’ll have to buy a smart suit. My wife is going to wear her purple ball gown.

頒獎典禮需穿正裝，因此我得買套時髦的衣服。妻子打算穿那件紫色舞袍。

 

15 Black sheep 害群之馬

Used to talk about someone who is a disgrace or embarrassment to their group

用來描述家族或集體的敗類

 

I have always been the black sheep in my family. I have a completely different personality to all of them, and we don’t even look the same!

我一直是家里的敗家子，性格與他們完全不同，就連長相也不怎么一樣！

 

16 In the black 盈利

Meaning successful or profitable

獲得成功或有盈余

Their company has been in the black ever since the new CEO took over, and changed it all around!

新總裁上任后，這家公司常年贏利，有了很大改觀。

 

17 Pitch black 漆黑一片

Another term for somewhere that is very dark, and you are unable to see anything

描述某地漆黑一片，伸手不見五指。

 

I was afraid to go downstairs, the whole house was pitch black, and very quiet.

房子里漆黑靜寂，我不敢下樓。

 

（來源：滬江英語  編輯：yaning）