blue
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++blue1 /bluː/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1 COLOURCChaving the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day 蓝色的，蔚蓝色的，天蓝色的 → navy, navy blue the blue waters of the lake 蓝蓝的湖水dark/light/pale/bright blue a dark blue raincoat 一件深蓝色的雨衣2 SAD[not before noun] informalSAD/UNHAPPY sad and without hope 忧郁的，沮丧的，悲观的 SYN depressed I’ve been feeling kind of blue. 我心情不大好。3. SEXY informal blue jokes, stories etc are about sex, in a way that might offend some people 〔笑话、故事等〕黄色的，色情的 → blue movie4 argue/talk etc till you’re blue in the face informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT to argue, talk etc about something a lot, but without achieving what you want 费尽唇舌，嘴巴说干了都没用 You can tell them till you’re blue in the face, but they’ll still do what they want. 你就算费尽唇舌，他们还是会独断独行。5. blue with cold especially British EnglishCOLD someone who is blue with cold looks extremely cold 冻得发紫6. go blue British EnglishCOLD if someone goes blue, their skin becomes blue because they are cold or cannot breathe properly 〔因寒冷或呼吸不畅而〕脸色发青7. talk a blue streak TALK TO somebody American English informal to talk very quickly without stopping 喋喋不休，说个没完 —blueness noun [uncountable] → black and blue, → once in a blue moon at once1(15), → scream blue murder at scream1(1)
Examples from the Corpus
blue• Thousands of fertilized sea urchin eggs, starfish and blue clams returned to Earth with the astronauts.• Inside this box, the hot, red upwellings of the mantle moved past cold, blue downwellings.• Carrie's bright blue eyes mirrored her good health and she hummed happily to herself as she brushed down her best coat.• Her jokes are too blue for most audiences.• The man who shot Richard had grey hair and was wearing a black leather jacket, a blue jumper and jeans.• blue language• There are blue laws and blue movies.• I found the kids watching a blue movie on the video last night.• Quills of blue smoke rose out of the swinging ball.• a dark blue sweaterdark/light/pale/bright blue• Just like the familiar bedding forget-me-not, but perennial and with softer hairless leaves. Bright blue.• Not boring white or dark blue broadcloth, but in an explosion of colors and fabrics, from stretch denim to corduroy.• Behind the mask of her dark blue eyes lurked horror and shock, perhaps even guilt.• Already the moon was up, a full moon bathing everything in a pale blue light.• It is divided horizontally by color with bright blue on the head and back and yellow on the stomach and tail.• There he saw a dark green car near the entrance with a light blue one behind it.• But he had no trouble with the light blue ribbons.• We dressed him in his best dark blue suit, light blue shirt and red tie.blue2 ●●● S3 W3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable]CC the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day 蓝色 She nearly always dresses in blue. 她几乎总是穿蓝色的衣服。 the rich greens and blues of the tapestry 挂毯上浓艳的绿色和蓝色2 blues (also the blues) [uncountable]APM a slow sad style of music that came from the southern US 布鲁斯音乐，蓝调音乐〔起源于美国南方的一种缓慢、忧郁的音乐风格〕 a blues singer 布鲁斯歌手 → rhythm and blues3 the blues [plural] informalSAD/UNHAPPY feelings of sadness 忧郁，沮丧 A lot of women get the blues after the baby is born. 许多妇女产后会感到忧郁。4. out of the blue informalEXPECT if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected 出乎意料地，突如其来地 → a bolt from/out of the blue at bolt1(3)n5. → Blue6. the blue literaryDNAL the sea or the sky 海洋；天空 → boys in blue at boy1(9)Examples from the Corpus
blue• Expect thunder, expect lightning, expect country and blues and rock and expect him to offer the unexpected, too.• On the other hand, blue and green are subdued and bring calm to a garden.• Carolyn's the one dressed in blue.• From the heart of a large flat pebble-shaped stone he has revealed two fishes in brilliant, iridescent blues.• His eyes are a washed-out blue.• He saw a woman in the rich blue of a nursing uniform at the wheel.• I especially like the rich blues and reds of the painting.• Come to think of it, Columbia wouldn't have been around if it hadn't been for the blues.• The elegant spring spires of delphiniums are perhaps the truest of the blues.• These good ole boys could turn the blues into a rainbow.nBlue[countable] British EnglishSEC someone who has represented Oxford or Cambridge University at a sport, or the title given to such a person 蓝色选手〔指牛津或剑桥大学校队运动员〕；蓝色（选手的）荣誉 → blueOrigin blue1 (1200-1300) Old French bloublue1 adjectiveblue2 nounBlueLDOCE OnlineChinese
of Corpus the the colour or the sky having
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blue1 S1 W2 /bluː/ 
adjective
the blue waters of the lake
dark/light/pale/bright blue
a dark blue raincoat
2. [not before noun] informal sad and without hope
SYN depressed:
I’ve been feeling kind of blue.
3. informal blue jokes, stories etc are about sex, in a way that might offend some people ⇨ blue movie
4. argue/talk etc till you’re blue in the face informal to argue, talk etc about something a lot, but without achieving what you want:
You can tell them till you’re blue in the face, but they’ll still do what they want.
5. blue with cold especially British English someone who is blue with cold looks extremely cold
6. go blue British English if someone goes blue, their skin becomes blue because they are cold or cannot breathe properly
7. talk a blue streak American English informal to talk very quickly without stopping
—blueness noun [uncountable]
⇨ black and blue, ⇨ once in a blue moon at once1(15), ⇨ scream blue murder at scream1(1)
blue2 noun
1. [uncountable and countable] the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day:
She nearly always dresses in blue.
the rich greens and blues of the tapestry
2. blues (also the blues) [uncountable] a slow sad style of music that came from the southern US:
a blues singer ⇨ rhythm and blues
3. the blues [plural] informal feelings of sadness:
A lot of women get the blues after the baby is born.
4. out of the blue informal if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected ⇨ a bolt from/out of the blue at bolt1(3)
5. Blue [countable] British English someone who has represented Oxford or Cambridge University at a sport, or the title given to such a person
6. the blue literary the sea or the sky ⇨ boys in blue at boy1(9)
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adjective Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: blou
1. having the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day ⇨ navy, navy blue:Language: Old French
Origin: blou
dark/light/pale/bright blue
2. [not before noun] informal sad and without hope
SYN depressed:
3. informal blue jokes, stories etc are about sex, in a way that might offend some people ⇨ blue movie
4. argue/talk etc till you’re blue in the face informal to argue, talk etc about something a lot, but without achieving what you want:
5. blue with cold especially British English someone who is blue with cold looks extremely cold
6. go blue British English if someone goes blue, their skin becomes blue because they are cold or cannot breathe properly
7. talk a blue streak American English informal to talk very quickly without stopping
—blueness noun [uncountable]
⇨ black and blue, ⇨ once in a blue moon at once1(15), ⇨ scream blue murder at scream1(1)
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noun1. [uncountable and countable] the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day:
2. blues (also the blues) [uncountable] a slow sad style of music that came from the southern US:
3. the blues [plural] informal feelings of sadness:
4. out of the blue informal if something happens out of the blue, it is very unexpected ⇨ a bolt from/out of the blue at bolt1(3)
5. Blue [countable] British English someone who has represented Oxford or Cambridge University at a sport, or the title given to such a person
6. the blue literary the sea or the sky ⇨ boys in blue at boy1(9)
Blue
Blue, Rabbi Li‧o‧nel /ˈlaɪənəl/
(1930–) a Jewish religious leader in the UK, known for telling humorous stories on the radio. He is the first openly gay British rabbi.
Blue, Rabbi Li‧o‧nel /ˈlaɪənəl/
(1930–) a Jewish religious leader in the UK, known for telling humorous stories on the radio. He is the first openly gay British rabbi.
explode to burst loudly and violently, causing damage; to make sth burst in this way 指爆炸、爆破、爆裂、引爆 ：◆ The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. 喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。 ◆ The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions. 对炸弹实施了可控引爆。 blow (sth) up to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy sth by an explosion 指爆炸、（被）炸毁 ：◆ A police officer was killed when his car blew up. 一名警员在其汽车爆炸时遇难。 go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired 指（炸弹）爆炸、（枪）开火 ：◆ The bomb went off in a crowded street. 炸弹在挤满人的大街上爆炸了。 NOTE When used about guns, the choice ofgo off (instead of 'be fired') can suggest that the gun was fired by accident.用 go off（而非 be fired）可指枪支走火。 burst to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way 指（使）爆裂、胀开 ：◆ That balloon's going to burst. 那气球马上要爆了。 erupt (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano 指（火山）爆发、（岩浆、烟）喷出 detonate ( (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb exploderather
指（炸弹）爆炸、使（炸弹）爆炸、引爆、起爆 ：◆ Two other bombs failed to detonate. 另外两枚炸弹没有爆炸。
Patterns
a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonatesa car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows upa firework/rocket explodes/goes off