blue

英 [blu?] 美[bl?]

n. 藍(lán)色；[復(fù)數(shù)]（美國(guó)海、陸、空三軍穿的）藍(lán)色制服；藍(lán)顏料；[the blue(s)][用作單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)]布魯斯（歌曲）（一種傷感的美國(guó)黑人民歌
adj. 藍(lán)色的；沮喪的，憂郁的；下流的
vt. 把…染成藍(lán)色；使成藍(lán)色；給…用上藍(lán)劑；用上藍(lán)劑于
vi. 變成藍(lán)色，呈藍(lán)色
n. （英、西、意）布盧（人名）

(informal)put all one's efforts into doing something to no avail

累死累活白干一場(chǎng)，忙得臉色發(fā)紫

she could talk to him until she was blue in the face, but he was just not hearing.
她可以和他談到累死，可他只當(dāng)沒聽見。

(informal)very rarely

(非正式)難得有一次，極為罕見

(N. Amer. informal)speak continuously and at great length

(北美，非正式)喋喋不休，沒完沒了地說，說個(gè)不停

To the point or at the point of extreme exasperation

臉色發(fā)青：至于或處于極度憤怒的狀態(tài)

I argued with them until I was blue in the face.
和他們爭(zhēng)論到我臉色發(fā)青

At a far distance; into the unknown.

遠(yuǎn)距離；遙不可測(cè)

From an unexpected or unforeseen source

出乎意料的：來(lái)自沒有想到或沒有預(yù)測(cè)的

criticism that came out of the blue.
突如其來(lái)的批評(píng)

At a completely unexpected time

突然的，始料不及的：在意料不到的時(shí)間里

arrived out of the blue.
突然拜訪