| 单词 | blue |
| 释义 | Word Frequency blue(bluː) noun 1. any of a group of colours, such as that of a clear unclouded sky, that have wavelengths in the range 490–445 nanometres. Blue is the complementary colour of yellow and with red and green forms a set of primary colours ▶ Related adjective: cyanic2. a dye or pigment of any of these colours 3. blue cloth or clothing dressed in blue 4. a. a person who represents or has represented Oxford or Cambridge University in a sport and has the right to wear the university colour (dark bluefor Oxford, light blue for Cambridge) an Oxford blue b. the honour of so representing one's university 5. British an informal name for Tory 6. any of numerous small blue-winged butterflies of the genera Lampides, Polyommatus, etc: family Lycaenidae 7. archaic short for bluestocking 8. slang a police officer 9. archery a blue ring on a target, between the red and the black, scoring five points 10. a blue ball in snooker, etc 11. another name for blueing 12. Australian and New Zealand slang an argument or fight he had a blue with a taxi driver 13. Also: bluey Australian and New Zealand slang a court summons, esp for a traffic offence 14. Australian and New Zealand informal a mistake; error 15. out of the blue 16. into the blue adjectiveWord forms: bluer or bluest 17. of the colour blue 18. (of the flesh) having a purple tinge, as from cold or contusion 19. depressed, moody, or unhappy 20. dismal or depressing a blue day 21. indecent, titillating, or pornographic blue films 22. bluish in colour or having parts or marks that are bluish a blue fox a blue whale 23. rare aristocratic; noble; patrician a blue family blue blood 24. US relating to, supporting, or representing the Democratic Party Compare red1 (sense 18)verbWord forms: blues, blueing, bluing or blued 25. to make, dye, or become blue 26. (transitive) to treat (laundry) with blueing 27. (transitive) slang to spend extravagantly or wastefully; squander Derived forms bluely (ˈbluely) adverb blueness (ˈblueness) noun Word origin C13: from Old French bleu, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse blār, Old High German blāo, Middle Dutch blā; related to Latin flāvus yellowWord Frequency Blue(bluː) or Bluey noun Australian informal a nickname for a person with red hair |
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